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Swiss Franc Decision Should Be a Lesson for Euro Critics

September 9, 2011
European economies, strong and weak, have their doubts about the continent’s common currency. Strong exporters like Germany are weary of bailing out spendthrifts, and spenders like Italy and Greece resent austerity measures imposed on them by their euro partners. Developing rescue packages is an...

France Looks to Strengthen Economic Ties with China

October 13, 2004
China continues to flex its economic muscles, reaping the benefits of international and intra-EU competition for influence. French President Jacques Chirac's recent official visit to China resulted in US$4 billion worth of industrial orders, as well as hints of further political cooperation...

Iraq Teach-In II

Bruce Ackerman et all
April 4, 2003

Book Rallying for Social Change Fails to Inspire the Masses

March 26, 2009
A book published in China criticizes the country's foreign policies, suggesting the country could do more to shake off western influences, report Fu Qi and Li Huizi for Xinhua News Agency. The five authors of “Unhappy China” argue that "the current financial crisis reflects an overall...

China Could Learn From India’s Slow and Quiet Rise

January 27, 2006
Two years ago the view that India might have a more competitive economy than China was met with incredulity. Now a comparison of the two countries offers valuable insights for anyone studying economic growth. A fundamental distinction is that China’s growth stems from resource accumulation while...

Camera Phones Lend Immediacy to Images of Disaster

July 8, 2005
The invention of camera phones has allowed everyday people to capture images of great political and social significance in an unprecedented way, sometimes beating professional photojournalists to the punch. Several survivors of yesterday's terror attacks in London recorded images of bombed...

2 Companies Pay Penalties for Improving China Rockets

March 6, 2003
Two months after the US State Department accused Hughes Electronics Corporation and Boeing Satellite Systems of 123 violations of export laws in connection with the Chinese data transfers in the 1990's, the two firms agreed to pay a record $32 million in penalties to settle the charges....

Banyan: Having it Both Ways

November 11, 2009
China claims it plans to stay in Afghanistan much longer than the United States. While it has no military presence there, it does have a major investment: a copper mine that should bring billions of dollars in profit. But this investment is in some ways possible only because of the security...
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