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Can Europe Age Gracefully? – Part II

March 23, 2007
Even as Europe celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, the upcoming French presidential election in April serves as Exhibit A of the continent’s discontent. Since the end of World War II, the nations of Europe have integrated for reasons of trade, law and policy. Countries once poor...

The Internet: A Missing Link

January 22, 2010
Despite predictions that its spread would bring Chinese society more in tune with the West, the Internet in China “is growing less like the Internet in the rest of the world, not more like it.” Because Western companies like Google, hoping to foster freedom through information, fail to account...

The Scourge of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

December 28, 2007
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria – including Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA – are a growing public-health problem. Complicating matters is the tendency of high-strength antibiotics to kill or change regular bacteria that live in the human body; people with low levels of the regular bacteria can be...

Drug Making’s Move Abroad Stirs Concerns

January 28, 2009
Consumers want inexpensive medications and yet express concern about pharmaceutical firms relocating factories abroad, along with the loss of jobs and possible loss of quality control. “Like other manufacturing operations, drug plants have been moving to Asia because labor, construction, regulatory...

Russia Plants Arctic Flag

August 3, 2007
Canada, Russia, the US, Norway and Denmark all have some overlapping claims throughout the Arctic, each hoping to secure a big share of the rich oil, gas and mineral reserves believed to rest under the ice. “Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a country can secure rights to...

China Tried Muscling South Korea in Yellow Sea

December 5, 2013
South Korean military officials visited China in July and were advised by Chinese naval officials of new limits for the area of operations, according to unnamed sources. “When China and North Korea drew their borders in 1962, they agreed to use 124 degrees east longitude as their maritime...

Battle for Mosul: Why Troops Reaching ISIS Stronghold Is a Delicate Balance

October 21, 2016
The Islamic State took control of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, in summer of 2014. Coalition forces have surrounded the city and include Kurds, Iraqis, Turks, advisers from the United States and elsewhere, as well as many militias of varying ethnicities. Multiple challenges are in store: “The...

World Bank Targets Forest Preservation – Climate Link

June 14, 2007
It takes decades for a tree to mature – and only a few moments to chop that tree down. The World Bank reports that deforestation accounts for about 20 percent of global carbon emissions, mainly from setting fires to clear land. As plants, trees absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen, and thus...
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