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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
The article provides information and statistics about the illegal drug production and use of methamphetamine, also known as meth. Southeast Asia is the world's largest manufacturer of the drug, it is made in superlabs that can manufacture almost 110,000 doses every two days. Pseudoephedrine is a key ingredient in the production of meth.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
The article focuses on Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú, the world's richest man worth an estimated $59 billion. Slim owns Teléfonos de México, commonly referred to as Telmex, which controls 92 percent of all of Mexicos land lines. He also owns shares in 222 other companies. His net worth is 6 percent of Mexico's gross domestic product. His businesspractices are compared to those of Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
The article provides brief biographies of four international billionaires, Suleiman Kerimov of Russia, brothers Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani of India, and Naguib Sawiris of Egypt. Kerimov, an elected representative of the Duma, made his money buying shares in government owned companies. The Ambanis shared a home while building an multinational conglomerate, when they no longer dealt well with each other, their mother split their business. Sawiris made money investing in telecom industries.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
In this article the author discusses issues arising from the Iraq War. He agrees that a major source of responsibility for the war, which he characterizes as having been "bungled," lies with the neoconservatives within the administration of U.S. president George W. Bush, but he also faults the American people as well. According to the author the Bush administration created an atmosphere wherein the American people felt they did not have to make sacrifices to support the war effort.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
In this article the author discusses issues surrounding the globalization of trade. He notes those in favor and those against the practice do have a single area of common ground, the notion that globalization increases market share for a small number of entities. According to the author they are mistaken on this point. He asserts that during the process of globalization significant portions of business become more competitive.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
The article examines the expansion of hip hop music and culture from a purely urban American art form to a global instrument of marketing and communication. The international spread of rap and hip hop is examined, the author noting that it is used to espouse a number of causes around the world. The impact of hip hop on international trade is evaluated.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
In this article the author examines the reasons behind the global reach and impact of American hip-hop culture and rap music. The author cites a number of reasons for hip-hop's eminence, noting the size and global influence of recording companies and the fact that hip-hop, as a style and brand, has an impact on fashion, sports and lifestyle products.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
A chart is presented showing the twenty most globalized and integrated economies in the world. INSETS: Small but Powerful;Baltic Tiger.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
The article reviews the book "La Casta: Così i Politici Italiani Sono Diventati Intoccabili/ The Cast: How Italian Politicians Have Become Untouchable," by Sergio Rizzo and Gian Antonio Stella.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
The article reviews the book "From Slave Trade to Free Trade: How Trade Undermines Democracy and Justice in Africa," edited by Patrick Burnett and Firoze Manji.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
In this article the author examines the article "E Pluribus Unum: Diversity and Community in the Twenty-First Century," by Robert Putnam, published in the journal "Scandinavian Political Studies, volume 30, number 2, June 2007. Discussed is Putnam's contention that increasing heterogeneity threatens to disturb social solidarity.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
The article examines the use of the Internet as a tool linking insurgents fighting as a result of the invasion of Iraq. The authors discuss a number of aspects of terrorist and insurgent use of the Internet including the employment of cyberspace to spread their message to millions of Muslims, to recruit fighters to their cause, to raise money and to foment religious violence.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
The article reports on technological methods that allow for Internet communication in authoritarian countries where avenues of communication, foreign news and outside information may be blocked. The use of secure computer proxy servers is examined. Also evaluated are routing systems developed by the University of Toronto and by the United States Navy.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
The article reports on the increasing use of cellular telephones for banking transactions in developing countries. The author notes that such schemes are being instituted in countries with large numbers of their workers laboring in other nations and remitting money home to families. The article examines cell phone banking plans in a number of Asian and African countries.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
The article examines attempts on the part of the government of India to observe activity in cybercafes in the city of Mumbai as a means of curbing terrorism. Vijay Mukhi, a advocate of Internet privacy and freedom, denounces the suggestion, claiming that such actions would turn computers into the mechanical equivalent of police informers.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
The article profiles Ilya Vasilyev, the proprietor of a semi-secret school for computer hackers based in Moscow, Russia. In the piece Vasilyev discusses a number of issues, including his strict admission guidelines, his unwillingness to use his hacking skills to commit crimes or cyberterrorism and an approach made to him by the Russian government security service.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
A list of web sites thought to be of interest to readers of the magazine is presented, including the site devoted to intellectual matters, bookforum.com, a web page discussing economics at econtalk.org and danieldrezner.com/blog, a blog devoted to international trade and foreign policy.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
The article provides answers to the Foreign Policy magazine quiz that appears elsewhere in the journal.
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Foreign Policy; 11/01/2007
The article examines issues arising from the 2008 Summer Olympic Games to be held in Beijing, China. It is suggested that the drama of the sporting events will be rivaled by clashes between the Chinese authorities and activists protesting a number of causes. The author discusses the government preparations to deal with demonstrations and the likely response to protests against a number of Chinese actions.
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