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This article analyzes US & Chinese policy & strategy in the Middle East, with focus on energy resources, market, investment, & policy shaping. United States engagement in Iraq & other initiatives to control political conditions in the Middle East are here considered to be intimately connected with the US desire to stabilize oil supply. However, as US involvement in Iraq has failed to produce satisfactory results in terms of stability & security, & as the US appears ever more intent upon escalating conflict with Iran, the surety of American intention & outcome in the region remains highly tenuous. As such, China holds an extremely important position with regards not only to its friendly relationship with Iran, but also with its massive stake in the American economy. The race to secure international oil supply is traced here to illustrate the Middle East as the volatile supplier, the United States as a potentially zealous military & financial power, & China as a potential wildcard that can radically influence the developments of all actors in this conflict. References. C. Brunski

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Feministiske perspektiver på islam er i sterk vekst internasjonalt så vel som i norske muslimske miljøer - og har lange historiske røtter. Religionsviter Marianne Hafnor Bøe presenterer bredden i feministiske tolkninger av islam. Hun løfter fram aktuelle feministiske diskusjoner om forholdet mellom mann og kvinne, kvinners lederskap, og ulike temaer knyttet til kropp og seksualitet som tar utgangspunkt i islam. Og hun gir innsikt i hvordan Koranen og hadith-litteraturen tolkes fra et feministisk ståsted - så vel som å vise oss de feministiske perspektivene på islamsk rettsvitenskap. I ?Feminisme i islam? blir leseren presentert for både de historiske linjene og for de dagsaktuelle variantene av aktivistiske og aksjonsbaserte former for feminisme i islam, slik de trer fram på ulike måter og på ulike steder, som for eksempel i Iran, Marokko, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, USA og Norge. Det er mange måter å kombinere et feministisk perspektiv med det å være troende muslim. I denne boken får også aktørene selv komme til orde og forklare hva feminisme i islam innebærer

This article summarizes Barack Obama's foreign policy during his short political career and labels his foreign policy as a mix of expansionism, realism, and institutionalism. A brief biography of Barack Obama is included to address Obama's views of the global community and history. Obama's views on Iraq, the war against terrorism, Iran, the UN, NATO, nuclear weapons, and climate change are examined. It is argued that Obama will be limited by circumstances in his ability to conduct foreign policy according to his convictions. Four examples are provided to illustrate actions desired by Obama but limited by circumstance, including a reform of the UN security council, nuclear disarmament, ratification of the US agreement with the International Court of Justice, and prevention of humanitarian disasters. It is suggested that Obama may prove to have individual strengths, including extraordinary powers of persuasion and inspiration, to overcome limitations and make a mark on history. The author speculates whether Obama's overall foreign policy objective will be peace or moral perfection. References. E. Sundby