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Can U.S. Troops Run McChrystal’s ‘Soft Power’ Playbook?
"It's not the number of people you kill, it's the number of people you convince. It's the number of people that don't get killed. It's the number of houses are not destroyed,' McChrystal told his troops recently.
The Arms Dealer
Even more important, the arms sale would convey a message to Beijing of Washington’s growing annoyance regarding various issues...Beijing’s conduct could be seen as a deliberate challenge to Washington, since the missile deployments have long been the primary justification for previous U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
Chinese and British Officials Tangle in Testy Exchange Over Climate Agreement
Chinese officials, stung by criticism in the West that China had sabotaged a legally binding agreement for reducing greenhouse gases during talks in Copenhagen, fired back on Tuesday, saying that wealthy nations were seeking to sow discord among developing countries in a cynical attempt to avoid reducing their own emissions.
South Africa: A Hundred Copenhagens Could Not Bring the Changes We Need
Based on Copenhagen's outcomes, no number of summits before 2020 would achieve the goal of limiting the rise in temperature by 2050. It shows that the summit as a vehicle towards a sustainable future has failed. What we need instead is not so much a "radical new system," but rather a revaluation of the system's constraints which are holding us back.
Obama has powerful tool to pressure Myanmar
If talks with Myanmar over democratic reforms fail, the Obama administration could tie up large amounts of money that the country's ruling generals stash in international banks from the sale of natural gas. So far the administration has been hesitant to go that route.
Nina Fedoroff: Scientists Needed for Short Tours of Diplomatic Duty
Scientists have a key role to play in the U.S. effort to strengthen its international ties, by working with their international colleagues on specific projects that address common problems such as climate change and health care, said Nina Fedoroff.
One Small Step, One Giant Leap
In August 2009, the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli sent twenty-four Libyan high school students to attend the NASA Space Camp at the Advanced Space Academy in Huntsville, Alabama. The students represent the first group from North Africa to attend U.S. Space Camp and only the second group from the Arab world since 1982.
Does Australia need a human rights code?
Australia is the only Western democracy where human rights are not formally protected, either by law or by the Constitution. Minorities, elderly, and disabled want a human rights charter. But a proposal for a charter has unleashed fierce opposition from church groups and opposition politicians.
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