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...Asia falls short. Beyond rich nations like Japan and Singapore, which have invested heavily in water quality, water management is still abysmal; according to the U.N., half of the 24 Asian and Australian eco-regions are severely or moderately affected by pollution, and conditions are expected to get worse. Asia lacks the strong regional institutions necessary to promote better water policies across borders and head off potential resource conflicts. "We have to go beyond existing networks," says Ali, who notes that no global treaty is currently in place on water. "What we have now isn't enough...
...rich countries, democracy makes life more peaceful and prosperous; in poor ones, it makes life more dangerous. So argues Oxford economist Paul Collier in his bold new book Wars, Guns and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places, which extends the discussion he began in his celebrated 2007 study of the world's poorest nations, The Bottom Billion. Collier's not the first to point out that elections, unsupported by robust institutions, are simply political fetishes. But his analysis, delivered with clarity and wit, digs deep into how they increase the risk of wars, uprisings and riots for the world's poorest...
...unconditional-love provider--they've gone from eating scraps and sleeping in the dirt to gourmet kibble and orthopedic beds. Turns out humans will pay billions per year for unquestioning devotion--we'll even pick up the poop. These days, the only humans who "work like dogs" are options-rich Google employees...
...Suspects” (feat. Nas), the hook boasts “We the usual suspects / the real definition of success / throwin’ money ’cause I can and I love it / from nothing to something.”In the more frankly titled “Rich off Cocaine,” Ross finally attempts to get “deeper.” He becomes critical of his lifestyle and material obsession: “Vacation to Haiti / It nearly broke my heart / Seein’ kids starve, I thought about my Audemar / Sellin?...
...investigations and interrogations, from the Millennium Bombing plot in Jordan to the U.S.S. Cole bombing in Yemen and a number of Gitmo interrogations. His greatest success was the interrogation of Abu Jandal, bin Laden's former bodyguard. After the 9/11 attacks, Soufan's interrogation of Abu Jandal yielded a rich trove of information on al-Qaeda, including the identities of some of the 9/11 attackers and the terror group's top leadership. (See pictures from inside Guantanamo...