ARTICLE 2: Reading Eban on Historical Analogies: A Discussion Review by Dražen Pehar, (1967): PhD: 'Language, Power, Law: Groundwork for the Theory of Diplomatic Ambiguity' (SPIRE/Institute of Law, Politics, and Justice, Keele University, UK); obtained, with summa cum laude, his Master in Diplomacy from the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies, Malta, where in 2000 and 2001 he guest-lectured in 'language and diplomacy' for the DiploFoundation post-graduate courses, and assisted in creation of the 'language and diplomacy' web-site (see www.diplomacy.edu/language). B.A. in philosophy and classical Greek with literature from the Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb (Republic of Croatia).
ARTICLE 3: International Law of Interpretation: An Ambiguous Response to Ambiguity by Dražen Pehar, (1967): PhD: 'Language, Power, Law: Groundwork for the Theory of Diplomatic Ambiguity' (SPIRE/Institute of Law, Politics, and Justice, Keele University, UK); obtained, with summa cum laude, his Master in Diplomacy from the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies, Malta, where in 2000 and 2001 he guest-lectured in 'language and diplomacy' for the DiploFoundation post-graduate courses, and assisted in creation of the 'language and diplomacy' web-site (see www.diplomacy.edu/language). B.A. in philosophy and classical Greek with literature from the Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb (Republic of Croatia).
ARTICLE 4: THE CASE FOR THE COALITION: The Case for the Coalition: An Ideographic Analysis of Bush's Approach to the Iraq by Joseph M. Valenzano III, Joseph M. Valenzano III is Assistant Professor-in-Residence at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. His research interests include rhetoric, terrorism, and the American presidency. His work has been published in the Atlanta Review of Journalism History, Critical Studies in Argumentation, and the Journal of Language and Politics.This essay is submitted for review to The Journal of Diplomatic Language. An earlier version of this paper received Top Paper honors in the Argumentation and Forensics Division at the 2004 National Communication Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
ARTICLE 5: Introducing Fairclough's Critical Discourse Analysis Methodology for Analyzing Caribbean Social Problems: Going Beyond Social Practices by Lloyd Waller, Ph.D. student at University of Waikato, New Zealand and Assistant Lecturer at the University of the West Indies (Mona) in Methodology. Other areas of interest/research include ICT for Development, Project Management, Small Business Entrepreneurship and Electronic Governance. Lloyd seeks to advance the development and utilization of relevant research methodologies and analytical tools to analyze and/or promote the use of appropriate information and communication technologies for the development of business, government and society in the Caribbean region.
ARTICLE 6: On the Problematic Definition of Terrorism by Zagros Madjd-Sadjadi, Department of Economics, The University of the West Indies, Mona; and C. Daniel Vencill, Professor of Economics, Former Director, Criminal Justice Program, San Francisco State University.
ARTICLE 7: Dialogue with the Devil? Bin Laden and the rhetorical construction of a strategic persona. by Nis Leerskov Mathiesen. Mr. Mathiesen is studying for a Cand. Mag. in Rhetoric at the University of Copenhagen from where he holds a BA in Rhetoric. He is currently studying for his MA in Intelligence and International Security at King's College, Department of War Studies.
ARTICLE 8: "We have no choice": The shift in the discourse on the Caribbean's joining the FTAA by Diana Thorburn. Department of Government, University of the West Indies, Mona. An earlier version of this paper was presented for the panel on "Globalization in the 21st Century Caribbean: Contemporary Perspectives and Debates" of the Caribbean Studies Association 29th Annual Conference, 31 May - 3 June 2004, Frigate Bay, St. Kitts.