http://www.valueaddist.com/blog Tackling issues of global concern Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:26:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a test post to determine access privileges for "contributor" level. http://www.valueaddist.com/blog/2008/07/01/this-is-a-test-post/ Louise Poliquin Washington International School After nearly a half century in power, the communist government in China is scouring the world for oil, natural gas, and minerals to keep its economic machine thriving. Its powerful trade deals are insufficient for solving the country’s water problems. According to the New York Times, ... http://www.valueaddist.com/blog/2008/07/01/chinas-water-crisis-growing/ Margaret Shaw Washington International School I’m a big fan of the “international experience.” It’s why I first applied to this school and it’s why I decided to host an ASSIST exchange student from Moldova, 11th grader Doina Chiselita, at my house for the second half of the school year. So when Doina ... http://www.valueaddist.com/blog/2008/07/01/a-students-journey-through-romanian-orthodox-easter/ Adriaan Hilbers Washington International School When Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) fought for independence in its famous 1980 war, Robert Mugabe emerged as a hero. Having led the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) through a hard but successful struggle to gain independence for Zimbabwe, he was made the first prime minister, staying in this ... http://www.valueaddist.com/blog/2008/07/01/controversy-surrounds-zimbabwe-elections/ Stanislas Dupuy Washington International School In the first few weeks of May, the international community was devastated by a pair of natural disasters that have already matched the vast scale of disaster of 2004’s Tsunami. On May 3, Cyclone Nargis hit Burma, geographically the largest country in Southeast Asia. A little more ... http://www.valueaddist.com/blog/2008/07/01/natural-disasters-devastate-southeast-asia/ Leena Ramadan Washington International School Moisés Naím, the editor of Foreign Policy magazine, wrote an article titled “Rogue Aid” a year ago. He wrote that his friend from the World Bank lost a deal with the Nigerian government to repair its crumbling railways to the Chinese government. The Bank’s offer of $5 ... http://www.valueaddist.com/blog/2008/07/01/dollar-imperialism-takes-on-a-new-face/