No. 30, April 2013

Admiral Sam Locklear on Indo-Asia-Pacific Challenges & Opportunities

Admiral Sam Locklear on Indo-Asia-Pacific Challenges & Opportunities

Why does the Asia Pacific region matter to the American people and the global population at large? The answer is self-evident when one realizes the area “really can’t be called a ‘region’ because it’s too large,” explains Admiral Sam Locklear. With more than 50 percent of the world’s surface, it encompasses more than one-half of the world’s population, and that number is increasing. Locklear, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), the...

CH2M HILL & Singapore’s Canals: Reconnecting People to Water’s Life Flow

CH2M HILL & Singapore’s Canals: Reconnecting People to Water’s Life Flow

The word “canal” evokes many responses from the romance of the canals of Venice to the toxic legacy of the Love Canal. A canal can be a dramatic centerpiece to commerce and history, a forgotten stormwater chute behind buildings or a constructed waterway through arid fields where frogs croak and children learn to swim. In cities throughout the world, canals are either wasted or polluted stormwater gullies, a boon for development and center of urban life or something...

The Silent Abuse of War: Hearing & Helping Those Who Serve

The Silent Abuse of War: Hearing & Helping Those Who Serve

Iwrite as the mother of an ex-Army son and a person concerned about our returning military service men and women both here, in Australia, and overseas. It has become apparent to many that the toll on these people has been great. Australia, like America, is experiencing an increase in suicide, depression, alcohol abuse and post-traumatic stress upon our children’s, family members’ and friends’ return. After witnessing it personally and hearing about some of my son...

Team 5 Remote Medical Foundation: Helping San Marcos Earthquake Victims

Do Governments Effect Security or Insecurity?

Man-Animal Conflicts in India: Understanding Hidden Social Factors

Transformational Mentorship: Discovering What Makes Life Work

Bioengineering Solutions for Restoring Lotic Ecosystems

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