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Ottoman Ghosts: Turkey in the Middle East

October 5, 2006
The Turkish Parliament’s decision to send troops to the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon is a milestone event, according to banker Matein Khalid. Since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, Turkey’s policies and politics have largely distanced the secularized country from the Arab...

Climate Of Politics

January 22, 2010
The Copenhagen conference seemed to reveal more about the current global balance of power than to resolve how to mitigate climate change. The US turned its back on Europe to get a chance to measure developing countries’ emission reduction efforts. While Europe’s attempt to mandate a 50 percent...

Germany's Export Boom Has Trade Partners Stewing

June 30, 2010
Fortunes turn quickly, and the experience of German manufacturers shows that some firms emerge from recession with renewed strength. But global trade partners that rely on deficit spending claim that German prosperity comes at others’ expense, as suggests this Spiegel Online article. Critics...

Is Brand America in Trouble?

September 26, 2005
While US brands like Marlboro and Disney remain popular all over the world, the popularity of America itself is diminishing, stoked by grievances that far surpass the war in Iraq. Echoing pop star Bono's impression of "a brick through the storefront of Brand America," reporter Paul...

The Withdrawal Syndrome – Part I

October 31, 2006
Three years into the endless violence and destruction of the Iraq war, sentiment in both Iraq and the US calls for American withdrawal. This two-part series reviews how the US government is dealing with that sentiment and analyzes the implications of US withdrawal for both nations. The first...

Cybercafe Crackdown May Trip up Leering Boys

August 1, 2002
In the name of fighting terrorism, the Government of Pakistan has imposed new regulations that would keep track of cybercafe users. The new rules require cybercafes to register with the government and to ask every customer for proof of identity so as to track terrorists and deny them access to...

Wearing Coffee Beans on Your Sleeves

June 9, 2011
Prompted in part by soaring prices of cotton and wool, some entrepreneurs look for substitute materials for natural fabrics. Coffee is a global beverage that fast gained popularity in the 17th century, and now a byproduct from the same plant may soon revolutionize the apparel industry. A company in...

印度进退维谷：是加快增长还是扶贫？

February 22, 2012
全球化引发的快速增长会产生发展不平衡的结果，它使一些人富起来而将另一些人甩在身后。印度记者T.N.尼南（T.N. Ninan）指出，一旦政客们不得不为拉拢选民而费尽心机，如何平衡快速增长与消除贫困这二者就变得更加艰难。他以印度国内围绕旨在消除饥饿的食物补贴和就业保障计划所展开的斗争为例，向我们说明新兴经济体进退维谷的两难困境。激进主义者主张通过大幅补贴立即消除饥饿和贫困，对能够带来增长和繁荣的长期投资毫无耐心。权宜之计能带来短期政治收益，却非根治贫困的长久之策。所有国家都面临此类挑战；并不是只有印度政界才存在一些政策的反对者，更不用提关于一些诸如贫困人口总数等基本统计数据的争论。...
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