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	<title>Future Atlas</title>
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	<description>The geography of the future</description>
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		<title>Would striking Iran work?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new analysis by the Institute for Science and International Security attempts to answer that question, the Washington Post reports.
A military strike against Iran&#8217;s nuclear facilities would probably only delay the country&#8217;s progress toward nuclear-weapons capability, according to a study that concludes that such an attack could backfire by strengthening Tehran&#8217;s resolve to acquire the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/11/would-striking-iran-work/</link>
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		<title>West Africa: drugs threaten stability</title>
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		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/10/west-africa-drugs-threaten-stability/</link>
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		<title>Georgia: self-determination, and NATO</title>
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		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/09/georgia-self-determination-and-nato/</link>
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		<title>The Future of Canada</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FutureAtlas.com now has a section on the future of Canada, including:

scenarios
stability
international conflict
self-determination issues
demography

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		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/31/the-future-of-canada/</link>
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		<title>Mapping the speed of change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the issue that comes out next week, Foreign Policy magazine will cover some work I did at the consulting firm Social Technologies on mapping the speed of change.
Foreign Policy writes:
How swiftly or slowly life changes in particular countries is the subject of the Speed of Change Index, which measures changes in urbanization, literacy, GDP [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/28/mapping-the-speed-of-change/</link>
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		<title>Signs of change in Cuba</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An NPR reporter in Cuba suggests that change &#8212; at least of a kind &#8212; is underway.  
Writes NPR, &#8220;There are signs in Cuba that Fidel Castro&#8217;s power is truly waning, despite that many Cubans have a hard time believing that his rule is really over.&#8221;
The reporter&#8217;s findings suggest a &#8220;Fidelismo without Fidel&#8221; scenario, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/31/signs-of-change-in-cuba/</link>
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		<title>Is democracy inevitable?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Atlantic recently asked its panel of 40 foreign policy experts about prospects for democracy, publishing the results in March.
One question&#8211;do you believe the proliferation of democratic government is inevitable in the long run?&#8211;yielded these results:

63% &#8212; no
38% &#8212; yes

Skeptics&#8217; comments included these:

&#8220;We seem to have forgotten that democracy is an organic phenomenon&#8211;that &#8230; it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/31/is-democracy-inevitable/</link>
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		<title>Socially malfunctioning Japan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post reports on how little will there is to deal with the causes of Japan&#8217;s projected demographic collapse.
The article notes that the country may lose 70% of its workforce by 2050, at the same time it is faced with supporting a massive population of seniors.
The oncoming problems could be alleviated with immigration and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/31/socially-malfunctioning-japan/</link>
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		<title>Abkhazia</title>
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		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2008/05/28/abkhazia/</link>
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		<title>Fraying Bolivia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Angus Reid polling explains why Bolivia&#8217;s constitutional troubles are &#8220;more likely to split the nation in two&#8221; than to bring it peace.
As the indigenous Andean majority assert their newfound political power, the wealthier, more Hispanic lowland areas such as Santa Cruz are growing restive, and there is talk of separation.  Angus Reid reports that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.futureatlas.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/29/fraying-bolivia/</link>
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