January 2010










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Cover Profile: PLO
With Widening Israeli-Palestinian Gulf, PLO Envoy Clings to Statehood Dream
by Larry Luxner
Despite fears that stalemate has become the new status quo in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Maen Rashid Areikat hasn’t given up on the ever-elusive dream of Palestinian statehood.





Lessons in Diplomacy
Veteran Diplomat Teaches Students How to Run an Embassy

Also See: Sidebar - Former Envoy Offers Practical Advice for New Diplomats in Washington.

Plugging the Gaps
The Newton School Raises Bar for Children Let Down by Traditional Schools.





Celebrity Dining
Washington Enjoys Limelight In World of Culinary Celebrity

People of World Influence
Bread for the World — and for Hungry Americans
by John Shaw
David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, fights to put food on the table for the 1 billion people who go hungry every day — and the millions here at home who often go hungry out of the headlines.

Also See: In Appreciation - A Farewell for “People of World Influence” columnist John Shaw



International Affairs

Iran vs. North Korea: Experts Ponder Which Nuclear Scenario Is Worse
by Michael Coleman
No one wants to see either North Korea or Iran get its hands on nuclear weapons, but whose hands grip experts with more fear?



International Affairs
Russia’s Heavy-Handed Proxies Fail to Quell Caucasus Chaos
by Nicholas Clayton
Russia’s tactic of empowering local strongmen to quell violence in the North Caucasus seems to have backfired, as assassinations and devastating suicide attacks blow the lid off the Kremlin’s containment strategy.



Energy
Despite Focus on Renewables, Fossil Fuels Not Going Anywhere
by Larry Luxner
Like it or not, the fossil fuels that powered America’s rise to prominence — oil, natural gas and coal — will keep this country running for a long time, despite solid evidence that all of them contribute to global warming.




Medical
Women Take Controversial New Breast Cancer Guidelines Personally
by Gina Shaw
The U.S. government’s new guidelines on breast cancer mammography have caused an unprecedented uproar — on a professional and personal level.







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