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FDI will not recover strongly in 2013
The IMF yesterday forecast that the global economy will expand 3.5% this year -- 0.3 percentage...
InternationalUN sanctions may provoke, not curb, North Korea
The UN Security Council yesterday voted in favour of imposing additional sanctions on North Korea...
North KoreaGlobalisation far from entirely negative for labour
Globalisation's critics have often warned against a 'race to the bottom', in which competitive...
InternationalMladic trial will set seal on international court
The ICTY's final trials will define its 'legacy', particularly the trial of Ratko Mladic, which...
InternationalPost-MDGs development framework will be very different
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are due to expire in 2015.
InternationalSyria conflict set to intensify and endure
UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi today met President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, discussing the current...
SyriaGender-peace links gain global prominence
In 2000 the UN Security Council (UNSC) unanimously passed Resolution 1325, which recognised the...
InternationalUN Security Council move shows continued Mali caution
The UNSC yesterday adopted a further resolution on the Mali crisis.
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