The Globalist

What keeps South Africa’s president Thabo Mbeki from intervening in Zimbabwe to prevent another African crisis?

If humankind decides to colonize Mars, what practical and ethical questions will need to be decided?

What geographic, political and economic factors led to the failure of the Communist dream during the 20th century?

What social, political and economic challenges remain in South Africa’s future?

Why could wheat and rice cultivation add to the problem of hunger around the world?

Is the U.S. Mexican policy poised to turn its neighbor into another Colombia?

What challenges will an already-troubled Africa face in the future?

How is our increasing dependence on oil — and our search for it — jeopardizing the war on terrorism?

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