2000-2001 world affairs annual.

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A Russian sub plunges to the ocean floor in a place called the Barents Sea, and the world watches as those on board die a slow death. A diamond is smuggled out of a war-torn place called Sierra Leone and soon glitters on the hand of someone you see at the mall.

On our interconnected Earth, where the tiny mouse that roars on your computer can connect you to China or Mozambique in a millisecond, we can no longer afford not to know about the world beyond our own town limits. What happens out there touches us and can change our lives in an instant.

That's where The New York Times Upfront World Affairs Annual comes in. In this special edition, you'll find the latest available information on...