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Climate Change Is a Threat to Global Security That Demands a Global Response

October 16, 2015
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly approved a resolution calling on member nations to lead at the UN climate negotiations in December and secure a deal on controlling fossil fuel emissions. NATO officials recognize that volatile weather, food and water shortages, and economic disruptions destabilize...

HK Hedge Funds Consider New Havens: Financial Times

December 2, 2019
Given ongoing protests in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore are trying to persuade the financial center's hedge fund managers to relocate. Smaller in terms of employee numbers than international banks, hedge funds have greater mobility. The Tokyo government sent a delegation to Hong Kong and...

Which Asian Century?

October 30, 2013
Asia has the population and economic potential to dominate the 21st century. Yet Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, points out that Asia confronts two paths – continuing economic growth while avoiding conflict or increasing tensions. Haass suggests that Europe during the...

US-Pakistani Relations in Crisis – Part I

January 3, 2012
For a decade, NATO forces have struggled to stabilize Afghanistan and defeat terrorist groups that were the source of the 9/11 attacks in New York and Washington. The killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan and growing tension between Washington and Islamabad further complicate the situation in...

SAS nabs N Korea drug ship

April 21, 2003
Braving rough seas and bodily harm, yesterday members of Australia's special forces boarded a North Korean ship suspected of smuggling over 50 kg of heroin. Although the ship's flag showed it to be registered in Tuvalu, the first land-based arrests in the case included a Singaporean and...

Libyan Fallout: Does NATO Divide the Atlantic Partners? Part I

May 10, 2011
With differing levels of enthusiasm among members, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization mounts military operations to end the Libyan government’s attacks on civilians. This two-part series analyzes the NATO mission and members’ commitment to the alliance’s future. In the first article, Alistair...

印度的学校教育破败，前景一片黯淡

May 9, 2012
印度的青年优势素来被视为一种“人口红利”（demographic dividend）。然而，破败的教育体制无法让毕业生们胜任快速增长的经济中的工作岗位。由于倚重精英学校、忽视早期教育，印度不仅在灵活性、创造力和毕生学习的激情方面，而且在基础技能方面都落后了。美国企业研究所（American Enterprise Institute）的朱利萨•米利根和萨达纳德•杜海姆主张，印度每年有800万青年加入劳动力大军，其中只有被拣选出来的一小部分人是训练有素的。2009年的《教育权法案》旨在让每个印度孩子都享受高质量的教育，可单单有钱并不能保证干得漂亮。...

Stars and Stripes: Mattis Rejects Mission Creep in Syria as New Chemical Weapons Threat Alleged

June 27, 2017
The Pentagon has reported “active handling of chemical weapons” at a Syrian airbase, where chemical weapons were launched in April, and the White House warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would “pay a very heavy price” if the weapons were used. The US ambassador to the United Nations added “...
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