One immigrant’s brutal crime – using a truck to kill 84 people and injure hundreds during Bastille Day festivities in Nice, France – heightens mistrust for all immigrants and boosts support for a swift crackdown. “Throughout the Western world, a toxic mix of physical, economic, and cultural...
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"Cultural determinists may want to revise their theories of Arab backwardness," states Foreign Policy Editor-in-Chief Moisés Naím. The average Arab American has a higher income and is more likely to own a home than the average US citizen. The relative success of Arab immigrants in the...
People of Arab descent living in the United States are doing far better than the average American. That is the surprising conclusion drawn from data collected by the US Census Bureau in 2000 and released last March. The...
Some of North Korea’s missile tests in early July may have failed, but Japan recognizes that the rogue nation has reliable Rodong ballistic missiles that could enable it to wage attacks on its closest neighbors. A military confrontation solely between Japan and North Korea would probably favor the...
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The shrimping industry across eight Southern US states has filed antidumping complaints against countries in both Latin America and Asia. On Tuesday two of those complaints, against China and Vietnam, were recognized as legitimate when the US Commerce Department's International Trade...
In a new skirmish over trade with Asia, the U.S. Commerce Department sided Tuesday with American shrimpers who charge that Chinese and Vietnamese shrimp farmers are dumping their shrimp, or selling it below cost, in the...
For the first time, municipal elections are set to take place in Saudi Arabia. The elections alone stand as an important sign of Saudi Arabia's increasing democratization, but even more surprisingly, women will be able vote in these elections. Women's activities are highly restricted in...
Saudi Arabia, one of the world's most male-dominated countries, is preparing to break with tradition and risk the wrath of religious conservatives by allowing women to take part in its first elections.
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