 The
"war on terrorism" launched
by U.S. President George W. Bush after
the 9/11 attacks in 2001 made it clear
that no matter where we live -- Iraq,
Indonesia or Iceland -- we belong to
a globalised world. The frozen Far North
is hit hardest by global warming fed
by factories far to the south, headlines
in newspapers all over the world speak
of the World Bank's debacle, and telephone
orders placed by U.S. consumers for
Asian-made computers are answered by
telecentre workers in India trained
to "sound American." An increasingly
vocal civil society accuses the UN and
other global institutions like the WTO
of serving the interests of rich and
powerful nations at the expense of the
poorest. Multinational corporations
forge ahead, relentlessly serving profit.
IPS, with its history of amplifying
the voices of the world's unheard and
with its network of writers and editors
in 150 countries, will help you make
sense of these global forces. |
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