War currently plagues a multitude of diverse countries around the world, including Iraq, Pakistan, and Sudan. In today's lead analysis, economist and development expert Jeffrey Sachs argues that there actually exists a universal solution to these distinct conflicts -- but it is not the United States' customary approach of military might. Instead, Sachs notes that today's war zones are "all poor, buffeted by natural disasters…have rapidly growing populations," experience food insecurity, and have "a bulging population of young men of military age." And the silver bullet for these issues comes in the form of sustainable economic development, not military operations, writes Sachs.

In features, a 19-year-old Nigerian student nurse finds out she is HIV-positive and puts her own future on the line in an effort to change the way Nigeria deals with its HIV/AIDS epidemic. Meanwhile, in news, a recent report is suggesting that significantly reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions could be a lot less costly than previously predicted.

Embodying this belief, Congressman Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, is planning to save on carbon by using OneWorld's Virtual Bali for his speech to the Indonesia-based UN Conference on Climate Change. To meet the Congressman and hear his presentation, visit the virtual OneClimate islands this Tuesday at 8pm EST, 5pm PST or watch it on the web at www.oneclimate.net/virtualbali.