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For One Month Every Four Years, A New World Order Leaves America on Touchline

Simon Tisdall June 8, 2006
Football – known as soccer in the US – is not as deeply rooted in US history as it is for other countries around the globe. A US team hoisting the World Cup, therefore, could a most unbearable image for the rest of the football-crazed world. Luckily for US foreign policy, the chances of the nation flexing its hegemonic muscles on the pitch this summer are slim. Other international dramas,...

The Sovereignty of Disease

David L. Heymann June 6, 2006
With the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in 2002, nations embarked on a new era of global cooperation, sharing information and partnering on investigations, reporting and prevention strategies. The cooperation continues with outbreaks of the avian flu, according to David L. Heymann, director of the Communicable Diseases Program at the World Health Organization. Real-time electronic...

Globalization: It’s an Inflation-Busting Superhero

Neil Reynolds June 6, 2006
Individual choices contribute to the speed of globalization: World trade accounted for 10 percent of gross world product in 1960 to 30 percent today. Foreign visitors increased, from two per every 100 people in 1960 to 15 per 100 in 2005. More than one third of the world relies on cell phones, and a billion people use the internet. Over the past 30 years, inflation has also decreased, and it is...

Transcript of “An Interview With N.R. Narayana Murthy”

June 5, 2006
The following is a transcript of Nayan Chanda’s interview with Infosys founder, N.R. Narayana Murthy, conducted on April 28, 2006. Murthy analyzes factors required for success in the global market. He founded Infosys in 1981 with six software professionals, and now serves as the chairman and chief mentor for the firm. Since 1981, the firm has become one of the most innovative in the world,...

Korean Hospitals Eager to Tap Overseas Patients

Jin Hyun-joo June 2, 2006
With high-quality workers and advanced technology, South Korea has the potential to become a leading medical hub, according to the Korea International Trade Association. The government has initiated measures to promote medical tourism, such as easing the visa process for foreign patients. The Korean government and hospitals also partner in marketing to encourage patients, especially those from...

Hollywood Caters to a Ravenous Global Appetite

William Booth June 2, 2006
Hollywood is big business, but the largest portion of its revenues no longer comes from the US. Instead, Hollywood reaps more international than domestic profits, and as a result, the global marketplace influences everything from what films get made to how they are made. In fact, big Hollywood productions no longer make US audiences their primary target and aim to entertain thousands of...

The Gauls at Home in Erin

John Tagliabue June 2, 2006
Young Europeans now travel about the continent, overcoming language and cultural barriers in search of better work opportunities – a major cultural shift. One increasingly common migration trajectory is from France to Ireland. Ireland’s economy and job prospects, especially in fields like finance and computers, beckon young adults from France, who flee the nation’s high taxes and high...