Nigeria: Ignoring the Rules of the Road in Abuja
In Nigeria take care when weaving through the city streets: Don't count on impatient drivers slowing down.
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In Nigeria take care when weaving through the city streets: Don't count on impatient drivers slowing down.
The operation to secure Kazakhstan's Plutonium Mountain is a tale that spans 17 years and several continents, based almost entirely on ad hoc agreements struck by scientists and engineers.
The mission to secure an abandoned Soviet nuclear testing site and a potential plutonium “mine” has taken 17 years and a remarkable weaving of intelligence, diplomacy and engineering.
It has been 72 years since an American president requested a declaration of war from Congress. Pulitzer Center senior adviser Marvin Kalb discusses this issue in his new book "The Road to War."
Government officials say the construction of a hydroelectric dam in western Panama is necessary to address a national electricity emergency, but local residents say they won’t benefit.
In Bogotá the reckless taxi drivers go so fast that passengers find themselves longing for a nice slow traffic jam—yet Colombia's record on road safety is better than many.
Cheap Chinese-made motorcycles far outnumber cars on Jakarta's roads—and they have become a major safety hazard.
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A global overview introduces a series on road safety, one of the world's biggest—and most under-reported—crises.
The Eskimos of Alaska and Russia share common heritage, customs and family ties—and thanks to new U.S./Russia initiatives are beginning to venture across the narrow Bering Strait.
Marvin Kalb discusses the impact of Defense Department budget cuts with defense experts, in a forum at the Brookings Institution.
The Upper Gulf of the Sea of Cortez, like the ancient mariner, suffers from an albatross around its neck. But this albatross swims unseen in its murky depths.