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法国布卡禁令：揭开文化冲突的面纱

February 8, 2010
法国最近提出禁止在公共场合穿布卡（burqa），显示了其在价值观和安全问题上有意做出的如何与伊斯兰教徒打交道的决定。与其它西方国家不同，法国政府认为布卡不仅是个人选择，也象征着原教旨主义的政治议程，而这种议程危害了妇女权利，有时还会危及她们的人身安全。许多人批评法国的这一做法，认为这违反了个人权利的民主理念。此外，批评家们还认为，这将在穆斯林与其它民族融合的征途中确立恶劣的先例。尽管这一举措可能会使一些温和派变得激进，但也可能在穆斯林世界制造出反对原教旨主义的强烈呼声。然而，禁止在公共场合穿布卡这一措施的效果最终还要看法国国内的穆斯林群体；在欧洲，...

Economic Toll of Climate Change: Axios

November 12, 2019
Substantial numbers of financiers and politicians are dismiss worries over climate change. Yet, “Top economists say the economic effects of climate change are just starting to be felt – and they're likely to start snowballing,” reports Courtenay Brown for Axios, who goes to explain how...

El País: Brussels Pushes for European Version of IMF

December 6, 2017
The European Union is proposing its own version of a bailout fund modeled after the International Monetary Fund. “With initial firepower of €500 billion, which could be boosted up to a further 20%, the new European Monetary Fund will bail out member states in exchange for reforms, as the European...

Spiegel: Fixing the Euro

June 6, 2018
The European Union has a lingering problem with some members taking on excessive debt. In turn, economic woes fuel resentment against more disciplined members, suggesting that some loans could go unpaid. “The danger emanating from the current, out-of-control situation doesn't just come from...

Pakistan, Obsessed Over India, Risks Anarchy

August 21, 2014
Hope was brief for easing a long troubled relationship after Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif traveled for the May inauguration of Narendra Modi as India’s prime minister. Sharif, who won in a 2013 landslide victory, now confronts protests from the opposition as the Pakistan military and agitators thrive on...

Global Spread of Democracy Poses New Challenge for the US

January 29, 2003
The globalization of democracy, long a staple of American foreign policy, has created nations who no longer are willing to simply follow the lead of the United States in foreign affairs. In such a global environment, the United States finds itself acting in an increasingly undemocratic manner,...

Vietnam Between Rock and a Hard Place

July 18, 2013
Vietnam, intent on modernization for its 92 million people, vacillates between China and the United States for economic and military ties. Both great powers expect the small communist country to acquiesce to specific demands: The US wants improved human rights and democratic freedoms while China...

The Times of Israel: Trump’s Mideast Policy – Diplomatic Darwinism

January 3, 2018
Showing no reticence on commenting about volatile regions or upending longstanding US policies, President Donald Trump started the year relaying a string of opinions over Twitter. “In under 100 words, he questioned America’s longstanding financial support for the Palestinian Authority, contradicted...
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