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
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Wildlife on the move
Conservationists have discovered massive herds of animals still existing in the war-ravaged southern Sudan. Aerial surveys done by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the government of South Sudan
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A land in turmoil
An assessment of environmental degradation must preclude rebuilding of Afghanistan
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An environmental skirt to hide behind
In a dark time reason takes a backseat, and propaganda can get rash. To convince nose in the air liberals that Saddam is really a bad boy, he is being projected as an environmental criminal. Suddenly, the civilised constituency has woken up to the envir
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Out of joint
The global cycles of nitrogen and phosphorous
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Multiculturalism a vague concept for West
holocaust-denial laws are the ultimate bunkum. Just think about it. The state of Israel has used the history of the Nazis to perpetrate untold miseries on the Arab world. This is not a rant. Think
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Echoing the soul of rural India
PHOTOGRAPHS of the recent devastating tornado that swept away five villages near Kandi in West Bengal's Murshidabad district show some high walls still standing amidst surrounding debris -- mute
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Spin off to space
The billion dollar Star Wars programme lies abandoned, but the technology will now be used to combat asteroids
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Elusive cause
THE IRRITABLE HEART: THE MEDICAL MYSTERY OF THE GULF WAR Jeff Wheelwright . W W Norton & Company . New York . 2001 . 427 pages Bill is 46 and a military
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Conflicts are bad for the environment, says UNEP report
At a time when the threat of war looms large over Iraq, here s more ammunition for peaceniks to confront warmongers with. The United Nations Environment Programme UNEP recently released the findings of assessments conducted in the violence wracked Occup
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The toxins of war
Are chemicals used during the Gulf War causing sperm mutations among the war's soldiers?