http://globalization.about.com/ Globalization Issues http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257665.htm In 1962, Ban Ki-Moon came to the White House and met President John F. Kennedy. Then, Ban was the 18 year-old winner of an English-language speech contest from rural South... http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257665.htm 2006-12-13T01:18:46Z http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257664.htm A major conference on the convergence between global security and U.S. national security opens tomorrow in Washington, DC. The Stanley Foundation event, titled "Leveraging U.S. Strength in an Uncertain World,"... http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257664.htm 2006-12-06T01:53:08Z http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257663.htm The "Iraq Study Group" is a bi-partisan, independent committee chaired by former Secretary of State James A. Baker and former Congressman and 9/11 Commission Vice Chair Lee Hamilton. Their goal... http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257663.htm 2006-11-30T01:21:24Z http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257662.htm "Failed states" may be the biggest global problem most Americans have never heard of. We know about the dangerous spread of weapons of mass destruction, global climate change, violent religious... http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257662.htm 2006-11-28T01:23:42Z http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257660.htm Can private citizens have an impact on U.S. foreign policy? Of course. The ballot box is one direct route, but there are other ways to make your voice heard. Finding the... http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257660.htm 2006-11-23T01:49:31Z http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257661.htm Kosovo has been a serious concern of U.S. foreign policy makers for almost a decade. And big decisions about Kosovo's future are about to be made. Since 1999, Kosovo has been... http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257661.htm 2006-11-21T01:39:01Z http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257659.htm Last week, the trial of Thomas Lubanga began at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. Lubanga is accused of training children as young as 10 to serve... http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257659.htm 2006-11-17T01:06:11Z http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257658.htm After months of delay, the new English-language Al Jazeera International launches today. The date roughly coincides with the tenth anniversary of the highly-successful Arabic-language Al Jazeera. The original Al Jazeera... http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257658.htm 2006-11-15T01:48:36Z http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257657.htm The single most powerful example of U.S. foreign policy in physical form is an overseas visit from the President of the United States. No matter where he (or someday she)... http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257657.htm 2006-11-13T01:13:19Z http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257656.htm Long before the mid-term elections, the national debate over U.S. military involvement in Iraq was trapped in quicksand. President Bush and his supporters seemed set on prosecuting the war, with... http://globalization.about.com/b/a/257656.htm 2006-11-10T01:51:11Z