Total war: trade
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The US has approved a law that could impose sanctions on foreign companies that are financially involved in the gas and oil industries of Iran and Libya. The European Union has expressed its support, but there are those who question the right of the US to decide foreign policy for others.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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The new outlaws: Northern Ireland
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The British government has finally outlawed the Ulster Defence Association, a loyalist terrorist group. In recent years, this group has been responsible for killing almost as many people as the Irish Republican Army, which has long been outlawed.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Fear of change: terrorism
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The UK renewed the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), which was aimed at Irish terrorists in the 1970s, but is archaic, unfair and will only perpetuate terrorism. PTA allows any suspect to be detained for one week without approval of a judge.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1995
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