Does Iraq Need a Saddam?

Would a regime change in Iraq create more problems than it would solve?

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Where Have All the Forests Gone?

Are strengthened restrictions on logging enough to combat global deforestation?

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Fisheries Depletion

Is there are a global solution to halt depletion of the world’s fisheries?

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Twenty Global Issues, Twenty Years to Solve Them

Jean-François Rischard presents his list of the 20 most pressing issues facing the global community in the next 20 years.

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Rachid Taha: Rock ‘n’ Rai

Algerian-born singer Rachid Taha creates a fusion between rai and rock and other world music styles.

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Arab Advancement in the 21st Century

Our key facts on the Arab world, its culture, its religion — and its inhabitants.

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Is Schröder Beating Around the Bush?

Is European criticism of the proposed U.S. attack against Iraq just an honest, open exchange of views among democratic friends?

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The German Lion and the French Lamb

Can the European Union serve as an example for peaceful integration in the rest of the world?

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Rudi Dornbusch: Global Economic Truth Teller

We remember this economist and teacher — who passed away in the summer of 2002 — by sharing his thoughts and predictions about the global economy.

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The United States and the ICC: Courting Disaster?

Does the United States fear a court sanctioned to sentence war criminals more than it fears terrorism?

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