World Regions

"So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city" (Genesis 11:8).

Long ago, an ancient civilization revolted against God, gathering together and attempting to build a tower to the heavens. In response, God divided their languages and caused them to scatter across the globe. Now, millennia later, each world region has its own unique history...and shared future. Find out more below, or focus on a specific region with the links on the right.

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A Page on the World: The Rise of Benedict XVI

Subtitled: The Inside Story of How the Pope Was Elected and Where He Will Take the Catholic Church. By John L. Allen Jr., Doubleday, 2005, ISBN: 0385513208.
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In Brief... World News Review: Leadership Versus Politics

"It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried"—Winston Churchill.
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Where Are China and India Really Headed?

Western foreign policy increasingly has to take the Asian nations into account. As one astute observer recently put it, "The center of geostrategic gravity has shifted eastwards." So an important question lies before us: Is another Eastern axis power going...
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How Serious a Threat Could Iran Pose?

President Ahmadinejad has warned that the West would feel the consequences of pressing for sanctions against Iran much more than Iran would suffer. What could he have in mind? How could Iran strike at the West?
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Restoration: A Small Port in a Larger Storm

As we go to press with this issue of WNP, the hot news item in the United States is the furor over the present administration's plan to allow the lease of the management of six American ports to a group...
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Cartoon Controversy: Is a Clash of Civilizations Inevitable?

European newspapers showing cartoons of Muhammad provoked riots in a number of countries, leading to increasing talk of "a clash of civilizations" between the West and Islam.
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Anti-Semitism in France

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Cartoon Character

Unless you have been living in a cave for the past few weeks, you undoubtedly have heard of the cartoon riots. Come to think of it, even those fellows hiding in caves probably have heard of this. Who would believe...
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Which Way Europe?

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In Brief...World News Review: Palestinian Vote a Step Toward "Hamastan"?

In a bizarre twist, a group that both the United States and the European Union consider to be a terrorist organization won the free election held in the Palestinian territories in late January.
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A Place Called Megiddo: The World's Battleground

In northern Galilee of the state of Israel lies a legendary site, the world's most contested piece of territory. Bible prophecy tells us it will once again be a focal point for a battle almost beyond comprehension.
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Is the EU an Attempt to Revive the Holy Roman Empire?

Exactly two centuries after the fall of the Holy Roman Empire—the First Reich of the German Nation—the European Union seems set to revive this ancient institution. by Melvin Rhodes
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Restoration: An Incendiary Arc of Instability

Are we living through the origins of the next World War?
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Will Iran Provoke Nuclear War in 2006?

How far will Iran go with its nuclear program? Will diplomacy curtail it? Will the Israelis knock it out from the air? Will the United States soon be involved in another war?
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World News and Trends: Israel to strike Iran in coming months?

Political discussions and the ever-present threat of nuclear warfare loom in the minds of many.
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World News and Trends: What's really behind the French riots?

A reporter raises the question, is the Muslim element to the French riots being ignored?
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Dawn to Decadence

Explanation of the background of the west's moral and spiritual decline.
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An Unnoticed Modern Exodus from the Philippines

At the turn of the 20th century, a significant movement of peoples began to flow towards the "first-world nations" and has continued unabated to this day. Two stimulating factors have been war and economic conditions that govern the supply-and-demand dynamics...
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Hatred Rising

Why do seemingly civilized people seethe with unreasonable hatred? America wastes its time and energy to try to understand why it is hated. What does the truth mean to you?
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The European Constitution Sneaks in by the Back Door

"So you thought the EU constitution was dead? Dream on. In fact, the past few months have seen a dramatic diminishing of British sovereignty as Brussels...grabs more power," said veteran Daily Mail columnist Christopher Booker recently. So is the European...
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