Tunnel vision
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The Channel Tunnel linking the UK and France has enough capacity to capture much of the traffic between the two countries, and this makes it an attractive terrorist target. No security screening systems are available that could prevent terrorists from placing a bomb in the tunnel. The issue has not been tackled by the UK government. A fire in the tunnel has created a climate in which the question of terrorism could be usefully addressed. This means assessing the need to fund alternative methods of crossing the English Channel.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1996
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$50 billion how would you spend it?
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The associate professor in political science at the University of Aarhus and organiser of the Copenhagen Consensus argues that priorities need to be identified when dealing with the world's problems as to not prioritise only makes these problems less clear. It is argued that if $50 billion were put forward to solve global problems, at present the money would be best invested in HIV/Aids prevention, as dealing with this issue would have the most immediate and obvious beneficial impact.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2005
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