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.Corruption is not just in poor countries, but rich countries and international institutions- June 20, 2007 It is quite common to hear of corruption in poor countries. However, it is also common place in rich nations, and international institutions too. This short update to the corruption section expands on this further.http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Poverty/Corruption.asp G8 2007 Summit. Another failure- June 10, 2007 As with previous years, the annual meetings buildup was full of anticipation and public pressure on the leaders to deliver on their promises. Pledges of vast amounts of money made the headlines together with G8 leaders self congratulations. However, details reveal a more confusing picture and the amount pledged isnt as high as it may first seem. Furthermore, discussion on expected issues didnt necessarily mean success or concrete steps forward, while other important issues hardly gained media...http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Development/g8/2007/ Some more articles on the War on Terror- June 2, 2007 Updated war on terror section to include a few more articles. One is from Salon.com about corporatization of US intelligence with little oversight and accountability, and the other is a short one from SpinWatch on the hardly reported statistic that in 2006 Islamist terrorism in Europe was just 0.2% of all terrorist attacks there.http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/WarOnTerror/FullList.asp |