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Chemical Weapon
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Releases chemicals that debilitate and kill people. Chemicals vary from lethal ones like nerve gas to irritants like tear gas. Some are absorbed in the skin and can persist in areas for a long time. The Iraqi Government used them against the Kurds in the 80s though they had not been used since WWI
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Biological Weapon
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Radiological Weapon
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Chemical Weapons Convention
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A convention in 1992 in which an agreement was reached that banned the production and possession of chemical weapons and includes strict verification provisions and the threat of sanctions against violators and non-participants in the treaty (pg 215)
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Biological Weapons Convention
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An agreement reached in 1972 that prohibits the development, production, and possession of biological weapons, but makes no provision for inspections (215)
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Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
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CTBT (1996). A treaty that bans all nuclear weapons testing, thereby broadening the ban on atmospheric testing negotiated in 1963. However, it does not come into effect until all nuclear capable countries sign it, and it has been violated by India and Pakistan, and the US Congress voted against signing it (pg 221).
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Non-Proliferation Treaty
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Extraordinary Rendition
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Sunni Islam
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Shia Islam
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Islamist
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Universal Decleration of Human Rights
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Laws of War
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Laws in War
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Universal Jurisdiction
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Refugees
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Remittances
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Brain Drain
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Poor countries loss of skilled workers to rich countries. It has hurt countries like Philippines who from 2000 to 2004 had more students emigrate than graduate from nursing school (478)
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Import Substitution
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Export-Led Growth
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Microcredit
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IMF conditionality
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Millennium Development Goals
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Millennium Challenge Corporation
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Cornucopian
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Malthusian
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Tragedy of the commons
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Enclosure
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Demographic Transition
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Ozone Depletion
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Global Warming
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Charismatic Megafauna
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An large animal species who because of widespread popular appeal are used by conservationists are used to support overarching concerns beyond that particular species. Examples include lions, pandas, and eagles
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Luddite Fallacy
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Dystopia
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