Al-Ahram Weekly | International

Doha dwarfed by disaster
While concerns over the US-led war in Afghanistan preceded the WTO meeting, its conclusion coincided with the drama surrounding the crash of an American jetliner over New York, writes Ayman Ali from Doha

Africa duped
What constitutes a trouble-free draft for the WTO ministerial meeting in Doha? Snubbing African concerns, says Tetteh Hormeku

Negotiating 'on the moon'
Although the anti-globalisation movement was reduced to a skeletal presence at the World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting in Doha, dissent reverberated in the conference halls, writes Faiza Rady

Irish quagmire
As Tony Blair wages a "war on terror" abroad, the texture of peace in Northern Ireland is taking on new directions, writes Gavin Bowd

The US, Indonesia and terror
Threatened by the "terrorist organisation" label, the Aceh independence movement is bracing for increased repression, writes Damien Kingsbury in Aceh

Great expectations
The UN's baby is all grown up, but is it ready to strike out on its own? Nyier Abdou looks at East Timor's painful birth

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		Al-Ahram Weekly Online 15 - 21 November 2001 Issue No.560
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