Letter from the Vatican: common objectives for peace

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US relations with the Vatican have significantly improved since the establishment of its embassy to the Holy See in 1984. The embassy is engaged in promoting US policies of peace, stability, freedom, democracy and protection of human rights. The warm reception of the Pope on his US visits reveals Americans' growing awareness of religion's importance in their social and political lives. The US and the Vatican have managed to influence each other's actions in international affairs for mutual benefit.

United States, United States foreign relations, Vatican foreign relations, Vatican City

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'Qibla' and the government house: the Islamist networks

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This article examines Islam in Central Asia and the international support Islamic movements have received for domestic agendas. The author discusses the Islamic revival in Central Asia after the collapse of the Soviet Union and maintains that regardless of the influence of foreign religious networks, who have offered military and political assistance, these are grassroots indigenous movements.

Islam, Central Asia

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Myanmar and North Korea: informality in Asia's pariah states

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This article examines the governments of Burma and North Korea. The author finds that despite political differences, repression and isolation breed similar responses; the growth of informal economies reveal the failure of the states' social and economic policies.

Social aspects, Analysis, Political aspects, Myanmar, Underground economy, North Korea, Authoritarianism

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