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WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR GLOBAL COOPERATION
This month's near-breakdown of the global financial system is a classic example of a pattern that has occurred periodically since the eighteenth...
U.S. – India Nuclear Deal Passes
For the first time since its creation in 1974, the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) granted India a waiver , thereby allowing this...
What the World Needs Now: An International Response to the Global Financial Crisis
With the crumbling of the nation's largest banks, national governments like Iceland on the edge of bankruptcy, and the recent failure of...
Bush Calls for More Cooperation at U.N.
"Experience also shows that to be effective, we must adopt a model of partnership, not paternalism." Embracing a more multilateral approach to...
Power Sharing Deal Reached in Zimbabwe
Following the negotiations that took place the week of September 8, 2008, the political leaders in Zimbabwe have finally reached a deal...
Zimbabwe Political Power Struggle Continues
Monday, September 8 2008, saw the resumption of power sharing talks between political rivals Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai in Zimbabwe. Following...
Killing American Priorities
S. 3294 - Advance America's Priorities Act, the so-called 'Coburn Omnibus' bill, containing 35 pieces of bipartisan legislation, was killed in the...
Global Warming, More like Global Disruption
Global warming seems to be a reality that can be more accurately described as "global disruption." John Holdren, professor at Harvard's Kennedy...
Brookings Hosts Panel Discussion on Peace in Sudan
On June 27, the Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement held a panel discussion the terms and progress of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement...
A.Q. Khan Poses Challenges to Non-Proliferation
Abdul Qadeer Khan (A.Q. Khan), Pakistani scientist and metallurgical engineer, originally admitted to working with Libya, Iran, and North Korea on nuclear...
Global Leadership Poll Favorable to UN Secretary Ban Ki-Moon
The latest poll from WorldPublicOpinion.org demonstrated that out of 20 nations surveyed, no political leader inspires substantial confidence or trust "to do...