Half a decade after the dot-com bubble burst, the US is experiencing another boom in internet business. Economic and technological innovation has sent costs into free-fall, encouraging small start-ups to enter high-tech markets considered too expensive until recently. Advances in computer chips...
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Some analysts suggest that China and India are on a path to perpetual cooperation. Both are populous Asian nations experiencing high rates of economic growth with more exposure to international market forces. However, diverging political and economic ambitions could drive the two powerhouses into...
Future partners? Authoritarian China (top) and democratic India share many
similarities, but display contrasting styles and methods in economics and the workplace
STAMFORD: In late September 2007, a leading financial analyst...
Foreign leaders, demonstrators and citizens in opinion polls around the world do not think twice about, criticizing the US as a threat to international stability. Despite such widespread criticism, few attempt unified action to oppose or restrict the world power. Michael Mandelbaum calls this...
The rest of the world complains that American hegemony is reckless, arrogant, and insensitive. Just don't expect them to do anything about it. The world's guilty secret is that it enjoys the security and stability the United States provides...
As the 2004 US presidential elections draw near, the incumbent administration has begun targeting a relatively new constituency: immigrants from Latin America. A series of seminars held by the State Department will brief Central American community organizations on US policies regarding their...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department on Monday launched a program to directly target and brief Hispanic immigrant communities on U.S. policy toward their home countries in an effort to get Latin Americans to view...
各国政府把高速增长当作通往经济繁荣的捷径，而政策制定者们通常也依靠市场来发现和控制问题。在耶鲁全球关于增长极限两部分系列文章的第二部分中，全球未来研究所（Global Institute for Tomorrow）的创始人钱德兰•纳伊尔（Chandran Nair）指出了全球经济危机与气候变化之间的平行关系。这两大问题的根源都在于过度追求财富，同时由于它们要求做出某些共同的牺牲，故尔这两个问题都没有简单的解决办法。纳伊尔解释说：“对一些国家不加限制的生态消费模式的近距离观察显示，在自由市场条件下追求经济增长会出现同一类别的无度挥霍现象，并导致金融危机。”为避免灾难，...
加利福尼亚海湾桥上拥堵的交通；增长、拥挤和污染接踵而至
香港:如何保证在不耗尽全球自然资源的情况下，发展全球经济并保持其可持续发展？这既是一个挑战,又是一个长期以来被人们忽略的问题。此次金融危机向人类提出了这样一个重要的警醒：正是因为没有努力争取可持续发展，这才导致全球遭遇了如此严重的后果。
气候改变的主要原因就在于人类的活动和无节制的过度开发，而这给人类提出了一个严峻的挑战。仅仅在五年前，许多政府、官员和公司还否认并拒绝对非持续发展方式采取限制措施。如今，...
Investors are contributing to Bitcoin’s rapid rise. Bitcoin and Ethereum are among 900 digital currencies based on algorithms issued by private creators rather than governments. Such currencies and their software offer blockchain capabilities. “The safety, integrity and balance of ledgers within...
Authoritarian regimes strive to interfere with democratic governments via social media and other information warfare. Such interference can be regarded as “sharp power” as opposed to “soft power,” or government’s reliance on culture and values to enhance strength. “Over the past decade, Beijing and...
The internet is a required tool for most workers in advanced economies, helpful for connecting with others and exploring data, systems and methods. A new law in Russia allows the government to isolate the country from parts of the global internet. “The government says the law aims to keep the...