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Malaysian State to Whip 400 Illegal Immigrants

November 15, 2002
After a four-month amnesty has expired for all illegal immigrants in Malaysia, one southern state is beginning to crackdown on stragglers. Over 400 illegal immigrants will be whipped for their failure to depart. These punitive measures have been decried by Indonesia and the Philippines. Yet along...

Dollars Without Borders

October 20, 2009
For many countries, a significant source of national income comes from remittances sent by family members working abroad. Remittances play a crucial role in the economic health of poor countries, providing funds for social services and capital for new businesses and investments. While the global...

Picking Judges: A Lasting Presidential Legacy

May 30, 2008
Among all the powers that a president is given, the choice to nominate federal judges is critical. Voters should scrutinize candidates’ criteria for choosing judges: Barack Obama seeks judges who can make decisions grounded on fairness while John McCain values judges who understand the bounds of...

North Korean Nuclear Agreement: Back to the Future?

February 15, 2007
Members of the Six-Party talks have finally reached an agreement aimed at halting North Korea’s nuclear-weapons program. If the agreement holds, the accord has a good deal to offer both sides: In return for energy aid, security guarantees and steps toward normalizing relations, Pyongyang will...

Talks With Taliban Still the Best Prospect

February 28, 2007
Afghanistan was the base for planning the 9/11 attacks on the US, and the US invaded the nation not long afterward. But more than five years later, Al Qaeda, the Taliban and other extremist groups still wreak havoc throughout the country. “In the end, it will probably be necessary to deal with the...

New Partners in Pakistan

February 22, 2008
Long awaited elections in Pakistan, despite violence and low turnout that affected results, produced a strong repudiation of President Pervez Musharraf, whose party came in third place, according to unofficial results. An alliance between the two leading parties, the late Benazir Bhutto’s Pakistan...

The Choice: Global Domination or Global Leadership

Zbigniew Brzezinski
March 25, 2004

If Nike Defends Itself, Is That a Commercial?

April 23, 2003
Nike Inc. is the world's largest athletic footwear company. Nike, with its 900 factories in 51 countries and more than 600,000 employees, is currently embroiled in a Supreme Court case in the US. This case stems from a 1998 lawsuit, in which San Francisco activist Marc Kasky charged that...
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