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JUN 25, 2008 • Article

The South Korean metropolis of New Songdo is slated to be the world's largest "ubiquitous city," with tracking devices everywhere. The entrenchment of social surveillance ...

JUN 24, 2008 • Article

More than one country that is about to host a prestigious sporting event is facing international criticism over human rights and diplomacy.

JUN 20, 2008 • Article

Many beer lovers fear that industry consolidation will lead to homogenization -- a process some deride as "lagerization."

JUN 18, 2008 • Article

Water shortages could be as lethal in the twenty-first century as terrorism and the relentless exhaustion of energy reserves, but the U.S. presidential candidates ...

JUN 16, 2008 • Article

The rise of English as a global lingua franca is one of the most striking developments of the last few decades, but the use of ...

JUN 11, 2008 • Article

Matthew Hennessey interviews Patrick Bond, director of the Centre for Civil Society at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, on post-election unrest in Zimbabwe ...

JUN 11, 2008 • Article

Balancing development and security in outer space will be an important international challenge in coming decades as rising powers force realignment here on Earth.

JUN 10, 2008 • Article

Those who question the moral significance of borders often invoke the EU as a model of post-national belonging. Yet for asylum-seekers, "Fortress Europe" remains a ...