Over the past generation sub-Saharan Africahas suffered prolonged and virtually continentwide economic failure, marked by pervasive economic retrogression and even reversals in social development.

The economic tragedy that is post-colonial African history, indeed, arguably constitutes the twentieth century"s single greatest developmental failure.

As memory of past tragedies fade, many Australians question their participation in the war on terror. Whereas three years ago, the Australian mission in Afghanistan was relatively popular, polls now show almost two-thirds of Australians want their troops withdrawn from Afghanistan.

Bill Eagleton was incorruptible and a gentleman. He never joined the ranks of more recent American diplomats and military officers by seeking to cash in his connections and his position for consulting positions or contracts.

Sub-Saharan Africa will not emerge as a global economic force unless there is a complete turnaround in its economic performance, but there is reason to be cautiously optimistic about the shift to a new global development paradigm that would be far less dependent on natural resources.

The newest phase of the global AIDS pandemic is the unfolding of the contagion across the great Islamic expanse.

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is an entrenched and organized group that continues to threaten Western interests, and all members of the Western alliance have a responsibility for defeating the group.

A fusillade of criticism has fallen upon the United States for being the lone holdout in a WTO proposal to encourage poor nations to import generic versions of patented drugs.