It's Not Only the Economy: "It's the Kids' Survival (Stupid)".
LONDON, November 10 /PRNewswire/ -- - Remembering the Two Great Wars, London Lawyer Sends Wake-Up Call to the World's Governments and Learned Bodies International lawyer and world-affairs analyst, William Dunmore, (a grandfather and 2nd World War naval officer), has deep concerns for the children and future generations...

China trails US, Japan in 'soft power' in Asia.
The United States in particular remains highly regarded in all five key areas of soft power addressed in the survey: Economics, culture, human capital, diplomacy, and politics, said the report by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the East Asia Institute of South Korea. "China's growing...

War in heaven; the arms race in outer space.
9781595581143 War in heaven; the arms race in outer space. Caldicott, Helen and Craig Eisendrath. The New Press 2007 166 pages $23.95 Hardcover UG1520 Caldicott (co-founder, Physicians for Social Responsibility) and...

China's energy strategy; the impact on Beijing's maritime policies.
9781591143307 China's energy strategy; the impact on Beijing's maritime policies. Ed. by Gabriel B. Collins et al. Naval Institute Press 2008 485 pages $47.95 Hardcover VA633 Along with China's impressive economic...

Update on Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space.
The foremost measure intended to address current gaps in the treaties relevant to space security is the "Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space" (PAROS) resolution of the United Nations General Assembly's First Committee. In the past, PAROS has experienced near-unanimous support among UN members, but in recent...

N-deal must for energy needs: Prime Minister.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday endorsed the concerns of India's security establishment when he sounded a chilling warning about the dangers of nuclear technology falling into the "dangerous hands" of terrorists and called for greater vigil to ensure non-proliferation of sensitive equipment and material. ...

NIXON AND KISSINGER'S DOUBLE ACT.
Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power. Robert Dallek. Allen Lane. [Pounds sterling]30.00. xii + 740 pages. ISBN 978-0-713-99796-5. Robert Dallek, a biographer of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, has now directed his considerable energies and skill to a comprehensive joint biography of President Richard Nixon...

The Great Naval Game: Britain and Germany in the Age of Empire.
The Great Naval Game: Britain and Germany in the Age of Empire, by Jan Ruger. Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2007. xv, 337 pp. $95.00 US (cloth). Over a quarter century ago Paul Kennedy's seminal work, The...

PERU AND CHILE DENY ARMS RACE AS BOTH BUILD UP ARMED FORCES.
Peruvian and Chilean officials alternately complained about and denied an arms race as both countries made military purchases from European nations in February. One Peruvian congressman accused the US of fomenting an arms race in the region, while many of his compatriots and the Peruvian press complained loudly about...

After the arms race nuclear issue again.
IT seems strange that years after the cold war and the end of the arms race, certain forces would try to gain military superiority to dictate their will on others. I am referring to the recent revelations by China that North Korea was producing plutonium enough to...