Militants from Somalia, allegedly members of Al-Shabab, killed as many as 20 people in Kenya and abducted young girls. Although Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attacks, Kenyan President Kenyatta instead blamed domestic political leaders for the atrocities. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for a terrorist attack on a shopping mall in Kenya earlier in the year, asserting that the attacks were in response to Kenyan military attacks in Somalia.
The success of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq has led Western countries to explore the possibility of working with Iran to counter the threat to the stability of Iraq. Great Britain has announced that it would re-open its embassy to Iran, and there are reports that the US is opening discussions about working with Shia Iran to respond to the Sunni movement to establish political control in both Syria and Iraq (Sunni are the majority population in Shia-led Syria, but a minority in Shia-led Iraq). The reports also indicate that there have been positive moves in the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1. A possible rapprochement between Iran and the West would completely change the politics of the Middle East.
Almost a third of humanity suffers from some form of food deficiency. The world confronted this problem in the middle of the 20th century by increasing food production. In the 1960s, agricultural production was dramatically increased by what was then known as the Green Revolution. The Green Revolution essentially increased crop yields by improving the techniques food production and introducing new strains of seeds. The problem of food security persists, and it is unlikely that improvements in the efficiency of food production can address the issue a second time. The world is therefore trying new techniques that depend largely on genetic manipulation.
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