United States

"He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great..." (Genesis 48:19).

The United States' history is tied to Great Britain's by more than just a revolution. The story begins with a promise to a patriarch, passed down to two brothers—the ancestors of two of the world's greatest superpower nations. Find out more below.

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In Brief...World News Review Forecast 1999—Stratfor News Services

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The Falkland Islands: One of Great Britain's last colonial possessions

A brief war was fought in 1982 between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands. Before the recent attempts to reclaim the islands diplomatically, the first move was by force.
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A Gathering Storm

America could be caught asleep and find itself awakened and staring into the gun of a hostile power.
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The Euro-Implications for England and America

The strengthening push for full political union, following monetary union.
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The Panama Canal: A Sea Gate Changes Hands

In December 31, 1999, the world's richest nation, the United States of America, will transfer ownership of the Panama Canal into the hands of a small, relatively poor country, Panama, after a presence of more than 90 years.
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World News and Trends- Pornographic films outsell regular movies: a civil war in American values

New and disturbing communiqués concerning Western morality are cause for concern.
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Wrestling With God: A Political and Moral Dilemma

The founding fathers envisioned a nation rooted in biblical values. What lies ahead when its roots are challenged?
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Finding a Right Moral Foundation

Tragically, the sure moral foundation for a nation is largely forgotten and ignored.
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Moral Leadership: Does It Really Matter?

"... The country has embraced unprecedented moral laxity. Some people say [the U.S. president] has given no moral leadership, which is false. [He] has led America into an acceleration of its moral decline. A country declined to take an easy...
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World News and Trends- Information war: The next threat?

As the United States recently prepared for a showdown with Iraq, Pentagon planners increasingly worried about American vulnerability to a new kind of warfare-sabotage of U.S computer systems.
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World News and Trends: Turning the corner on cancer?

New cancer cases in the United States are declining for the first time in decades, according to a joint report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society. Officials reported that...
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World News and Trends: U.S. home-foreclosure rate approaches Great Depression's

Although the American economy appears strong, some troubling statistics indicate that it is not as stable as it may appear.
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World News and Trends: Genital herpes infects 45 million Americans

In the last two decades genital herpes has doubled among white adults in their 20s while increasing fivefold among white teenagers, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Excerpts from Madeleine Albright's Commencement Address

Madeleine Albright, American secretary of state, delivered the Harvard University commencement address June 5, 1997. Her perspective on world events and trends, along with her enunciation of America's vision and world mission and the obstacles to be overcome, makes compelling...
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Winston Churchhill on George Marshall

A quote from Winston Churchill on George Marshall.
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History's Verdict on Marshall's Plan

Perhaps Winston Churchill himself summed it up most memorably when he called the Marshall Plan "the most unsordid act in history."
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The Marshall Plan Revisited

At the end of World War II much of Europe lay in ruins. Here is the story of how one man's vision helped restore much of the Continent to health and prosperity.
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World News and Trends: Britain's violent-crime rate equals America's

According to recent reports, British muggings and other robberies and sexual assaults on women rival U.S. rates.
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World News and Trends: Record number of Americans in jail

The number of adults in U.S. jails, on parole or on probation grew to 5.5 million in 1996, up from 5.3 million in 1995, according to U.S. Justice Department reports.
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World News and Trends: America leads in child murders

America has the highest rate of childhood murders and suicide of the world's 26 wealthiest nations, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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