Special Issues/Other

November 2000
The Paradox of Global Environmentalism
by Ramachandra Guha
"Wilderness lovers like to speak of the equal rights of all species to exist. This ethical cloaking cannot hide the truth that green missionaries are possibly more dangerous, and certainly more hypocritical, than their economic or religious counterparts."

November 2000
Ideas Matter: A Political History of the Twentieth-Century Environment
by J. R. McNeill
"The grand social and ideological systems that people construct for themselves invariably carry large consequences, for the environment no less than for more strictly human affairs. Among the swirl of ideas, policies, and political structures of the twentieth century, the most ecologically influential were the growth imperative and the (not unrelated) security anxiety that together dominated policy around the world. . . . By 1970, however, something new was afoot."

November 2000
Environmental Resistance to Globalization
by James H. Mittelman
Environmental resistance "can be best understood as a deep-rooted process, and may be likened to a broad tree whose branches and shoots consist of several institutions . . . that have participated, and often joined together, in rallying around environmental issues."

November 2000
Globalization and Environmental Change: Asia's 1997 Financial Crisis
by Peter Dauvergne
"The environmental changes set in motion by the [1997 financial] crisis will continue for the near future. Without strong domestic and international measures to support environmental protection and conservation in the Asia-Pacific, a second crisis may well strike soon, this time ignited by an environmental collapse."

April 2000
Chemical and Biological Terrorism: How Real a Threat?
by Jonathan B. Tucker
"The potential threat of chemical and biological terrorism is sufficient to warrant an ongoing investment in improved intelligence collection and civil defense as a prudent insurance policy, but not on the massive scale advocated by some publicists and federal officials."

April 2000
Nuclear Terrorism Reconsidered
by Gavin Cameron
"Nuclear terrorism, as a means of causing mass casualties, remains less likely than chemical or biological terrorism. Significant technical hurdles stand in the way of practicing nuclear terrorism in any form."

April 2000
Understanding the New Terrorism
by Mark Juergensmeyer
"What has prompted the new terrorism? Why have these acts often been associated with religious causes, and why are they occurring with such frequency at this moment in history?"

April 2000
Counterterrorism and the Constitution
by James X. Dempsey
"Terrorism certainly threatens United States interests, and potential terrorists are undoubtedly at work today planning future attacks. But the approaches called for by the 1996 Antiterrorism Act are not the answer. They have been tried and they have failed."

April 2000
Domestic Terrorism: The Enemy Within
by Dennis B. Downey
"The convergence of antigovernment patriots and neo-Nazi white supremacists is the most disturbing development in American politics. These contemporary American terrorists, sworn to the overthrow of the government and a campaign of racial elimination, have become emboldened, brandishing a rhetoric of victimization and distrust that appeals to seemingly ancient hatreds and discontents."

April 2000
Accomplice or Witness? The Media’s Role in Terrorism
by Brigitte L. Nacos
"If terrorism is seen as political theater performed for audiences. . .clearly the mass media plays a crucial role. Without massive news coverage the terrorist act would resemble the proverbial tree falling in the forest."

April 2000
Globally Wired: Politics in Cyberspace (Fourth in a Series): Information-Age Terrorism
by John Arquilla, David Ronfeldt and Michele Zanini
"While some terrorists will eventually have the technological skills or opportunities to engage in extremely damaging cyberterrorism, this is not the only dangerous implication of the information revolution. More seriously, this revolution is enabling new forms of organization and new doctrines that will affect the spectrum of conflict, including terrorism."