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Will We Just Watch Upcoming U.S. Sanctions Against N. Korea?

February 17, 2003
Will a U.S. plan for sanctions against North Korea further sour the two country’s relationship? Even after South Korean opposition to economic sanctions forced the U.S. to scale back its plan, it is possible that a proposed ban on the trade of weapons and narcotics will inflame North Korea, which...

Cargo Ship Raided by Greece Was Going to Sudanese Capital

June 24, 2003
Greek officials detained a ship carrying several hundred tons of explosives bound for Sudan this weekend. The ship, with a crew of five Ukrainians and two Azerbaijanis, went undetected by marine officials as well as US anti-terrorism intelligence for over six weeks - departing from Albania,...

The Financial Plan for “Brexit”? Cross Your Fingers

June 17, 2016
The financial industry is unnerved by polls before the June 23 referendum in Britain on sticking with or leaving the European Union suggesting momentum favors exit. “Like local responders readying sandbags as a hurricane menaces their shores, financial industry overseers have been quietly drawing...

Indonesia Mulls Euro as Trade Currency

April 22, 2003
With as much as 15% of Bank Indonesia's reserves already held in Euros, the European Union's currency could in future take a dominant role in Indonesia's international trade. A senior government official confirmed that Indonesia was considering making the switch from US dollars to...

Aid Agency Quits Afghanistan over Security Fears

July 29, 2004
The international aid agency Doctors without Borders has announced its decision to pull out of Afghanistan for security reasons. After 24 years of working in the country – the organization stayed through the Soviet-Afghan war, the rule of the Taliban, and American military intervention – the group...

How the Protesters Mobilized

February 23, 2003
Between the internet, cell phones, and text messaging, new ways are constantly being invented to disseminate information and organize large bodies of people across the globe. The February 15th worldwide protests against the impending war in Iraq stretched these means to their full potential....

Globalization and Poverty

David Dollar
April 9, 2002

Global Effort to Save Endangered Crops Gets $37.5 Million Infusion

April 20, 2007
The combined pressures of climate change with a growing population could threaten crop diversity and global food supplies. An international effort to save endangered crop seeds, including a global database on plant gene banks, is underway, from Global Crop Diversity Trust and the United Nations...
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