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National Defense March 2007 Stew Magnuson |
U.S. Military Seeks to Quash Terrorism Before it Takes Root U.S. European Command has spearheaded a military training component called the Trans-Saharan Counter-Terrorism Initiative that aims to train African forces to root out terrorists. |
National Defense March 2007 Stew Magnuson |
Nine Nations Point to Complexity of African Landscape As the Pentagon contemplates what the new AFRICOM will look like, the diverse nations participating in the Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorism Initiative point to the complexity of the African political and social landscape. |
National Defense March 2007 Stew Magnuson |
Capabilities of Algerian Islamist Group Are Murky The presence of an Algeria-based terrorist group in West and North Africa is a concern for U.S. European Command. Leaders there have cited its presence as one of the reasons the Trans-Saharan Counter Terrorism Initiative is needed to train regional troops. |
National Defense March 2007 Stew Magnuson |
Special Operators Say Training Goes Both Ways While the larger goal of the the Trans-Sahara Counter Terrorism Initiative is to stop Islamic extremism from making inroads in nine North and West African countries, on a smaller scale, trainers said that it's a mutually beneficial relationship. |
Chemistry World February 15, 2007 Victoria Gill |
Novartis Contests India's Patent Law Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has accused the Indian government of failing to comply with WTO rules after it refused to grant the company a patent on its cancer drug Glivec. |
Reason February 2007 Brian Doherty |
Tax Man of Steel The U.S. International Trade Commission held hearings on whether to revoke anti-dumping duties on steel imports from 16 different countries, including the U.K. and Japan. The duties penalize foreign steel producers for failing to meet profit levels set by the U.S. government. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2007 Michael Dumiak |
New Tech, Old Fuel Estonia wrests a future from a filthy past -- oil shale supplies between 70% and 90% of the country's electricity. This is not by any means environmental perfection, however it shows what some basic investment and long-term thinking can do. |
Chemistry World January 24, 2007 Victoria Gill |
Cooling Chemical Fuels Snowy Spat Swiss winter sports event organizers, troubled by unseasonably warm temperatures, have caused an environmental stir by using chemical fertilizers to maintain their precious slopes. Environmental researchers are now investigating the extent and effects of this practice. |
Chemistry World January 2007 Mark Peplow |
Editorial: The End of the Beginning for Reach It's been a long time coming, but the European Reach (registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals) legislation has finally been settled, and should come into force progressively from June 2007. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006 Annie Turner |
What Europe Could Gain From a Better Relationship with U.S. Defense The European defense industry needs to establish a far better relationship with the U.S. market immediately, yet this is easier said than done. |
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