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...democracy protests in 1988, the U.S. deployed a naval taskforce off Burma's coast and later lumped the country with Iran and North Korea as an "outpost of tyranny." Whether real or perceived, Western hostility has prompted the junta to take two concrete actions: building one of Asia's largest standing armies, and seeking closer links with China and Russia, both permanent members of the U.N. Security Council...
...miles offshore, was a cluster of 300 man-made islands shaped like a map of the globe. Each was named after a country or a city. The massive archipelago stretched across six miles and supposedly had been constructed with more than 5,000 tons of coral, making it the largest artificial reef on the planet. "See?" I said. "This is the World." (See 10 things to do in Dubai...
...world--has hosted an Olympics since 1968, when Mexican soldiers massacred hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrators just days before the opening of the Mexico City Games. By tapping Rio, the IOC affirmed the widely held opinion that Brazil--a democracy and the only nation among the world's 10 largest economies never to have held an Olympics--is the first Latin country developed enough to give the region a second chance. "The IOC decision is an embrace of Brazil's practical way of doing things," says Paulo Sotero, director of the Brazil Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington...
...years since the 1989 quake, California has reinforced building codes, especially for public structures like schools and hospitals, while the state government has spent billions to improve the reliability of highways, bridges and roads. The Bay Bridge - which partly collapsed in 1989 - is being remade to handle the largest plausible earthquake expected to occur over a 1,500-year period. "We're in much better shape for emergency response," says Jones. (Read "How Disaster-Ready...
...saddened by the unexpected passing of Bruce Wasserstein, one of our most prominent and influential alumni,” wrote Steven Oliveira, associate dean for development and alumni relations at the Law School, in an e-mailed statement to The Crimson. “As one of the largest benefactors in HLS’ history, Mr. Wasserstein had a transformational impact on past, current, and future students...