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Lack of Bees Could Cause “Wonky Strawberries”

June 25, 2010
England’s bees are vanishing faster than anywhere else in Europe, reports Louis Gray for the Telegraph. With bees responsible for up to one third of the food supply, the British government is funding research to track down reasons behind the disappearance and find ways to boost populations. Insect...

A Shot in the Dark

June 27, 2006
In 2001, the United Nations created a program that aimed to reduce the “trafficking, proliferation and misuse of guns,” and delegates meet again in New York to discuss the possible implementation of an international arms trade treaty. The National Rifle Association (NRA), a powerful lobby group in...

Feasible Exit Strategy Needed for IMF Parting

March 10, 2003
Has the IMF helped or hurt Indonesia? At the end of its five year stint, mixed evaluations raise more questions than answers. Some argue that with economic growth as low as 3 percent per year during the IMF’s presence, and with questionable policy prescriptions such as the closure of 16 banks in...

Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Hurting US Terror Fight

September 25, 2006
A US intelligence document concludes what many have long suspected: The war in Iraq has encouraged Islamic extremist recruitment and violence, while weakening US influence in the global struggle against terrorism. The intelligence agencies agree that the US did succeed in weakening Al Qaeda, but...

International Adoption: A Big Fix Brings Dramatic Decline

March 26, 2010
In recent years, increased publicity has both heightened demand for adoption and exposed the sometimes-dark underbelly of international adoption agencies. The ongoing case of American missionaries accused of trafficking children in quake-stricken Haiti serves as a prime example of the shadier side...

Debate on Freedoms Splits Hong Kong

June 30, 2003
Hong Kong should be celebrating – SARS has been contained, and the island just signed a free trade agreement with mainland China. But Hong Kong's independence and freedom are under threat, worry some critics. Democracy advocates and businesspeople fear that a proposed new law, called '...

Drop the “War on Terrorism” Metaphor

August 17, 2006
Although terrorists have yet to launch another attack on the scale of the September 11th attacks, the arrests in London remind the world that extremists still plot. Globalization allows would-be terrorists to move around easily, and modern technology such as weapons of mass destruction increases...

“The Biggest Environmental Crime in History”

January 1, 2008
The record profits earned by oil companies could go for researching oil substitutes – energy alternatives – rather than developing technology to extract every last drop of oil from the ground, argue environmentalists. BP executives made a pledge to move beyond oil and explore energy alternatives,...
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