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ANALYSIS
Tibetan Buddhist monks and activists take part in candle-light vigil in Dharamsala (AFP Photo)


China's Death Grip on Tibet

Recent unrest in Tibet and the protests which followed the Olympic Torch relay around the world have attracted a new level of international attention to the long standing struggle between Tibet and China. Scott Lowe gives some insight into the history of this struggle and addresses the question that baffles so many in the West - why the PRC is so unwilling to consider Tibetan independence.

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POLICY

Photo by Greenpeace/Leo Chan

Air Pollution and Climate Change: China's Policy Options

The Beijing Olympics have become a focus point for environmental policy discussions, including the enormity and complexity of the global climate change challenge. In this article, David Chalmers discusses China's contribution to climate change and the human security implications of the carbon tariffs that seem likely to result.

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COMMENT

A man protests during the Olympic Torch relay through London

Olympics rhymes with politics

Are the Olympics just another form of war by proxy? Raluca Batanoiu comments on the inherent nationalist sentiment of the Games and the long history of protests and politics they have reflected.

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Note from the Editor

The upcoming Olympic games in Beijing have quickly become a focus point for discussions of human rights, global environmental issues, the appropriate place for protests, Tibetan autonomy, excuses for political grandstanding, and the potential of peace through sport.

This month's Monitor includes articles on these issues, as well as some coverage of the recent developments in Zimbabwe and the continuing challenge of gender mainstreaming in UN peacekeeping operations.

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