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The Return of Patriarchy
Across the globe, people are choosing to have fewer children or none at all. Governments are desperate to halt the trend, but their influence seems to stop at the bedroom door. Are some societies destined to become extinct? Hardly. Its more likely that conservatives will inherit the Earth. Like it or not, a growing proportion of the next generation will be born into families who believe that father knows best.
By Phillip Longman

Published by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Risky Business
Think Las Vegas has a monopoly on gambling? Dont bet on it. With the growth of online gaming and exploding markets in Asia, gambling has never been so global.
By Simon Holliday

Think Again: International Courts
Criminal tribunals in places such as Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia were supposed to bring justice to oppressed peoples. Instead, they have squandered billions of dollars, failed to advance human rights, and ignored the wishes of the victims they claim to represent. Its time to abandon the false hope of international justice.
By Helena Cobban

The Dark Side of Chinas Rise
Chinas economic boom has dazzled investors and captivated the world. But beyond the new high-rises and churning factories lie rampant corruption, vast waste, and an elite with little interest in making things better. Forget political reform. Chinas future will be decay, not democracy.
By Minxin Pei

The Virus Hunters
When the deadly SARS virus struck China three years ago, Beijing responded with a massive coverup. If it werent for the persistence of two young reporters and the courage of one doctor whod seen enough, SARS might have killed thousands more. Theres no guarantee the world will be so lucky the next time around.
By Karl Taro Greenfeld

The Geopolitics of Sexual Frustration
Millions of young men in Asia wont be able to find wives. If history is any guide, they might fall in love with war instead.
By Martin Walker

The FP Memo: Saving Free Trade
The head of the World Trade Organization must sound alarm bells, go over the heads of diplomats, and push Washington into bold action if the Doha Round is going to produce anything valuable.
By Bruce Stokes

Wide Angle: Night Flight
Every evening, as many as 40,000 children in northern Uganda hike for miles from their rural villages to shelters in town. These so-called night commuters are hiding from the Lords Resistance Army, a radical, religious paramilitary group that seeks to swell its ranks by abducting children while they sleep. If caught, their next march will be as Ugandas youngest soldiers.

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Economists must stop boasting about their superiority and start taking some intellectual risks.
By Moiss Nam Sons and voters Real estate bubbles over By Seth Lewis Low-cal traditions A chat with Bernard-Henri Lvy Plus, the FP Archive examines the legacy of Ariel Sharon