1. Ten years on, what have schools learned from Columbine?
2. Should only large industries have their carbon emissions regulated?
3. How can Saudi Arabia placate its Shiite minority?
4. Should the U.S. close the border with Mexico over swine flu?
5. Is Ma Ying-jeou compromising Taiwan’s sovereignty too much?
6. After his first 100 days in office, what term can best be applied to Barack Obama’s governing philosophy?
7. Who was the biggest loser in South Africa’s recent elections?
8. Do U.S.-led efforts to reconcile with Afghan insurgents need more transparency?
9. Will a tentative agreement to normalize ties between Turkey and Armenia have positive affects on the Central Asian region?
10. Should Cuba be allowed into the OAS?
The global financial crisis is truly a global phenomenon. A crisis that centered around a lack of credit brought about by poor judgment by financial institutions has created an international recession and the World Bank estimates that global economic growth will decline by 1.7 percent this year, the first time such a decline has existed since World War II. The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has also weighed in on the financial crisis and backed up the World Bank’s claims in reporting that its 30 members will experience a 4.3 percent decline in growth this year.
If any extempers thought that the removal of the Bush administration would see a reduction in international tensions they have been proved wrong by the recent tensions on the Korean peninsula that continue to rise daily. The North Korean regime of Kim Jong-Il, known for its inability to refrain from shining the international media spotlight on it for too long, is threatening to launch a long range missile, called Taepodong 2 or Paektusan 2, which it claims is actually a rocket meant to send a satellite into space.
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Should China continue to buy U.S. debt?