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 a state towards the brink of failure. By highlighting pertinent issues in weak and failing states, …
Even as the government of Angola, Africa, mulls over a second draft of a legislation on land rights, aid and humanitarian organisations point out it could become a source of major future conflict. Tensions over land ownership are on the rise, as millions of Angolans return home after a devastating …
Our world did change in 2003. The US war on Iraq made sure that the rules of 'engagement' were changed, perhaps for a long time to come. The change I see most visible is that the world has become overtly aggressive and rude. And it is not just the US. …
following the conflict in Iraq, four soldiers are threatening to sue the us ministry of defence claiming they are suffering symptoms akin to the Gulf war syndrome. The anonymous soldiers blame their ailments
USA Neither the World Bank nor the us and the United Nations (un) are popular around the world. While there is still some hope of the World Bank being viewed favourably in the international community, the us drastically needs to do something about its image abroad. These were the findings …
It was only half a year ago, but events since the Johannesburg earth summit already make it seem like a distant event. The world has just seen an American-engineered war in which the un was sidelined and the us paid scant regard to the views of even its traditional allies. …
Bioterrorism The sudden spurt in articles on bioterrorism published by medical journals may have inadvertently helped convince the public that the war on Iraq was just, argues Ian Roberts, a professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Roberts' research discloses that the number of articles on bioterrorism …
Scientists reveal that the us military bombarded Vietnam with greater quantities of Agent Orange and other defoliants than previously estimated. The findings were unearthed by a study spanning five years, conducted by us -based Columbia University's environmental health specialists. It also discloses that the defoliant sprays contained higher amounts of …
War Coverage The relentless bombardment of war-related footage on tv screens has stressed out viewers. Audiences all around the globe have been complaining of sleepless nights and even guilt in some extreme cases. Television coverage of the war on Iraq is considered to be the most graphic to date. Embedded …
function opencover(){ var popurl="html/20030430_cover.htm" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=450,height=500,scrollbars=yes") } America’s administrators have seriously slipped up. Today us foreign policy stands exposed in all its Neanderthal crudity. This comes as no surprise to those observing the superpower in the arena of global environmental negotiations although the mainstream media has done a remarkably good job …
The us military has resorted to using dolphins to clear mines in the war against Iraq. The marine mammals are trained not to make contact with the mines but to place floats near them. The us Navy contends that dolphins do not face any "significant' risk since they possess biological …
the us' pre-emptive onslaught against Iraq may not have won it many friends, but the Pentagon continues to enjoy the support of a strange bedfellow: the United States Environmental Protection Agency (usepa). In what is seen as fresh evidence of the watchdog body's whole-hearted cooperation, the epa has approved of …
for the first time, it has been found that depleted uranium (du) used during the Bosnia and Herzegovina conflicts of 1994-95 has contaminated local water sources. Furthermore, the highly radioactive metal was found in air samples of some buildings currently in use, states a un report Depleted Uranium in Bosnia …
Muthanga Episode In these days of global and domestic wars, to which many grown-ups respond by simply shrugging their shoulders cynically, children react more readily to the inner urge for creative protests. The paintings of two young girls on the bloodbath in Muthanga show the anguish children experience at the …
On the Vietnam war: No war in the 20th century has seen as massive an assault on the environment. Some 70 million litres of Agent Orange, a herbicide and defoliant, and other toxic chemicals were rampantly used by us armed forces. It completely destroyed about 10 per cent of forests …
Embedded Media Forget Survivor and Fear Factor. Thanks to embedded media you can now watch and read about the exploits of your favourite journalist in the midst of all too real war. Gideon Yago, a 25-year-old mtv reporter, hangs with the 1st Marine Division of the us Army in Kuwait. …
