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Iran Frustrated Attempting to Take Charge of Arab Rising

December 13, 2011
When the Arab uprisings began, Iran was delighted. Iranian leaders claimed credit, suggesting their 1979 revolution inspired the revolutionary spirit sweeping the region – even though Iran repressed its own election protesters in summer of 2009. Young adults who galvanized protests did not risk all...

China Outpaces U.S. in Cleaner Coal-Fired Plants

May 12, 2009
As China’s rate of building coal power plants has increased in recent years, fears of global climate change have followed apace. But looking closer at the newer plants reveals that China’s massive construction scheme may actually help to reduce emissions. Many of the new plants are more efficient...

Prices Transform Oil into a Weapon

August 29, 2005
Alongside the fear that high oil prices will dampen global economic growth lies another serious threat: It is increasingly likely that certain oil-producing states may use the valued fuel as a political weapon – and effectively so, according to Ian Bremmer. Given the current state of global...

停止死亡螺旋

May 26, 2009
美国的医疗保健（healthcare）成本几乎是其他发达国家的两倍，却没有产生任何附带的收益：美国的期望寿命并未延长。因此，大卫•达皮斯（David Dapice）认为，政府和企业的负担是显而易见的，必须对此进行改革。这一负担比通货膨胀发展得更为迅速，使得美国更加迫切地需要一个及时的解决方案。尽管这一点无可争议，但医疗保健行业却认为，降低支出可能不利于革新。但众所周知，该产业的关注焦点更多地集中在对成本高昂的疾病新疗法的开发，而不是开发疾病预防方法。人们不太清楚的是，降低美国医疗保健成本能够有助于全世界。在某种意义上讲，美国吞噬了全球储蓄中庞大的部分，导致了对促进增长的投资的缺乏。达皮斯认为...

All's Fair in Love, Trade and FTAs

July 31, 2003
Since China's accession into the World Trade Organization, it has indicated that it will not have economic interactions with Taiwan until the 'One China' problem is settled. However, recent statements by a Chinese official seem to suggest Beijing's willingness to engage Taiwan...

Seven Nuclear Sites Looted

May 10, 2003
Seven nuclear facilities in Iraq were heavily damaged or destroyed by mass lootings that began with the arrival of US ground forces in Iraq in April. Under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and U.N. resolutions, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has the sole legal authority to carry...

Offense and Defense

March 31, 2003
Veteran investigative reporter Seymour M. Hersh writes that US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has dominated logistical planning of the US military operation in Iraq. Taking control of day-to-day logistical planning to an unprecedented extent, Rumsfeld has angered several senior war planners...

Travel Advisory: British Abroad, Staggering About

September 4, 2003
Britons are taking advantage of cheap flights to Europe as a result of reduced air travel in the aftermath of September 11. They are not, however, visiting historic and picturesque cities like Prague to soak up the culture, but rather to imbibe the cities' cheap alcohol. Quickly becoming known...
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