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International: Current Environment


Globalization has raised awareness of environmental and human rights issues even as technology has eliminated many boundaries for expanded business opportunities.

Major current themes include:

Beijing Olympics

  • Human rights
  • Environment
  • Business opportunities

Finance

  • Interlocking markets and currencies
  • Mortgage crisis
  • Highly leveraged derivatives

Global Greening

  • Global citizenship and responsibility
  • Rising population vs. food supply
  • Celebrity influence - Al Gore, Leonardo DiCaprio

Global Security

  • War on terrorism
  • Intelligence
  • Civil liberty

Biotechnology

  • Medicine and healthcare
  • Food and agriculture
  • Human rights

Relief

  • Training and technology
  • International Committee of the Red Cross
  • Affluent mobilization – Bono, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates & Warren Buffett