Next week the ninth conference of the parties to the climate change convention (COP9) begins in Milan. Government officials, businessmen, bankers and others from dozens of countries will meet for
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A new drama unfolds in the Globolog discussion forums. Phil Bloomer, of Oxfam's fair trade campaign, has been writing regular updates from the trade talks in
The Ossetian conductor of a Russian orchestra recently led the first performance of an Austrian's symphony (Mahler No. 3) in Shanghai. Afterwards, he was invited to spend an
You wouldnt know it from most media in the United States, but the continent where the janitors come from is seething. The natives seem intent on administering a set
An edited selection of the lively discussion around Cancún from our forum - featuring George Monbiot, Roger Scruton, Paul Kingsnorth and many others - is now available to subscribers who
From sunset on 5 October, Jews observe Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. The need for atonement is more evident in Israel/Palestine, where the suffering of Israeli and Palestinian
Arguments about international trade can get pretty lively. Globolog has touched on some of the issues in the past columns (see, for example, 20 May and 8 August). More recently,
Fuel cell research is to be strongly recommended as a route to protecting the earths resources
So said one Professor Wilhelm Ostwald surely a wise proponent of the kind
Last week and the week before were good ones for Africa. This week was a terrible one for the United Nations.
First, the good news: three items from Africa. One,
Three anglers fishing at Teppozu, from the series Sights of the Eastern Capital, Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi.
As a transition zone between land and sea, shorelines provide a unique set of ecological
If there is one thing I admire about the United States, it is that the first thing they think about is themselves, the second thing is themselves and the third
The US and Europe have more in common than they realise Globalisation, it is has been well-argued , is not the same as Americanisation. Nevertheless, with around a third of the
