Word: pacificism
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The impact on the travel industry has been dramatic. Asian airlines, already under pressure from higher fuel costs and slower economic growth, are warning of tumbling profits, reduced services and thousands of potential layoffs as flights to and from the U.S. fly half or even one-quarter full. Countries across...
NAURU Refugee Standoff Australia's strategy of sending asylum seekers to the Pacific island of Nauru suffered a setback when 200 Palestinians and Iraqis refused to disembark from an Australian navy ship. The group left H.M.A.S. Manoora after a 12-day standoff, but not before the U.N. said it would...
Reports that the U.S. is considering expanding its operations against Al Qaida in places as far-flung as the Philippines and Malaysia underscore the global reach of Osama Bin Laden's networks. A simple glance at the travel itineraries of many key Bin Laden operatives is enough to confirm that...
The outlook is even grimmer for the region's airlines. Taiwan's biggest carriers, Eva Air and China Airlines, each estimate a 15% drop in revenue for September; similar results are likely for all the other airlines. Insurance providers, meanwhile, are demanding higher premiums and placing low limits on war...
Finally, and most important, the cold war was waged across a variety of fronts. Militarily, the era was marked by the nuclear weapons buildup and the maintenance of substantial standing armies by the major powers. They never went to armed battle against one another. Still, it was hardly a pacific...