Growing Vulnerability of Seaports from Terror Attacks

How to protect ports while allowing global flow of trade is a new challenge
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End Game in Sri Lanka

Global factors bring long civil war to a close, but only reconciliation can end an extremist ideology
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Still Not Too Late to Prevent a Doomsday

With an emerging international movement of citizens and scientists, all hope is not lost for saving the environment
James Gustave Speth
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Global Crisis Spurs Long-Needed Change in China

Diversifying China’s economy into the services arena could serve a global good
David Dollar
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Mounting US Debt Burden Threatens Poorer Nations

But drying up foreign credit to the US could be bad for all
David Dapice
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China Reluctant to Lead

Unless Beijing assumes its global responsibility, the US will be left to act alone
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NASA Accidentally Found a Way to Make Buildings Safer During Earthquakes

New device costs less and kicks into action faster than the current technologies
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Inside Facebook’s Ambitious Plan to Connect the Whole World

One challenge is motivating new users to envision the internet’s potential
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Free Trade Under Threat

US voters are anxious about trade, inequality, unemployment – and demand change
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Growing Chorus of Experts Raising Ethical Questions About the Future of Robotics

Robots could replace half of Japan’s workforce by 2035
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How Technology Could Unwind a Decade-Long Trend in Global Trade

Robots and automation will shrink supply chains for emerging economies and increase inequality
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