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...Cypriots its citizens, it only recognizes the government in the south, so its laws do not apply in the north. Efforts since then by the E.U. to ease trade and travel restrictions on the north have borne little fruit. Now the standoff between the two sides of a U.N. buffer zone is threatening to derail crucial talks on Turkish accession to the Union. A report this week by the European Commission is expected to be sharply negative about Turkey's membership prospects, partly because Turkey has not agreed to open its ports to Greek Cypriot ships. If Turkey does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holes in a Hard Line | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

...cultivated close relations with its leaders. As Turkey's more sophisticated strategic thinkers understand, Turkey and an independent Kurdistan have a lot in common. Both are secular, pro-Western, democratic and non-Arab. Not only will Kurdistan depend on Turkey economically, but it can serve as a useful buffer to an Iran-dominated Islamic Iraq...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Case For Dividing Iraq | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

...hands of the mad and reckless hermit dictatorship of North Korea. There is not. Disarming Kim Jong Il would require China to starve and break his regime. Why doesn't Beijing act? Because China has a prime interest in maintaining a friendly communist ally as a buffer between itself and U.S. forces in South Korea; as a roadblock to a dynamic, capitalist, reunited Korea; and as a distraction keeping America tied down in the northern Pacific, while China maneuvers to regain Taiwan and extend its influence throughout the Pacific...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ...But Not At The U.N. | 10/16/2006 | See Source »

...Determined never to be at the mercy of foreigners again, many Asian countries have since built up huge foreign-exchange reserves as a buffer against financial shocks. Emerging Asia now has currency reserves approaching $2 trillion. Self-insured against everything short of Armageddon, these nations have little incentive to engage in discussions about the international financial system. But the world needs such dialogue more than ever. There are risks to the global economy posed by mounting trade imbalances, especially the U.S.'s huge trade deficit (around 6% of GDP) and the soaring surpluses in emerging Asia, some European economies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Balancing Act | 9/18/2006 | See Source »

...storms are causing more and more damage every year in the U.S. More than 50% of Americans live in coastal areas, which means heavy weather increasingly runs into people and property. Also, the elimination of wetlands to make room for development means there's less and less of a buffer zone to absorb storm surges and mitigate damage. So our biggest problem is not the weather but our romantic urge to live near water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why We Don't Prepare for Disaster | 8/20/2006 | See Source »

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