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Q&A: The Future of Agriculture May Well Be in Cities
Shari Nijman interviews DICKSON DESPOMMIER, director of the Vertical Farm Project

NEW YORK - In the coming decades, the world's population is expected to grow by at least another two billion people, 80 percent of whom will live in cities by the year 2050.

OP-ED: Arab Autocrats Aiding Resurgence of Terrorism
Dr. Emile Nakhleh*
WASHINGTON - The rising spectre of terrorism in Syria shows that by clinging to power and refusing to implement meaningful reforms, Arab autocrats in Syria, Bahrain, and elsewhere are indirectly contributing to the resurgence of terrorism in their societies.

: Post-Quake Haiti Severely Dependent on Private Sector
Carey L. Biron
WASHINGTON - More than two years after the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, NGOs and private contractors are continuing to provide 80 percent of the country's social services.

Bush at War Part II

In Focus: Iraq

Economy and Trade

> U.S. Arms Sale Sends Wrong Signal to Bahrain, Groups Say
> Recovering From the Spring, at a Price
> Unresolved Ethnic Issues Threaten Myanmar Reforms
> China Key to Green Tech Innovation?

> Arab Autocrats Aiding Resurgence of Terrorism
> Bullying, Leadership and the Presidency of the United States
> Obama's Gay Marriage Endorsement Makes Waves in the Caribbean
> U.S. Arms Sale Sends Wrong Signal to Bahrain, Groups Say

> Post-Quake Haiti Severely Dependent on Private Sector
> Occupiers Reclaim Land for Sustainable Farming
> Tunisia's Revolution is Just Beginning
> Ethnic Minority Youth Lead New Wave of Student Activism

> Occupiers Reclaim Land for Sustainable Farming
> Water Conflicts Move Up on U.S. Security Agenda
> China Key to Green Tech Innovation?
> Indigenous Peruvian Community Locked in Dispute with Oil Company

> The Future of Agriculture May Well Be in Cities
> Post-Quake Haiti Severely Dependent on Private Sector
> Occupiers Reclaim Land for Sustainable Farming
> Recovering From the Spring, at a Price

> Arab Autocrats Aiding Resurgence of Terrorism
> Bullying, Leadership and the Presidency of the United States
> Obama's Gay Marriage Endorsement Makes Waves in the Caribbean
> U.S. Arms Sale Sends Wrong Signal to Bahrain, Groups Say

> Recovering From the Spring, at a Price
> Next Round of Pacific Trade Pact Talks to Be Lengthy, Secretive
> Epidemic of Premature Births in Rich and Poor Nations Alike
> Restructuring the Planet's Food System

Media & Communications

> Latin American Media Chose Not to Publish Certain WikiLeaks Cables
> New Steps by Obama to Curb Atrocities in Syria, Elsewhere
> Tweeting Democracy Across the Arab World
> Websites Black Out over "SOPA Censorship"

Multilateralism Under Siege

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More North American News

OP-ED: Bullying, Leadership and the Presidency of the United States

Obama's Gay Marriage Endorsement Makes Waves in the Caribbean

U.S. Arms Sale Sends Wrong Signal to Bahrain, Groups Say

U.S.: Occupiers Reclaim Land for Sustainable Farming

BOOKS: Controversy and Deadly Destruction Arising from Drone Use

Recovering From the Spring, at a Price

Unresolved Ethnic Issues Threaten Myanmar Reforms

U.S. Treasury Claim of Iran-Al-Qaeda "Secret Deal" Is Discredited

Water Conflicts Move Up on U.S. Security Agenda

U.S.: Obama Comes Out For Same-Sex Marriage

Latest Global News

Ratko Mladic Goes on Trial for Genocide

Rio+20: European Parliament Absent in Sustainability Summit

Q&A: The Future of Agriculture May Well Be in Cities

Maternal Deaths Drop By Nearly Half

COLOMBIA-U.S.: Trade Deal "Throws Country into Jaws of Multinationals," Critics Say

OP-ED: Arab Autocrats Aiding Resurgence of Terrorism

Colombian River Basin Passes the Test of El Niño and La Niña

Manila and Moscow Inch Closer to Labour Agreement

EU Feels Force of Israeli Demolitions

Public Funds Could Help Provide Water and Electricity, Researchers Say

More than 300 million strong, the world's indigenous peoples are beginning to make themselves heard, in international arenas like the new United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, and at the national level, where their growing numbers are translating into political muscle. Via its local writers, IPS endeavours to transmit these indigenous voices and untangle their issues for a global audience

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