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Columns by John Metzler
John J. Metzler is a U.N. correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He writes weekly for World Tribune.com.
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2009
January 2, 2009 -
The daunting year ahead, for the economy, China, and Barack Obama
January 12, 2009 -
China's year of anniversaries, selectively hailed
January 21, 2009 -
Big chill Ñ gas crisis shatters European pipe dreams
January 30, 2009 -
Ecstasy at the UN as U.S. under Obama rejoins global abortion consensus
February 6, 2009 -
The missile game: Russian chess, American checkers, Iranian roulette
February 13, 2009 -
DarfurÕs deepening disaster
February 20, 2009 -
Look whoÕs back in Iraq!
February 27, 2009 -
UN Peacekeeping Ñ The stretched-thin blue line
March 6, 2009 -
Arrest warrant for Bashir endangers those trying to aid the victims in Darfour hell
March 13, 2009 -
Top-down crisis in confidence
March 20, 2009 -
Father dÕEscotoÕs blame game at the UN: Blast from the past
March 27, 2009 -
Going global: China's military now focusing beyond Taiwan
April 3, 2009 -
Obama's challenge: The looming AfPak PandoraÕs box
April 10, 2009 -
Nuclear proliferation 101, courtesy of Pyongyang
April 17, 2009 -
'Armed teenagers' off Somalia take world shippers for punks
April 24, 2009 -
Fidel to Obama: Not so fast, and you can keep the change
May 1, 2009 -
WHOÕs on first Ñ Flu diplomacy in the Far East
May 8, 2009
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Gold has regained its glitter for world's bankers
May 15, 2009
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Farce: The politics of human rights at the United Nations
May 22, 2009
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Burmese haze: World's polite outrage fails to penetrate a thugocracy backed by Beijing
May 29, 2009
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The only power that could do something about N. Korea probably won't
June 5, 2009
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Selling out to big brother: China, Inc. and the U.S., Inc.
June 12, 2009
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PakistanÕs triple tragedy Ñ Taliban, refugees, indifference
June 19, 2009
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Overlooked geopolitical precedents in Georgia and Kosovo
June 26, 2009
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Iraq without training wheels
July 6 2009
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Continuing geopolitical fallout from U.S. timidity on Iran during the Carter years
July 10, 2009
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Why the Xinkiang uprising was so serious Hu Jintao had to lose face at the G-8
July 17, 2009
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UN watchdog committee for terrorism waits for member states to volunteer information
July 24, 2009
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Bad policy: Hillary practices pop psychology on Pyongyang
August 7, 2009
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High stakes for democracy (and terrorism) as Afghans prepare to vote
August 14, 2009
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The French cut spending on luxuries, not including American movies
August 21, 2009
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Webb in Burma: What good are talks with Asian dictators?
August 28, 2009
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Libyans have a blast, literally, at the West's expense and, by the way, where was Obama?
September 4, 2009
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What to do in Afghanistan? Ask Turkey
September 11, 2009
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Now in its 8th season, 'Iran going nuclear' is back; In this episode, Obama checkmated?
September 18, 2009
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Yawns greet the potentates of autumn: Gaddafi, Chavez, Mugabe, Ahmadinijad . . .
September 25, 2009
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Overlooked among the UN rants Ñ Economic truths from Czech, Colombian leaders
October 2, 2009
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At the UN: Plenty of hot air on the climate but scarcely a mention of Darfur, Burma
October 9, 2009
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What the UN stats say about quality of life worldwide
October 16, 2009
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Virtual prize for virtual peace: Virtually surreal
October 23, 2009
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Annual game of musical chairs at UN Security Council
October 30, 2009
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UN report slams nightmarish rights situation in N. Korea
November 6, 2009
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Germany's Angela Merkel at joint session of Congress thanks the USA for freedom
November 13, 2009
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Obama playing Prince Hamlet of Afghanistan?
November 20, 2009
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Obama went to China and all he got were some photos at the Great Wall
December 4, 2009
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A less-than-stirring speech before the silent 'long gray line' at West Point
December 11, 2009
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Somalia in crisis: Drought, famine, narcotics trade, Islamic militias, pirates
December 19, 2009
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Global responders to disasters list Ñ Who's been naughty, who's been nice?
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