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In the Middle East, New Strategies or More of the Same?
The US, the EU and Israel are more determined than ever to bolster Fatah at the expense of Hamas in the Palestinian Territories. Also, $25 million buys North Korea's nuclear cooperation, and the loss of a satellite diminishes the ability to predict the paths and intensities of hurricanes.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThe US, the EU and Israel are more determined than ever to bolster Fatah at the expense of Hamas in the Palestinian Territories. We look at the benefits and the risks of further dividing the Palestinian people. Also, North Korea makes some concessions on the nuclear front and, on Reporter's Notebook, the ability to predict the paths and intensities of hurricanes could be diminished by the loss of a satellite that’s already outlived its predicted lifespan.
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3 storiesIn the Middle East, New Strategies or More of the Same?
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced today that the US today will lift the embargo placed on the Palestinian Authority when Hamas won parliamentary elections 18 months ago. Also today, the European Union said it will resume direct aid to the Palestinian Authority now that Hamas is out of the government. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert,…
Read the story1 minRelease of Funds Moves North Korea on Nuclear Shutdown
Some $25 million is on its way from New York to Russia and finally to North Korea, which has refused to begin decommissioning its Yongbyon nuclear reactor until it gets the money. Does that mean the crisis over nuclear weapons is about to be resolved? Daniel Pinkston is Director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the Monterey…
Read the story6 minAging but Crucial Hurricane Satellite May Not Be Replaced
The QuickSCAT weather satellite has already outlived its predicted lifespan by three years. If it fails, the accuracy of predicting the paths and intensities of hurricanes could be reduced by 16%. Replacement plans have been pushed back to 2016. Jim Kossin, an atmospheric research scientist at the University of…
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