Fragile states index annual report 2017
The Fragile States Index, produced by The Fund for Peace, is a critical tool in highlighting not only the normal pressures that all states experience, but also in identifying when those pressures are pushing
War
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An obituary for "development"
MEDIEVAL theologians would have burned Wolfgang Sachs, the editor of The Development Dictionary, and his fellow contributors as heretics and proscribed the book. A second reading has convinced me of
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US, IAEA flayed for double standards
The United States and International Atomic Energy Agency have been accused of turning a blind eye to South Africa's nuclear programme.
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Explaining the chemistry of an oil spill
Oil tanker spills compound the danger to the marine food chain by crude released into the sea in normal operations and seepage from the earth. Steps are now being taken to reduce the threat. The International Maritime Organisation is taking the initiative
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Major oil spills: Many ships are Liberia Registered
Major oil spills: Many ships are Liberia-Registered
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Southern trade losses offset gains in capital
Financial transfer estimates that generously portray Northern largesse are deceptive for they camouflage huge payments triggered by the Gulf war.
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Superheroes of Manila's traffic
Converted World War II vintage jeeps, called jeepneys in the Philippines, are the most popular mode of public transport in Manila. They are cheaper than private buses and more efficient than the city's rail shuttle.
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SOMALIA
Dying nation
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USA confronts Third World on nuclear front
The Reed panel recommends specific nuclear weapons against the developing nations, even as the US retains its hold on their retaliatory rights
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War and ecology
NATO strikes on chemical plants and refineries around Belgrade could lead to an ecological disaster, warn Serb officials
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Children: victims of war and poverty
WAR HAS emerged as a major child-killer in the 1980s. Some 1.5 million children died in conflicts; Five million were turned into refugees and another 12 million were rendered homeless. War caused