“Don't kid yourself. President Obama's decision to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan before he stands for reelection is not driven by the United States' 'position of strength' in the war zone as much as it is by grim economic and political realities at home.” WarStatesHomeRealityKidsPoliticalPresidentDecisionUnitedUnited StatesEconomicPositionDrivenZoneAfghanistanPresident ObamaTroopsGrimWar ZonesReelection Author:Ron Fournier
“Globalization makes our economy, our health, and our security all captive to events on the other side of the world. And no other nation on earth has a greater capacity to shape that global system, or to build consensus around a new set of international rules that expand the zones of freedom, personal safety, and economic well-being. Like it or not, if we want to make America more secure, we are going to have to help make the world more secure.” IfsWorldWantWellsHelpingEarthAmericaNationsSidesEconomyGreaterEconomicSecurityEventsShapesCapacitySafetyInternationalSecureWell BeingZoneGlobalizationConsensusCaptivesPersonal Safety Book:The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream Source: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
“But please remember, that in 1991 in the Sejm [lower chamber of polish parliament] I didn't demand the abolishment of Special Economic Zones. I demanded the creation of a single Special Economic Zone - which would encompass the whole country!” CountryWholeRememberEconomicSpecialCreationPleaseDemandZoneParliamentChamberPolish Author:Janusz Korwin-Mikke
“The public don't want to authorize the internet to become a battleground. We need to do everything we can as a society to keep that a neutral zone, to keep that an economic zone that can reflect our values, both politically, socially, and economically.” WantNeedsValuesEconomicInternetZoneBattleground Author:Edward Snowden
“Many of us regard ourselves as mildly liberal or centrist politically, voice fairly pleasant sentiments about our poor children, contribute money to send poor kids to summer camp, feel benevolent. We're not nazis; we're nice people. We read sophisticated books. We go to church. We go to synagogue. Meanwhile, we put other people's children into an economic and environmental death zone. We make it hard for them to get out. We strip the place bare of amenities. And we sit back and say to ourselves, "Well, I hope that they don't kill each other off. But if they do, it's not my fault.” PeopleIfsFeelsWellsChildrenBookHardKidsVoiceChurchPoorNiceEconomicSummerRegardFaultsEnvironmentalPleasantZoneSentimentsCampsSophisticatedNaziBenevolentNice PeopleSynagogueSummer CampAmenitiesPoor Children Author:Jonathan Kozol
“The US is often the first to call for transparency and integrity in the reporting of other governments. It has never provided transparency or integrity in its reporting on the war in Iraq. It has downplayed the growth of the insurgency and other civil conflicts. It exaggerated progress in the development of Iraqi forces, and has reported meaningless macroecomic figures claiming 'progress' in the face of steadily deteriorating economic conditions for most Iraqis outside the Kurdish security zone, and does so in the face of almost incredible incompetence by USAID and the Corps of Engineers.” FirstsDoeWarGovernmentFacesForceGrowthProgressEconomicConditionsSecurityFiguresDevelopmentIntegrityConflictIncrediblesIraqZoneMeaninglessEngineersTransparencyIncompetenceExaggeratedInsurgencyDeterioratingKurdishUsaid Author:Anthony H. Cordesman
“I have witnessed firsthand the anguish of this humanitarian tragedy - in Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and other conflict and post-conflict zones. The destruction of lives and hopes, the emotional trauma, and the economic, social, and political marginalization of the displaced, the human insecurity, with real and potentially devastating consequences over generations, in ever-widening arenas of conflict. We can and must ensure the human rights of the displaced. That begins by making their voices heard.” HumansRealPoliticalSocialVoiceRightsGenerationsHeardEconomicEmotionalConflictConsequenceDestructionTragedyHuman RightsIraqTraumaHumanitarianPostsZoneInsecuritySyriaAnguishPakistanPalestineArenaMarginalizationEmotional Trauma Author:Queen Noor of Jordan
“We won't get any growth in Greece by just imposing cuts. What I would prefer is a special economic zone for Greece.” GrowthCuttingEconomicSpecialZoneGreeceImposing Author:Martin Schulz