Global IssuesAnnouncement of new and updated content on the globalissues.org web site. GlobalIssues.org is a web site attempting to look at various global issues to show they are inter-related.Most countries vote for an Arms Trade Treaty- October 29, 2006 The majority of the worlds countries at the United Nations General Assembly voted for the idea of an Arms Trade Treaty. Only the United States voted against it, while many other countries that were against the idea abstained. Such a treaty does not look to ban all arms trade, but hopes to close various loopholes and other weaknesses in existing codes of conduct to ensure arms do not make their way to human rights violators. Many arms sold by leading exporters, such as the US, Britain, France,...http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/ArmsTrade/CodeOfConduct.asp North Koreas nuclear test- October 29, 2006 Condemned by the rest of the world, North Korea recently conducted a nuclear test. While there are fears of a regional arms race, there are mixed messages of a second test, and concerns that attempts at dialog are being thwarted or resisted by some nations who prefer a more aggressive approach with the totalitarian regime.http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/ArmsControl/northkorea/ |