Pandora's box: U.S. faces uphill task securing nuclear treaty renewal

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The Apr 17, 1995, conference in NY on extension of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty has become a cliffhanger as the US tries to scrape up enough votes to guarantee indefinite extension and N Korea complicates the issue. Many countries are unhappy that the five nations with definite nuclear capability are not scrapping their weapons, while regional tensions increase. Some say N Korea's games show the treaty is worthless and only serves to tie their hands. The treaty is the foundation of modern global security.

Arms control, Nuclear weapons, Nuclear nonproliferation

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Boycott brigade: U.S. cities take lead in sanctioning Asian countries

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New York City Council speaker, Peter Vallone, is calling for legislation to curb the persecution of Christians in countries such as China, Vietnam, Pakistan, and Indonesia. His bill is a sign that local governments are now taking the lead with regard to human rights, and this has led to concern from corporate executives, who believe that state and local sanctions will not only impact trade, but also wider foreign policy.

Planning, International trade, Asia, Economic sanctions, Sanctions (International law)

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Politics of famine

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Politics has been the cause for the shortage of food aid to North Korea. North Korea needs 1 mil tons of food to avert the effects of famine, but the UN can only muster 200,000 tons. Food aid is being used an as instrument to gain peace in the Korean region.

Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs), Nutrition Aid Programs, Domestic economic assistance, Food relief, Food assistance, North Korea, Famines, Nutrition policy

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