国际海洋状况科研项目（International Programme on the State of the Ocean）的研究主任亚历克斯•罗杰斯（Alex Rogers）指出，海洋是生命赋予者，为数十亿人提供食物和生活给养；但由于耗费资源的捕鱼方式、渔民的过量捕捞以及非法捕鱼现象，海洋中的鱼类数量正在急剧减少。这种退化不仅会对一项重要食物来源的可持续性和历史悠久的渔业造成影响，同时，随着珊瑚礁变得更加脆弱以及由缺氧导致的死亡海域（dead zones）的激增，这种退化还会危及世界上最大的生态系统。但罗杰斯相信，这种衰退趋势是可以预防的。一种办法是把资源所有权归还给渔场，...
The oceans and the seas – lifegivers to billions of people through sustenance and subsistence – are being quickly depleted of their fish through wasteful fishing methods, fisher overcapacity, and illegal fishing, writes Alex Rogers, Scientific Director of the International Programme on the State of...
20国集团（G-20）会议即将于匹兹堡召开，而美国最近提出对中国轮胎征收关税，在此背景下，人们转而开始关注起奥巴马的贸易政策以及他对多哈回合（Doha Round）的支持了，至少暂时如此。但白宫当下的状况却不同以往。荣休教授伯纳德• K.戈登（Bernard K. Gordon）认为，过去被指责为阻碍多哈回合谈判的印度，现在似乎更乐于恢复该项谈判。重担落到了奥巴马及其团队肩上，他们要表明他们支持多哈谈判；但即使是在正常时期，这也绝非易事。。美国众议院在总体上对自由贸易协定（FTAs）日益不满，使得上述问题更复杂了。当世界贸易组织（WTO）的多哈回合谈判停滞不前时，...
With the upcoming G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh and recent proposed tariffs on Chinese tires as a backdrop, the spotlight has shifted to Obama’s trade policy and support of the Doha Round, at least momentarily. But circumstances for the White House are different today than in the past. According to...
For all the furor about the US’ proposed tariff on Chinese car tires, the end result is more likely to be a whimper, according to trade specialist Edward Gresser of the Democratic Leadership Council in Washington. It is unlikely that this tariff will set off the next trade war, igniting a global...
For all of Japan’s economic prowess and impact on the rest of the world, in one area the country has remained relatively diffident: foreign policy. While reasons for such a stance lie in Japanese public opinion, an important factor is Japan’s status as a virtual protectorate of the US. In the past...
尽管日本经济实力雄厚，具有世界影响力，但是在一个方面日本却仍相对缺乏自信：外交政策。虽说这个问题可以在日本国内的公众舆论中找到原因，但日本作为美国的受保护国地位也是一个重要因素。阿姆斯特丹大学荣退教授卡瑞尔•冯•沃弗伦（Karel van Wolferen）指出，过去，在有关美国的地缘政治和战略目标的问题上，日本几乎从不制造什么麻烦，这使得这个世界第二大工业强国在世界舞台上似乎根本不存在。但是，冯•沃弗伦教授断言，这种状况可能会随着日本民主党（Democratic Party of Japan ，DPL）的当选而改变，因为该党想掌控决策权，而不是将决策权拱手让给官僚们。的确，...
Ever since the March 14 riots in Tibet, the Autonomous Region has enjoyed increased global scrutiny, though access for foreign observers has been limited. Recently, Singapore’s George Yeo became the first foreign minister to visit Tibet since the riots. A long-time student of Asian history,...
The heart-wrenching and horrible daily accounts of suicide bombings rarely reveal the underlying cause of the bombers’ motivations. But a comprehensive database at Australia’s Flinders University that has compiled information on these types of attacks from as early as 1981 can shed light on such...
This past spring, some of the responses to the H1N1 virus, known as the Swine Flu, were surprisingly reminiscent of the SARS epidemic from 2003. That is, some authorities imposed travel restrictions and quarantines to halt the advance of the virus. But as Director of the Center for Global Health...
Afghanistan’s presidential election could provide a critical update on the progress of the war in that country, writes Bruce Riedel, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. That is, it should reveal the strength of the Taliban insurgency relative to the success of the US and NATO. The US and...
The result of Japan’s upcoming election could be more than a test of confidence for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). It might determine the nature of the country’s engagement with the world. According to Professor Ko Mishima, the Japanese doubt the LDP has a handle on the nation’s economy...
日本即将产生的大选结果也许并不只是公众对执政的自民党信心的一次考验，而可能决定该国参与世界事务的性质。三島 浩（Mishima Ko）教授认为，日本国民怀疑自民党对国家经济的掌控能力，因此反对党日本民主党（Democratic Party of Japan，DPJ) 似乎已经胜券在握。虽然自民党的政策曾帮助推动日本成为一个经济大国，但是许多日本人认为这样的政策已经不再适合日本当前的经济现实了。日本需要变革。尽管有关这场变革的细节仍存争议，但是人们正开始达成共识，认为随着政府鼓励国内消费，出口可能不再主导日本的经济。日本的人口结构正在加速老龄化，而且老年群体的消费也变得更加节约；在这一背景下，...
As elections are held in Afghanistan, the memory of 9/11 seems to have all but faded. But, as journalist Humphrey Hawksley writes, the lesson of 9/11, that failed states are a breeding ground for malignant forces with a global reach, must not be forgotten. World leaders need to balance placating an...
