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- "Politics and War," by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, January 14, 2007.
- "Targeted UN Sanctions against Iran Can Improve the West's Leverage," interview with George A. Lopez, podcast by the Council on Foreign Relations (December 21, 2006).
- "The North Korean Bomb is a Bush Administration Failure" by Research Fellow David Cortright, Beliefnet.com, October 10, 2006.
- "When do we get to offend in peace?" by Faculty Fellow Paul Cobb, Associate Professor of Islamic History, Chicago Tribune, September 19, 2006. Opinion piece regarding controversial papal speech.
- "The Ethical Legacy of Dirty Harry" by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, America magazine, September 11, 2006. A reflection on the five-year anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
- "Nonviolence and the strategy against terrorism"
by Research Fellow David Cortright, Sojo Mail (www.sojo.net) August 28, 2006.
- "Sound
decisions require naming the situation correctly"
by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, regarding U.S. policy
in Iraq, Tidings Online, June 23, 2006.
- "Human
rights have no borders" by Jackie Smith,
Associate Professor of Sociology and Peace Studies, American Democracy Project radio essay,
WVPE, Elkhart, Indiana, May 30, 2006.
- "Irán:
Buscar la cumbre, no las sanciones" by Senior
Fellow George A. Lopez and Research Fellow David Cortright,
La Opinión, May 14, 2006.
- "Mass
Appeal: Catholics trying to adapt their faith to a complex
world are fighting resistance from Rome" by
Director Scott Appleby, The Washington Post, May 7,
2006. Book review of Robert Blair Kaiser's A Church
in Search of Itself.
- "Is
regime change possible in Iran?" by alumnus
Abolghasem Bayyenat (M.A. '02), The Global Politician,
April 24, 2006.
-
"The Rise of U.S. Nuclear Primacy" by
Faculty Fellow Keir A. Lieber and Daryl G. Press, Foreign
Affairs, March/April 2006.
- "Debunking
Iran: Washington calls the kettle black" by
Research Fellow David Cortright, Sojourners Magazine,
April 2006.
-
"Of
Caliphs and the Caliphate: Setting the Record Straight"
by Faculty Fellow Asma Afsaruddin, New America
Media, March 22, 2006.
- "IRAK:
Política y violencia" ("Politics
and Violence in Iraq") by Senior Fellow George
A. Lopez, La Opinion, March 5, 2006.
- "Ethics Outflanked"
by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, America Magazine,
March 6, 2006.
- "The Dilemma in Iraq"
by Director of Policy Studies Gerard F. Powers, America
Magazine, March 6, 2006.
- "In
Pursuit of Civil Discourse in the Academy" by
Faculty Fellow Richard B. Pierce, Diverse Online,
January 12, 2006.
- "The
Prospects of a Nuclear-Armed Iran" by alumnus
Abolghasem Bayyenat (M.A. '02), Global Politician,
January 3, 2006.
2005
- "NAVIDAD:
Paz en la tierra a todos ¿y cómo la obtenemos?"
("Peace on Earth
-- and how we get there") by Senior Fellow
George A. Lopez, La Opinion, December 25, 2005.
- "The Renaissance in Africa: An ethical view"
by Faculty Fellow Rev. Oliver Williams, C.S.C., Agenda
(South Africa), December 2005.
- "Along
with trials, Iraq needs truth" by Associate
Professor Daniel Philpott, The Boston Globe,
December 8, 2005.
- "Western
Muslims: Can we talk?" by visiting fellow Genieve
Abdo, International Herald Tribune, December 7, 2005.
- "IRAK:
La guerra de la Casa Blanca" ("The
White House's War") by Senior Fellow George
A. Lopez, La Opinion, November 27, 2005.
- "Post-Referendum
Uncertainties" by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez,
La Opinion, October 30, 2005.
- "Impose
'smart' sanctions on Syria" by Senior Fellow
George A. Lopez, Christian Science Monitor,
October 26, 2005.
- "Does the United
States need the United Nations?" by Senior
Fellow Robert Johansen, WVPE radio, October 25, 2005.
Recorded as part of the American Democracy Project.
- "Take
Ten Challenges Violent Behavior from Within"
by Jay Caponigro and Kroc graduate Kim Overdyck (M.A.
'02), South Bend Tribune, October 12, 2005.
- "Bombas, premios y palos" ("Bombs,
Carrots and Sticks") by Senior Fellow George
A. Lopez, La Opinion, October 2, 2005.
- "The
moment of truth for the government of Uganda" by
student Peter Quaranto ('06) and alumnus Michael Poffenberger
('05), The Monitor (Kampala, Uganda), September
30, 2005.
- "Is
the U.S. ready for Egyptian democracy?" by
Visiting Fellow Geneive Abdo, The Washington Post,
September 18, 2005.
- "Islam
in America: Separate but Unequal" by Visiting
Fellow Geneive Abdo, Washington Quarterly,
Autumn 2005.
- "Historia de dos golfos" ("Tale
of two gulfs") by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez,
La Opinion, September 4, 2005.
- "Use
of nukes likely if they aren't eliminated" by
Research Fellow David Cortright, South Bend Tribune,
August 21, 2005.
- "SA
needs moral legitimacy to retain leadership" by
Faculty Fellow Oliver Williams, C.S.C., Cape Times,
Cape Town, South Africa, August 11, 2005.
- "Hiroshima,
Nagasaki, and nuclear realism" by Research
Fellow David Cortright, Sojourners magazine,
Aug. 9, 2005.
- "TERRORISMO:
Mitos y realidades de una guerra" ("Myths
and Realities in the War on Terror") by Senior
Fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, July 31,
2005.
- "Pope's greatest
legacy could be forgiveness," by Associate
Professor Daniel Philpott, South Bend Tribune,
June 26, 2005.
"POLÍTICA
EXTERIOR: e continente perdido," ("The
Lost Continent") by Senior Fellow George A.
Lopez, La Opinion,
June 26, 2005.
- "ADOLFO
AGUILAR ZÍNSER: Mente perspicaz, espíritu
audaz" ("Adolfo
Aguilar Zinser: Sharp mind, bold spirit") by
senior fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion,
June 12, 2005.
- "Progress
in Iraqi freedom stained by growing hardship,"
by Research Fellow David Cortright, Christian Science
Monitor, June 7, 2005.
-
"Republicans,
the Constitution and John Bolton" by senior
fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, May 22, 2005.
- "From
the Margins to the Centers of Power: The increasing
relevance of the global interfaith movement,"
by Patrice Brodeur, 2004-05 Rockefeller visiting fellow.
Crosscurrents magazine, Spring 2005.
- "Overcoming
Religiously Motivated Violence," by A. Rashied
Omar, coordinator of the Program on Religion, Conflict
and Peacebuilding. Crosscurrents magazine,
Spring 2005.
- "Time
to face the truth in Iraq" by senior fellow
George A. Lopez, letter to the editor, The New York
Times, May 20, 2005.
- "Evidence
of Bolton's inadequacies becoming clear" by
senior fellow Robert C. Johansen, The Truth, Elkhart,
Indiana, May 5, 2005. Letter to the editor also published
in the South Bend Tribune and Indianapolis Star.
- "Time
to Leave: Bring home the troops. Start now" by
research fellow David Cortright, Sojourners
magazine, June 2005
- "Get
Out Now," Foreign Policy magazine,
May/June 2005, by senior fellow George A. Lopez. One
of four articles stemming from the
Ethics of Exit conference.
- "Withdrawal from
Iraq: Sooner, Not Later" ("IRAK
Retirada: mejor antes que después")
by senior fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, April
24, 2005.
- "Iraq's Urgent Need
for a Reconciliation Ethic," by Associate Professor
Daniel Philpott, America, The National Catholic Weekly,
April 4, 2005.
- "Government's
spin on news poisons truth," by Faculty Fellow
Ruthann K. Johansen, Chicago Sun-Times, March 26, 2005.
- "WASHINGTON-ONU:
Relación al borde del desastre" ("The
Washington-UN Crisis") by George A. Lopez,
La Opinion, March 13, 2005.
- "Bombs,
Carrots and Sticks: The Use of Incentives and
Sanctions" by David Cortright and George A.
Lopez, Arms Control Today, March 2005.
- "Mitos
y realidades del ‘Petróleo por Alimentos'
("Myths and Realities
of Oil-for-Food")," by Joy Gordon and
Senior Fellow George A. Lopez, La Opinion, Jan. 13,
2005.
- "Can
the UN Battle Terrorism Effectively?," by Research
Fellow David Cortright, USA Today Magazine, January
2005.
- "A
Chip Off the Old Block: Why the Fearmongers Want to
Keep Tariq Ramadan Out," by Faculty Fellow
Asma Afsaruddin, Muslim Wakeup!, Jan. 11, 2005.
-
"POLITICA NACIONAL: El Sr. Gonzales y la Dra. Rice"
(National Politics: Mr.
Gonzales and Dr. Rice)," by Senior Fellow George
A. Lopez, La Opinion, Jan. 10, 2005.
- "Counting
the Cost: Telling the truth about civilians killed,"
by George A. Lopez, Sojourners Magazine, February 2005.
2004
- "UN
Oil-for-Food Program Under Scrutiny," Worldview
program, WBEZ Chicago Public Radio, Dec. 14, 2004. Interview
with Senior Fellow George A. Lopez.
- "Luchando
de nuevo por la ONU"
("Fighting Back for
the UN"), Dec. 12, 2004, La Opinion. Commentary
by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez.
- "Bonds
reaffirmed during festivity at end of Ramadan,"
South Bend Tribune, Nov. 11, 2004. Commentary by research
program coordinator A. Rashied Omar.
- "POLITICA EXTERIOR:
Volver a los fundamentos
(Back to basics on foreign policy)," Nov. 7, 2004,
La Opinion. Commentary by Senior Fellow George A. Lopez.
- "Pro-life?
Look at the Fruits," by former Kroc Visiting
Fellow Glen Harold Stassen, SojoMail, Oct. 13, 2004.
Analysis of Bush administration's anti-abortion policy.
- "Ramadan:
Time for spiritual renewal," Oct. 14, 2004,
South Bend Tribune. An essay by research program coordinator
A. Rashied Omar.
- "Armas no convencionales:
Lecciones aprendidas en Irak (Lessons from Iraq),"
Oct. 10, 2004, La Opinion. Commentary by Senior Fellow
George A. Lopez.
- "Put
teeth in 'never again' vow with fast, full-scale UN
response," Sept. 7, 2004, Christian Science
Monitor. A commentary by Professor Robert Johansen.
- "Bush firme en política
exterior (Bush strong on foreign policy)",
Sept. 5, 2004, La Opinion. Commentary by Professor George
A. Lopez.
- "Muslims must seek
peace in Sudan," by A. Rashied Omar, August
15, 2004, Chicago Sun-Times.
- "The
perils and promise of globalization," a book
review of Amy Chua's World on Fire by faculty
fellow Charles K. Wilber, Aug. 13, 2004, National Catholic
Reporter.
- "¿Qué
hacer con Irán? (What to do about Iran?),"
La Opinion, Aug. 8, 2004. Opinion column by George A.
Lopez.
- "IRAK:
Tensiones en medio de la transición"
("Iraq:
Tensions admist transition"), La Opinion, July
4, 2004. Opinion column by George A. Lopez.
- "Iraq
- Were Sanctions an Alternative to War?" Worldview,
Chicago Public Radio, July 1, 2004. Interview with George
A. Lopez.
- "Containing
Iraq: Sanctions Worked," by George A. Lopez
and David Cortright in Foreign
Affairs, July/August 2004, pp 90-102.
- "Bush's
New Iraq: Rhetoric vs. Reality," by
David Cortright and George A. Lopez in the Chicago Tribune,
May 26, 2004.
- "Just?
Unjust? The morality of preemptive war," by
George A. Lopez, Sojourner Magazine, May 2004.
- "The Value of Making an Apology" by Kroc
visiting fellow Glen Harold Stassen in the Chicago Tribune,
April 18, 2004.
- "GUERRA
EN IRAK: Un aniversario con ansiedad," "War
in Iraq: An Anxious Anniversary," by George
A. Lopez in La Opinion, March 21, 2004.
- "The
Real Failure in Intelligence on Iraq" by George
A. Lopez and David Cortright in The Boston Globe, March
11, 2004.
- "Move
Past Preemption," by George A. Lopez in USA
Today, January 11, 2004.
- "Who Should Be Next?: In search of a pope who
will embrace science, reject globalization, and forge
an alliance with Islam," by Scott Appleby in Foreign
Policy magazine, January/February 2004.
- "`War
on Terror' or Real Security?: A just and viable alternative
to the Bush doctrine," by David Cortright and
George A. Lopez, Sojourner Magazine, January 2004.
2003
- "Extremist
gains slow momentum of Good Friday Accords,"
by John Darby in the Chicago Sun-Times,
December 12, 2003.
- "Eduard
Shevardnadze and the Politics of Sheer Tenacity,"
by Martha Merritt in Chicago Tribune, November
28, 2003.
- "US
Repeats Past Mistakes," by George Lopez in USA
Today, November 7, 2003.
- "DEFENSA: Los peligros de la doctrina Bush" [in Spanish],
by George A. Lopez, La Opinion, October 19,
2003.
- "U.S.
Must Accept Outside Help to Secure Iraq," by George
Lopez in the Chicago Sun-Times, Wednesday,
August 27, 2003.
- "Let
the UN Decide," editorial in USA Today
by George A. Lopez on Thursday, May 7, 2003.
- "The
Search for Evidence," The NewsHour with Jim
Lehrer, April 22, 2003 (interview with George A.
Lopez).
- "Pyrrhic
Diplomacy' Increases Risk," by Daniel Lindley,
South Bend Tribune, March 18, 2003.
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