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Southeast Asia Casts Wide Net for Cooperation

Barry Desker
 May 30, 2006
US leaders are divided over maintaining distance from China or finding new ways to cooperate. By contributing to trans-Pacific institutions and establishing a myriad of cooperative obligations for the rising power, the US could defuse any threat from China, according to East Asia scholar Barry...

A Climate of Our Own Making

Scott Barrett
 May 25, 2006
Climate change grabs international attention, but spurs little action. In this article, environmental economist Scott Barrett urges governments to confront the inevitability of global warming and points to key shortcomings in global climate-control policy. To slow climate change, experts...

A Taliban Comeback?

Ahmed Rashid
 May 23, 2006
Almost five years after the US invaded Afghanistan in retaliation for 9/11, the Taliban appears on a comeback trail, sparking a renewal of ethnic and warlord-based conflict with an overlay of ambition from neighbors. In confronting a powerful Taliban resurgence in southern Afghanistan, the Pakistan...

L’Europe face à la mondialisation – Part II

Bruce Stokes
 May 18, 2006
L’économie de marché peut amener des bénéfices macroéconomiques, mais il fait aussi des victimes humaines- des ouvriers qui sont heureux de trouver un nouveau travail et moins bien payé. Les nations développées d’Europe, avec leurs protections sociales généreuses, tentent une série de stratégies...

Europe Faces Globalization – Part II

Bruce Stokes
 May 18, 2006
Free trade may offer macroeconomic benefits, but it also claims human victims – laid-off workers who are lucky to find new jobs for less pay. The developed nations of Europe, with established manufacturing centers and generous social benefits, employ a range of strategies to compete globally with...

L’Europe face à la mondialisation – Partie I

Patrick Sabatier
 May 16, 2006
Pendant que la concurrence mondiale s’intensifie, les gouvernements conçoivent des stratégies pour protéger leur marché du travail, leurs industries et leur réputation. Cet article en deux parties analyse les diverses approches adoptées pour répondre à la globalisation qui ont émergé en Europe, une...

Europe Faces Globalization – Part I

Patrick Sabatier
 May 16, 2006
As global competition intensifies, governments devise strategies to protect jobs, industries and reputation. This two-part series analyzes contrasting approaches to managing globalization that have emerged in Europe, one from France and the other from Denmark. France appears as the most...

Al Qaeda Talking Heads

Fawaz A. Gerges
 May 11, 2006
Just after Iraqi leaders chose a new prime minister and president, the leaders of Al Qaeda – Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi – hurriedly released a series of statements to the media. The media blitz represents the most concerted effort to date by Al Qaeda leadership to...

Can the Doha Round Be Salvaged?

Ernesto Zedillo
 May 9, 2006
The Doha Round began in 2001 as an attempt to eliminate trade barriers and encourage global commerce among developing nations. But countries submitted lengthy wish lists to the negotiators. With collective agreement required among 149 member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO), it’s no...

A Setback for Democracy

Dilip Hiro
 May 4, 2006
Before the US-led invasion of Iraq, states throughout the Middle East had been loosening some controls, particularly in the economic and communication spheres. Increasing internet use and lively broadcasts from Aljazeera satellite TV gradually encouraged economic and political debate. But...

East Asia’s Troubled Waters – Part III

William Underwood
 May 2, 2006
The bitterness from invasions and atrocities can last for generations, and international protocol calls for one-time aggressors to apologize for mistakes and extend some symbolic reparations, even if miniscule compared with the true costs of suffering. Before and during WWII, Imperial Japan...

East Asia’s Troubled Waters – Part II

Peter Beck
 April 27, 2006
In 1910, Japan invaded Korea, colonizing the country for 35 years and attempting to obliterate its culture. Nationalism, fed by historic grievances, lingers today. In the second part of this three-part series, Peter Beck of the International Crisis Group analyzes the troubled relationship between...

East Asia’s Troubled Waters – Part I

Wenran Jiang
 April 25, 2006
In recent history, Asian neighbors such as China, Japan and South Korea have transformed from traditional foes to complementary trading partners. But this three-part series explores how competition for natural resources rekindles historical grievances, fueling nationalism and confrontation. Rising...

The US and China: Friends or Foes? – Part II

Daniel H. Rosen
 April 20, 2006
The US and China are the world’s two largest economies – but the citizens of the two nations differ in terms of financial habits. For example in 2005, savings accounted for at least 30 percent of Chinese household income while the US registered no savings at all. In the second of this two-part...

The US and China: Friends or Foes? – Part I

David Shambaugh
 April 18, 2006
The US and China are parties to the world’s most important bilateral relationship, and this two-part series analyzes the challenges and opportunities confronting two world powers. In the first article, China scholar David Shambaugh presents a litany of issues that bedevil their relations. From...

Europe’s Next Immigration Crisis

Alkman Granitsas
 April 11, 2006
From the Mediterranean to Eastern Europe to the Balkans, the periphery of Europe is booming as countries liberalize their markets and shake off the effects of 50 years of communism. The economic activity has attracted immigrants from impoverished lands – along with the first stirrings of racial...

Iran’s Nukes in a Power Game

Ehsan Ahrari
 April 6, 2006
World leaders disagree about how to control Iran’s nuclear program. With respect to Iran’s steadfast dedication to preserving its uranium-enrichment program, the US and the EU-3 countries are upfront – they want to halt Iran before the program advances any further. China and Russia agree that Iran...

Don't Give Up on WTO, Fix It

Richard G. Lipsey
 April 4, 2006
Contrary to what its most adamant critics maintain, the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a primary defense for poor and oppressed nations against exploitation from powerful nations and companies. Economist Richard G. Lipsey traces how the international institution that regulates trade emerged from...

A New Challenge for Bangladesh

Sumit Ganguly
 March 30, 2006
Preserving democracy in an impoverished Muslim nation is no easy task. After separating from Pakistan in 1971, Bangladesh created a constitution embracing secularism and democracy. A 1982 military coup suspended the constitution, and Islam was eventually named the state religion. Extremists...

A Floundering WTO – Part II

Balakrishnan Rajagopal
 March 23, 2006
The goal for the Doha Round of WTO talks is to ease trade for developing nations and eliminate poverty. But the 150 members of the WTO have failed to reach agreements that would lower barriers for small and developing nations. In the second of this two-part series about the WTO, MIT professor...
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