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...next two years. These concerns are rarely voiced in Western Europe, which is still in shock over Reagan's willingness at Reykjavik to discuss deep?and possibly even total?cutbacks of U.S. nuclear weapons on the Continent without first consulting NATO allies. Such a move would force them to base their defense primarily on conventional weapons, in which they are considerably outclassed by Warsaw Pact forces...
...Islam, argues that it is more religious and tougher on crime. During its recent stint in power the BNP counted on the support of fundamentalist Islamic parties such as Jamaat-e-Islami, sparking Western concerns that the government may have been turning a blind eye as Bangladesh became a base for militant jihadi groups. The BNP and Jamaat consistently denied that the country was harboring terrorists, but a series of bombings nationwide over three years-culminating in 500 near-simultaneous explosions in August 2005-finally forced the government to act. The authorities belatedly cracked down on extremists, rounding up jihadi...
Hong Kong may still be polluted, cramped and expensive, but somehow or other it continues to reinvent itself. Almost 10 years after the Brits returned Hong Kong to China, the city remains a top regional base for scores of international companies as well as a magnet for overseas capital. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Hong Kong totaled $33.5 billion in 2005 (the most recent figures available). In Asia, only mainland China has attracted more FDI in recent years. Close ties to the booming mainland continue to drive the economy, which grew...
...raids in the sector against Mahdi Army operatives, which the Pentagon now considers a greater threat to security than al-Qaeda. But al-Maliki has consistently stopped American forces from waging an all-out assault on the Mahdi Army or its leadership out of fear of alienating his political base. "The Iraqi leadership has prevented us from targeting some leaders," says a senior military official. "Our understanding is that [such restraints] are now over." In a Jan. 17 meeting with reporters from five news organizations, including TIME, al-Maliki said the new security plan "will not spare anyone who breaks...
...have the opportunity—if he shifts his base from the Potomac to the Charles. MAN FROM THE MIDWEST...