Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Pressure builds for US climate action
BBC NEWS |"As the Kyoto protocol on climate change comes into effect this week, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, the US, remains on the sidelines.
The US is responsible for nearly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions
But the pressure on President George W Bush to re-engage with the international community to curb global warming may build in his second term.
The US is responsible for nearly a quarter of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide, but President Bush refuses to budge on his opposition to mandatory restrictions.
However, this is not the end of the story."
Friday, February 11, 2005
Mind the Gap: Revisiting 'The Pentagon's New Map'
TCS: Tech Central Station | "When Thomas P.M. Barnett's controversial book 'The Pentagon's New Map' was published in April 2004, it received an odd sort of bi-polar public reception. On the one hand, former Pentagon briefer Barnett was the subject of a favorable profile on the front page of the Wall Street Journal as his book quickly attained best-seller status. On the other hand, several prominent outlets such as the New York Times Book Review opted to ignore 'The Pentagon's New Map.' Those who chose to ignore it chose unwisely. Whether you like Barnett's vision or loathe it, ten months after the book's publication it is clear that Barnett's prescience was stunning. "
Sufism and the Future of Islam
TCS.com | "As the year came to a close, in an elegant residence in the capital city of this Central Asian ex-Soviet republic, Sheikh Muhammad Sadiq Muhammad Yusuf, the 52-year old, former grand mufti, or chief Muslim cleric for Central Asia, spoke in a manner seldom heard from Islamic community leaders inside the United States. He began by declaring that Muslims worldwide need to study and take responsibility for the problem of Islamist extremism. He also spoke appreciatively of visiting Washington.
He then remarked, in a colloquy on how U.S. leaders should formulate global policy and strategy, 'Sufism, our Muslim spiritual tradition, enjoys support from the American authorities.'"
TCS: Tech Central Station - Sufism and the Future of Islam
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