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Failed Predictions
She became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom only 10 years after saying that , holding her chair from 1979 to 1990.
Why we outlive our ape ancestors
Thursday, December 3, 2009 In spite of their genetic similarity to humans, chimpanzees and great apes have maximum lifespans that rarely exceed 50 years.A series of recent moves indicates that Iran's fundamentalist Shiite hierarchy is increasingly wary of extremist Sunni beliefs and the militant practitioners bringing them into the Islamic Republic from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and even Iraq. As part of an effort to halt the spread of radicalism, Iranian authorities are denouncing those tenets and deporting non-nationals who ascribe to them, while combating Sunni terrorists at home. Having been a state sponsor of terrorism for many years, the regime in Tehran and Qom has now begun experiencing a measure of the fear they have previously inflicted on others.
WPR Article | Iran's Growing Fear of Al-Qaida and the Talib
What Technology Wants
The TED conference has spun off branded, but locally organized TEDx programs in other cities of the world. Last week I spoke at the TEDx in Amsterdam. It was an intense 12-hour long one-day explosion of short presentations, the hallmark of TED style gatherings.
There were plenty of “authoritative” childcare guides back in the 80s that Boomer (born 1943-1960) parents gobbled up.
Generation X and Behavioral Parenting
We are on the verge of repeating a pair of mistakes we made two decades ago, literally across the world from the scene of our errors in 1989. One lesson of the fall of the Berlin Wall was that states, or empires, can be much weaker than they appear. The revelation of Soviet vulnerability caught many American policymakers flat-footed.
When the CCP Loses the 'Mandate of Heaven'
The Pentagon's New Arctic Map
With the Arctic warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe, the ice that covers the Arctic Circle continues to dwindle. Recent estimates suggest that the area will experience ice-free summers by 2030.
The idea of Israeli–Palestinian partition, of a two-state solution, has a singular pedigree. It has been proposed for at least eight decades. Jews first accepted it as Palestinians recoiled; by the time Palestinians warmed to the notion in the late 1980s, Israelis had turned their backs.
Israel & Palestine: Can They Start Over?
Shape-Shifting Architecture New biologically inspired materials and concepts about how materials can be organized have led to radical possibilities. John Amend, working at the Cornell Computational Synthesis Laboratory, is paving the way for real-time, reprogrammable matter.
Our Adapting Future
As if the U.S. military weren't busy enough in Iraq and Afghanistan, it's now got another project looming: building an entirely new Africa Command from the ground up.
Think Again: Africom
Why America's War on Drugs Will Wane
For roughly four decades, a clear foreign policy rule set has existed between the United States and Latin America, centering largely on the question of counternarcotics.Ready or Not: China's Fifth-Generation Leaders
China's fifth generation of leaders is coming of age at a critical juncture in the history of the People's Republic of China. Slated to assume power in 2012-2013, they will face both opportunities and challenges. Despite the current global economic and financial crisis, most projections of China's continuing rise have it assuming the No. 2 spot in the international pecking order by that time, with further enhanced economic and political influence, but also heightened expectations and demands for Beijing to take the lead in global and regional affairs.One year after his election as president, Barack Obama has reached out to America's enemies and critics, improving the popular standing of the United States in many countries. Ironically, though, relations between Obama and the leaders of countries closely allied to the U.S. have turned rather frosty, particularly in Europe. If the first foreign policy chapter of the Obama presidency was marked by engagement with America's foes, the next chapter may well require improving ties with its friends.