Population Crisis The world is not experiencing a

In 1789, Thomas Malthus studied the nature of population growth in Europe and concluded that the population was increasing faster than food production. Consequently, he concluded that at the then-rate of population growth, the world would eventually starve because it could not meet its food needs (Population Reference Bureau). Malthus, of course, did not account for technological advances that could aid food production and inhibit reproduction. But his observation that populations increase exponentially rather than arithmetically has been an important guide for current demographers (Population Reference Bureau).

Demographers project that growth rates will continue to decline in developing countries due to declining birth rates, which may help these countries slowly increase their standard of living. On the other hand, more developed countries with

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tion as a republic within the Russian Federation (Carnegie Endowment). However, the infighting within Chechnya itself, as well as Russian resistance, war crimes, and human rights abuses by both sides, have prevented any peaceful resolution of the issue. Thus, although Russia is a sovereign nation and Chechens are geo-politically Russian, there seems to be the need for an independent and impartial body to which both parties can turn for resolution. The weakness of the United Nations is that both warring parties must choose to follow the mandate of any international collective body if that body is to be effective. Obviously, the United Nations has not prevented the Chechen tragedy, nor many other tragedies around the world, including violent and oppressive regimes and revolutions on several continents. But without the United Nations, what alternative is there? The United Nations can only be as effective and powerful as the commitment of each individual member nation to assisting in its purpose and enforcing its mandates. Without question, the decision by the United States and Britain to act in Iraq on the force of a resolution that many other member states claimed was insufficient authority weakened the United Nations. How
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