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US Rout Is Iran's Condition to Talk to Washington

December 7, 2006

“Russia Has Discredited Itself in the Eyes of the World”

November 29, 2007
The Kremlin has assumed a two-pronged approach toward December 2 parliamentary elections: arresting opposition figures and banning international observers. This has culminated in violence and mass detentions in several cities, with police crushing demonstrations by opposition parties. The Kremlin-...

Time to Strengthen the IAEA

Ernesto Zedillo
August 7, 2008

How China Is Eating Mexico's Lunch

Daniel H. Rosen

Europe Says It Will Unify Effort in Fight on Terrorism

August 17, 2006
After the terrorist plot targeting British flights was foiled, Europe realized that new and more coordinated anti-terrorism measures needed to be implemented. Fighting terrorism involves a delicate balance between individual rights and the need for security. European ministers, while recognizing...

H1N1流感病毒：面对全球扩散，各地反应不一

September 1, 2009
今年春天，对甲型H1N1流感——也叫做猪流感——的某些反应令人想起在2003年SARS这一流行病。那就是，某些国家为了防止病毒传染，实行旅游限制及隔离措施。但西东大学全球健康研究中心主任黄严忠指出，这种做法直接有悖于世界卫生组织的一项研究结论。该研究发现限制旅行并不能延缓SARS的传播。事实上，甲型H1N1流感可以在没有病症的个人之间传播，而且该病毒的散播速度也比SARS要快得多，这两点加起来使隔离和旅行限制难以奏效。而且，采用这些用处不大的措施只是浪费公共卫生资源。随着秋天这个流感爆发的季节渐临北半球，对甲型H1N1流感新个案的反应进行监控变得十分重要，...

Gas Deal Roils Ukraine and May Have Cut Leader's Vote

April 16, 2006
A mysterious company called RosUkrEnergo, whose executives and addresses are largely unknown, brokered a deal in January to resolve a confrontation between Russia and Ukraine over the price and sales of natural gas in the Ukraine. The company has links to Russia's state energy monopoly,...

China Takes Tough Line on Olympic Protests

November 2, 2007
World attention will focus on Beijing with the 2008 Olympics, and China anticipates activists to use the event to draw attention to a variety of causes. The country intends to uphold anti-protest laws and stop advocates from taking the spotlight away from athletic events and the host nation. Backed...
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