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...purpose of North Korea's test, most observers agree, is a diplomatic pressure play. By reminding the international community that if left untended, North Korea can threaten global security, Pyongyang hopes to force the U.S. to restart talks over its nuclear program on North Korea's own terms. The nations involved in the six-party forum - North Korea, South Korea, China, Japan, Russia and the U.S. - have not met since last November, when discussions broke down over an agreement that would dismantle North Korea's nuclear program in exchange for a range of economic and political incentives. Since then, North...
...keep its economy chugging. China could easily supply them. But Russia, says Guan Guihai, associate dean of the School of International Studies at Peking University, "remains concerned that the Chinese population could overtake the Russian population in the border regions if labor policies were changed, and that would threaten national security." He says Russia gets nervous if China "sends as much as an economic research mission to one of the Central Asian countries." A marriage this may be, but it is one between porcupines. The Middle East is another area where Moscow is feeling revitalized - yet there again, within limits...
...second half, Ghana had the luxury of sitting back and playing defense. With Italy leading the Czechs, a draw would be good enough. The U.S. didn't threaten much until the 65th minute, when center Brian McBride's short-post header bounced off the woodwork. Two minutes later Onyewu launched a header just over the bar. Arena brought on Eddie Johnson and Bobby Convey to boost the offense, but as a whole the Americans could not break down Ghana's back line...
...vaults under Charterhouse Street. When the Soviet Union unraveled in 1990, De Beers went back to Moscow, offering the transitional government $1 billion in exchange for part of the nation's stockpile of Siberian diamonds. Diamonds were a $40 billion retail business by the 1990s. Only one thing could threaten its position-a large supply of stones outside the grasp of the cartel...
...level, this ought to be applauded. There’s no question that the University’s ability to attract the very best engineers to do their work in an innovative, collaborative academic environment (read: Allston) is vital. But so far as undergraduates are concerned, the move may threaten the very foundation of Harvard’s educational philosophy: the liberal arts.At first glance, the creation of the new school seems a positive development for Harvard’s long-suffering undergraduate engineers. If students want to come to Harvard to study engineering, they should have a world-class...