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Beginning of the End for Washington

October 1, 2013
Unable to agree on a spending bill, the US legislature has orchestrated a partial shutdown for US government operations. A minority group in the US House of Representatives is demanding a delay in implementing a health care law in exchange for its approval of the spending bill. The legislative...

Speculators Rediscover Agricultural Commodities

August 11, 2010
The strategy is as ancient as trade: A speculator corners the market of a choice product, reduces supply and then profits on climbing prices. The best source for profits is indispensable products – like energy, housing or food. A London hedge fund now controls about 7 percent of the world’s cocoa...

Natural Resources, Often a Curse, Can Also Serve the Public

February 8, 2008
The Indian company Tata recently announced production of the Nano, the world’s cheapest car at $2,500. This development extends affordable transportation – and thus access to education, health care and new jobs – to a larger population. But more people driving cars also spikes demand for oil,...

US Loses WTO Steel Appeal

November 11, 2003
A trade war could erupt if US President Bush fails to accept a World Trade Organization ruling that American steel tariffs are illegal. The EU and Japan said they would impose as much as $2.3 billion in sanctions on U.S. products including tobacco, fruit juice, and frozen peas unless Bush complies...

Confluence of Horrors, Global Impact Makes Japan's Tragedy a Transcendent Event in History

March 21, 2011
As humans learn from the experience of others and make accommodations, the tsunami and nuclear accident could transform many future endeavors, explains Joji Sakurai in an essay for the Canadian Press. Japan, an advanced economy, has been the second most generous foreign aid donor in the world and...

China's Cyberassault on America

June 15, 2011
China and the US differ over rules for the internet: China supports tight security to counter sites that question one-party rule; the US urges free speech in China and other nations. Freewheeling ways in the US, particularly the lack of concern over security, could result in dangerous disruptions...

From Boston to Chechnya to Moscow: Chain of Terror Unites US and Russia

April 19, 2013
As the police continue to hunt for a suspect in the Boston marathon bombing, the long-running battle of Muslim Chechens in Russia has reemerged into focus. The US and Russia are in complete agreement on at least one foreign-policy issue, a desire to prevent and combat Islamic extremism, and...

A Lesson That Thomas Could Teach

June 29, 2007
For the past two decades, US firms have relied on an outsourcing strategy: They move manufacturing operations overseas where they can employ workers for low wages, distancing themselves from production and condoning secrecy about factory practices. But this strategy has repercussions: After...
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