Corruption by Country for 2008

Posted by Matt in November 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in general, Corruption, Corruption Index, Corruption Perceptions Index, Countries Of The World, Developing Countries, Index Cpi, Organization, Perceptions, politicians, Private Gain, Public Officials, Score

The annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) orders the countries of the world according to “the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians”. The organization defines corruption as “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain”.
The 2008 survey covers 180 countries. A higher score means less (perceived) corruption. The results [...]

Nuclear ring reportedly had advanced weapon design

Posted by Matt in June 15th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Proliferation, Ballistic Missile, blueprint, Blueprints, Bomb, David Albright, Developing Countries, Draft Report, Electronic Blueprints, Hindu, Hindu India, International Investigators, Iran, Led, Libya, New York Times, News Report, North-Korea, Nuclear Designs, Nuclear Device, Nuclear Ring, Nuclear Weapon, Nuclear Weapon Design, Qadeer Khan, Related News, Rogue Nations, Rogue Report, Sanger, Scientist, Smugglers, Warhead Design, Washington Post, Weapon Design, Weapons Inspector

An international smuggling ring may have secretly shared blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon with Iran, North Korea and other rogue countries, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
The now-defunct ring led by Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan is previously known to have sold bomb-related parts to Libya, Iran and North Korea. A draft report by former [...]

The coming crisis

Posted by Matt in May 5th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Oil, Afflictions, Appetite, China, Consumption, Countries Around The World, Crisis, Crude Oil, Developing Countries, Developing World, food, Food Bank, Food Shortages, Foreseeable Future, Foretaste, Global Population, Global Shortage, India, Jeff Rubin, Oil Prices, petroleum, Related Products, Social Unrest

But at the same time, the economies of China and India have continued growing, which accelerates the consumption of petroleum-related products and increases the amount and quality of food each person eats. These three facts have conspired to produce a global shortage of crude oil which has exacerbated the world’s inability to feed itself. If [...]

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