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The Changing Face of Al-Qaida: "Outsourcing" Worldwide Terror

July 11, 2005
Last week's terror attacks in London are widely suspected to be the work of an offshoot of al-Qaida. If so, they are further evidence of the shift in the terrorist network's strategy and identity since September 11. Many experts believe that Osama bin Laden and his followers have...

Pyongyang Derides US Treaty Offer

October 22, 2003
The North Korean government is calling a US pledge not to invade North Korea a 'laughing matter'. US President George W. Bush had earlier offered the isolated communist country a written guarantee that the US and four other countries would not attack North Korea if Pyongyang agreed to...

Companies Call for Tougher Climate Action

October 26, 2011
Climate change and its many disruptions are not good for business – and corporate leaders are calling on governments to move quickly to stem climate change. Leaders of nearly 200 major companies are calling for a tougher response from nations convening in Durham for the annual global climate...

Wolfowitz Calls for End to Farm Subsidies

October 24, 2005
Developed and developing nations must reduce their agricultural subsidies if the World Trade Organization’s current round of trade talks is to succeed, World Bank head Paul Wolfowitz said today. The EU and US must cut subsidies and guarantee market access to developing countries, he said, or “the...

Chinese Buildup Seen as Threat to Region

July 20, 2005
Yesterday, the Pentagon released a report on Chinese military capabilities that may be ominous for other Asian powers as well as for the United States. While the findings revealed that Beijing does not yet have the military strength to exercise true dominance in Asia, its development of long range...

呼吁一场绿色革命：汤姆•弗里德曼访谈

October 31, 2008
矿物燃料的替代性开发选择——太阳能、风能或其他未发现的能源技术——是全球面临的最为紧迫的任务，也呈现出一片充满机遇的新领域。畅销书作者和《纽约时报》的专栏作家汤姆•弗里德曼（Tom Friedman）在其刚出版的著作《又热又平又挤：我们为什么需要一场绿色革命，它又如何能重振美国》（Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution and How It Can Renew America）中，对地球正遭到气候变化的破坏予以了公开谴责。在《耶鲁全球在线》主编钱安达（Nayan Chanda）对他的采访中，弗里德曼提出，...

North Korea Says It Seeks to Develop Nuclear Arms

June 10, 2003
North Korea is a step closer to its goal of becoming a nuclear state, as it announced for the first time that it would develop nuclear weapons. This is at a time when the U.S. has organized some of its Pacific allies to track and inspect North Korean ships for weapons, drugs, and other illegal...

Obama Europe Trip

May 23, 2011
The US and partners in Europe face many challenges – growing unrest in North Africa, winding down war in Afghanistan as well as leadership of the International Monetary Fund – all to be discussed during the G8 meeting and Barack Obama’s weeklong visit to the continent. Elections are scheduled in...
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