Seven Revolutions

Excellent article in the NYTimes that touches on corporate citizenship.

Interesting new water report by Jon Alterman.

Part of a year long project at CSIS to identify how Al Qaeda and Associated Movements (AQAM) have morphed over the last few years and where it will be going out to the 2025.

This is a report that details progress (or lack thereof) we have made in the United States towards combating our Cyber deficiency.

Erik Peterson, CSIS Senior Advisor, asked Josette Sheeran, executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

NYSE, Deutsche Börse Near $25 Billion Tie-Up; Deal Would Symbolize a Diminished Role for New York in Finance.

What is the Outlook for Multinational Cooperation in this New Environment?

According to the Vatican, how should global governance be reshaped in an increasingly multipolar world?

How many countries now have a fertility level of less than two children per woman?

The Islamic world's quiet revolution Forget politics. Muslim countries are poised to experience a new wave of change - but this time it's all about demographics. Nicholas Eberstadt | Foreign Policy A Moroccan mother and child beg for money in the medina on in Rabat, Morocco on Feb. 18, 2011.

How do the United States and China both stand to gain by pursuing cooperative policies?

FIVE centuries before Facebook and the Arab spring, social media helped bring about the ReformationRead on: How Luther went viral, from our Christmas edition

The spread of a new sort of business in the emerging world will cause increasing problems.

The crisis of Western liberal capitalism has coincided with the rise of a powerful new form of state capitalism in emerging markets.

Power is essential for India's long-term growth. But electricity is unlikely to flow fast enough.

IN THE search for the villain behind the global financial crisis, some have pointed to inequality as a culprit. In his 2010 book "Fault Lines", Raghuram Rajan argued that inequality was a cause of the crisis...

Coal combustion is the largest source of carbon dioxide emissions on the planet. But the fuel isn't going away anytime soon, since demand for it is ballooning in the developing world. So instead of indulging in quixotic visions of a coal-free world, policymakers should focus on supporting new technologies that can reduce how much carbon coal emits.

Social media provides huge opportunities, but will bring huge problems

Tim Berners-Lee (2010) Short talk about collaborating on the web with "open" data. People from around the world using open data available on-line for making changes. Great graphics

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IBM is developing a super small supercomputer that is also more environmentally friendly (up to 50% more efficient). The size gives a clear picture of just how far computation has come. There is also a video included.