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...agriculture. The FMD outbreak six years ago devastated British farming and hit tourism, costing the economy an estimated $17 billion. But with focus on a government laboratory and vaccination firm, there is a deeper concern among British farmers, and its citizens: can they trust the very people employed to protect them...
...hope that our story is a warning to Congress, the Corps and the leaders of New Orleans that business as usual is just not acceptable. In fact, I believe that in this unique presidential campaign, voters should demand that candidates of both parties explain what they would do to protect New Orleans from the next Katrina. To that end, TIME is going to work with the city of New Orleans to sponsor a presidential debate there about the city's future...
...recent setback in Africa. The murder by separatist rebels of nine Chinese oil workers in Ethiopia in April shocked Beijing, which sees itself as a benign - and welcome - force in Africa. China now has huge investments across the continent, yet realizes that it cannot rely on African governments to protect its interests. Whatever the public expressions of eternal friendship, we should expect to see the Chinese bypassing government contacts to engage more at a local level wherever they have operations in Africa. A second explanation is that China, now restored to the world's top table, wants to play...
...return for these concessions, the peacekeeping mission is authorized to defend itself with force, to protect civilians and ensure safe passage of aid workers and aid. Though it is hoped that most of the troops will come from Africa, the logistics and technical support - which the ineffective African Union force lacked - will come from outside the continent...
...backed by the Sudanese army against Darfur rebels, has killed an estimated 200,000 people and left 2 million homeless. Against that, the U.N. has authorized a force of 26,000 peacekeepers whose mandate is limited to monitoring - but never seizing - arms, and which can only act defensively to protect civilians and the free movement of humanitarian workers. What's more, the force's command structure is a recipe for confusion: The U.N. will provide "command and control structures and backstopping," but day-to-day decisions will be taken separately by an African Union general. To be effective, peacekeeping forces...