The greening of the WTO The WTO is often portrayed as a dangerous threat to the environment. But this reputation is largely undeserved, because the trade body has in fact developed principles that accommodate both trade and environmental concerns. There are several steps it can take, however, to make sure, the green trend continues

The myth of ethnic warfare Stuart Kauffman tries to explain why so many ethnic conflicts at the end of the Cold War. The only problem is that few of these had anything to do with ethnicity in the first place

The first engagement in the new war on terrorism- with Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan- poses severe challenges for the United states. Rooting out bin Laden’s network will require military success in a country that the Soviet Union could not conquer in ten years of trying, as well as support from unstable surrounding nations. Washington may be tempted to try to oust the Taliban regime, but doing so could rekindle Afghanistan´s brutal civil war. The United States must proceed with caution- or end up the ash Heap of Afghan history