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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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2008
January 7, 2008 -
Comrade Hugo Chavez bids for the 'hearths and minds' of low-income Americans
January 16, 2008 -
Pundits, and the media, proven wrong in New Hampshire primary
January 21, 2008 -
Algeria no safe haven for unguarded UN aid offices
January 31, 2008 -
Memo to the Democrats: Common sense on Afghanistan from a Canadian liberal
February 6, 2008 -
Sub-prime economy? 'It’s high oil prices stupid!'
February 14, 2008 -
Africa’s arc of crisis overwhelms the UN
February 21, 2008 -
Russia's Putin bringing geopolitical 'change' while U.S. candidates talk
February 28, 2008 -
Farewell Fidel, Hola Raul! But please, Sen. Obama, there's nothing to talk about yet
March 6, 2008 -
Symphony in the North, pragmatism in the South: Springtime for Korea?
March 14, 2008 -
China’s military surge looks beyond Taiwan
March 20, 2008 -
Progress in Afghanistan despite ongoing horrors, international apathy
March 28, 2008 -
Beijing caught between its 'autonomous' Tibet and a vibrant Taiwan
April 4, 2008 -
Comrade Mugabe teeters on the brink of his political grave
April 11, 2008 -
Olympics: From PR bonanza to nightmare for Beijing
April 21, 2008 -
Pope Benedict XVI at the UN: Sensible words devoid of hot air
April 28, 2008 -
If no blue helmets in Darfur, then whom would UN rescue?
May 5, 2008 -
North Korea's dictatorship cares more for its nukes than food for its people
May 15, 2008 -
Yet another Burma outrage: China again blocks UN action
May 26, 2008 -
Even the UN hasn't bought the gloom and doom scenario
June 4, 2008 -
Peacekeepers or placeholders: The blue helmets show up — then what?
June 11, 2008 -
UN responds to pirates in Somalia’s troubled waters with stern words, not armed patrols
June 18, 2008 -
Aiding Afghanistan, doing ourselves a big favor
June 25, 2008 -
Berlin remembers the air lift that made 'Care Packages' part of the German language
July 7, 2008 -
Zimbabwe enters the 'heart of darkness': Only hope may be South Africa
July 15, 2008 -
International rule of law at The Hague Africa
July 28, 2008 -
Obama abroad: 'Ich Bin Ein Globalist'
August 5, 2008 -
Beijing's summer spectacle! Just now I'll take the Riviera
August 12, 2008 -
Solzhenitsyn; Homage to a Russian Icon
August 20, 2008 -
Russia plays hardball, disrupting Euro vacations, 'soft power' daydreams
September 3, 2008 -
Opium-funded Taliban taking aim at European allies
September 12, 2008 -
GOP platform offers more gravitas on E. Asia policy
September 19, 2008 -
'Kumbaya’ at the UN, but Georgia on their minds
September 26, 2008 -
Bush at UN: Respect for political freedom makes nations better neighbors
October 6, 2008 -
Taiwan case again confronts China at UN door
October 14, 2008 -
Non-stop, media-fed anxiety
October 21, 2008 -
First post-meltdown election — in Canada — offers lessons for South of the Border
October 28, 2008 -
Power politics at the UN Security Council carousel
November 5, 2008 -
Change Fidel can believe in? UN again calls for lifting of U.S. embargo
November 11, 2008 -
Dark days of Jimmy Carter come full circle
November 19, 2008 -
Unheard voices from Afghanistan's neighbors
November 28, 2008 -
Iran has successfully played for time and now, time's up
December 5, 2008 -
Zimbabwe: From breadbasket to tragic basket case
December 12, 2008 -
Obama may have to deal with Somalia's longterm crisis, including the pirates
December 19, 2008 -
UN slams N. Korean on rights; Defending regime were China, Cuba, Iran, Burma, Russia, Venezuela, Syria
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