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...relations with China and eventually lead to real peace. He talks of reaching a "comprehensive economic cooperation agreement" with China that would boost trade and investment across the strait. He even broaches the idea of negotiating a peace treaty with Beijing and putting in place "confidence-building measures" to scale back the military buildup on either side of the strait. "We can make cross-strait relations work for both" Taiwan and China, Ma says. "It is going to be a win-win situation...
Israel's secret war inside the West Bank is no less deadly--but a good deal less visible--than its fight in Gaza. In the West Bank, Israel relies on a network of Palestinian collaborators and wide-scale arrests. Last year more than 6,650 suspected Palestinian militants were rounded up, among them, claim Israeli intelligence officers, 279 potential suicide bombers. (IDF troops perform another function in the West Bank. In effect, they prop up Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Without the presence of Israeli troops, his advisers concede, the West Bank would soon fall to Hamas militants, just as Gaza...
...also the presidential campaign. Amanda Ripley explores how counter-terrorism experts are using former terrorists to prevent the radicalization of new ones. Bryan Walsh has a fascinating piece about the idea of geoengineering: how, instead of fixing or curing the earth, we might re-engineer it on a massive scale to solve climate change. Other pieces include Justin Fox's take on the coming era of austerity; David Van Biema on the re-Judaizing of Jesus and what it means for mainstream religion; Barbara Kiviat's essay on the death of customer service; and Joel Stein's tour...
...Harvard, student opinion of the campus wide housing overhaul is divided. While some support the large-scale renovations that would relocate students, touting it as a necessary part of keeping the historic houses as viable living options, others prefer short-term fixes...
...Plus, the decision to undertake such a large-scale housing renovation has not yet been made. The proposals can’t be put into motion until approval is granted from various parties on campus. “There is a discussion going on about renovations, but there is not any information that can be said,” says Faculty of Arts and Sciences spokesman Robert P. Mitchell. “In the future, there will be a full report...