Ishmael Beah was 12 years old when Sierra Leone’s decade-long civil war reached his village in 1993. Soon he found himself swept up into the army, a child soldier.

Middle East scholar David Hulme interviews MK Effie Eitam, whose new proposal highlights cooperation between Israel, Jordan and Egypt in Middle East conflict.

The trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor coincidentally followed the release of a book by former child soldier Ishmael Beah.

Have we unwittingly and unwisely established a pattern of teaching youths the subject of sex while neglecting to teach them about relationships?

Vision examines the predictions of futurologists such as Ray Kurzweil who believe that advances in technology will allow humans to transcend their biology.

The year 2007 marks the 200^th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. Vision gives a brief history of the origins of the African slave trade.

America’s 16^th president is remembered in large part for his role in ending slavery. Read a few of his thoughts on that subject.

Now free after being enslaved and abused for five years, Maria Suarez speaks to Vision about how she is coping after her ordeal.

Elder abuse is being recognized as a growing problem around the world. But not every offense is necessarily classified as abuse.

Kevin Bales, author of Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy, is considered the world’s leading expert on modern day slavery.