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Troops out but military remains  2011-07-05 07:53:56

The troop withdrawal plan is a political compromise that tries to appease both the domestic anti-war sentiment and the concerns of the military. Maybe after the election, the US will focus more on the war in Afghanistan.



'Save and Grow' approach to agriculture  2011-07-01 08:01:40

Given the current and future challenges to our food supply and to the environment, sustainable intensification of agricultural production is emerging as a major priority for policymakers.



Making nuclear plants safe and secure  2011-06-28 07:50:30

The earthquake, tsunami and nuclear leakage, or the triple disaster, have not only created the most severe postwar national crisis in Japan, but also affected neighboring countries, especially China and South Korea.



New superbugs a threat to human life  2011-06-24 07:52:46

The outbreak of disease caused by a new strain of E. coli once again shows the increasing vulnerability of human beings to bacteria and viruses, which are getting deadlier and more resistant to antibiotics.



Past imperfect, future tense  2011-06-20 08:04:00

Japan's failure to work out a uniform and acceptable-to-all reconstruction plan even more than three months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami and the fierce power struggle in the country that followed have made its economic recovery more uncertain.



US playing a different game in Africa  2011-06-18 07:34:19

Clinton's criticism doesn't hold water, because in her dictionary, international standards are nothing but "Western standards", which come with political conditions - almost all Western aid for and investment in African countries have carried such conditions.



BRIC, Africa need to bridge barriers  2011-06-17 11:14:06

The increasing economic engagement between the BRIC countries and Africa has resulted in rising tension and claims of exploitation with a number of Africans describing the BRIC economies as the new neo-colonialists.



Bleak outlook for resolving Libyan crisis  2011-06-13 08:54:02

Unmoved by the international community's efforts to seek a peaceful resolution to the Libyan crisis, NATO has launched its heaviest ever bombardment against government installations in Tripoli.



A French cure for the resource curse  2011-06-08 17:17:17

French President Nicolas Sarkozy should be applauded for supporting a new initiative promoting strict transparency standards for petroleum, gas, and mining companies listed on European stock exchanges.



Scientific Europe's imperative  2011-06-08 17:14:36

Europe's aim is no longer to become "the world's most competitive knowledge economy". Rather, it has shifted in a more urgent, complex, and inherently unforeseeable way, as spelled out in the vision of an "Innovation Union."



South Sudan's gathering storm  2011-06-08 17:11:49

Sudan’s government, led by President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, has taken a page from its Darfur playbook by waging war once again on civilians and their property.



Nigeria, slouching toward nationhood  2011-06-03 16:08:16

Nigerians like political theater, particularly if it is loud, colorful, and has a rich cast of "good" and "bad" characters.



A Marshall Plan for the Arab world  2011-06-01 15:59:02

The crisis in Europe's southern neighborhood reflects a deep-seated transformation process that will have long-lasting consequences – for the region, for Europe, and for the world.



The corporatist threat to the Arab spring  2011-06-01 15:32:37

The young protesters of the Jasmine Revolutions of Tunisia and Egypt, many of them university graduates, overthrew the old regime because it impeded or blocked them from careers that would offer engaging work and the chance for personal growth.



Self-sufficient food policy benefits world  2011-05-31 07:27:03

Early this year, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) issued a special alert warning that North China, the country's wheat basket, was suffering from a severe winter drought that could devastate China's wheat harvest.



Global security needs combined approach  2011-05-25 08:05:16

What we need is a bottom-up approach - creative cooperation mechanisms that may narrow the political divide in the long run.



US and the Net in these Orwellian times  2011-05-24 07:58:02

The "US International Strategy for Cyberspace" is a shot across the bow for companies and countries who may harbor doubts about US government willingness to meddle and intervene in the Internet.



Truth nails the Dalai Lama myth  2011-05-23 08:00:07

Even though China introduced political and economic reforms in Tibet, the West wants to concentrate on the Dalai Lama's side of the story.



Creating a harmonious global society  2011-05-21 07:53:34

Our only way out is the stakeholder concept. This means that the pursuit of our own interests can only be substantially realized by incorporating the interests of all those with whom we have a mutually dependent relationship.



The Mediterranean reborn  2011-05-20 13:25:13

Today, having faded as a result of advances that opened up the Americas and the East to European trade, the Mediterranean has a great opportunity to recover its lost prestige.



US action violates international law  2011-05-19 07:56:46

Working together in a changing world  2011-05-16 08:03:19

Doha mandate key to solution  2011-05-09 07:58:16

Coherence in a fast-changing world  2011-05-07 07:46:23

Invest in girls, reduce poverty  2011-05-06 07:19:19

Nuclear safety must be our aim  2011-04-29 07:56:10

The end of nuclear power  2011-04-27 14:42:06

Breaking Peninsula stalemate  2011-04-26 08:00:13

Pools of danger  2011-04-21 10:20:35

Libya's expanding complications  2011-04-20 07:55:34



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