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Nothing Will Change Until Musharraf Closes Pakistan's Militant Madrassas

July 22, 2005
After the terrorist attacks on London two weeks ago, British Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed to fight Muslim extremism directly. But as Ahmed Rashid writes, until Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf shuts down his country's extremist madrassas – schools of Islam – all promises of resolve like...

Don't Fear the Future

June 19, 2006
With growing consumer markets in Asia and the developing world, globalization provides Europe and the US with ample opportunity for economic growth and product innovation. However, many in wealthier nations advocate for “protectionist” agricultural strategy and take an isolationist stance to...

Grievances That Can Bring Globalization to Grief

November 5, 2003
Ten years ago, an American company won a bid to extract lithium from Bolivia's rich deposits. Protests from the impoverished Indian majority – who feared that the deal would only make the rich richer and leave most Bolivians worse off – helped stop the deal. Now, Bolivians may be regretting...

New Thai Immigration Rules Come Under Fire

March 3, 2010
In Thailand, tensions are mounting as the state has introduced a more rigorous registration process for foreigners that includes proving one's home country. Around half of the country's 1.5 million migrant laborers have refused to come forward to register, which human rights activists...

How to Save Mother Earth Without Breaking the Bank

December 4, 2007
By acting quickly, the US could cap greenhouse gas emissions with little sacrifice. Businesses and consumers must shift to using energy-efficient and pollution-reducing measures, suggests Marc Gunther for Fortune magazine, while alternative energy sources and innovation would also contribute to...

中国向中东示好

January 30, 2012
中东和中国各有优势：中东有着丰富的石油资源，而中国以不干涉他国内政为基础的外交政策在该地区的专制政权国家颇受欢迎。因此，中国反对西方为了阻止伊朗核计划而对伊朗强加制裁。本文作者迪利普•希罗（Dilip Hiro）解释说，北京是伊朗石油的最大买家，购买量占伊朗出口总量20%。他回顾了近年来美国试图对伊朗实施制裁的历史，而与此同时，中国公司正与伊朗进行关于开展为期数年的石油和天然气交易的谈判。希罗报道称，中国智囊团网络中有一种共识，认为“伊朗在中东的实力不断增强，在与美国的较量中获得了越来越大的影响力”。到目前为止，贸易胜过了政治，因为中国不仅与革命后的利比亚开展贸易，...

The Next Wave of Globalization: Offshoring R&D to India and China

November 27, 2007
Outsourcing accelerates globalization, spreading technology and skill transfer from advanced nations to less developed ones. Cheap labor represents potential talent, capabilities, and innovation. Employers praise US workers for superior communication skills and intuitive understanding of US...

The End of Europe

June 15, 2005
While the rejection of the EU constitution has attracted attention to discontent in Europe, it has distracted the world from more serious European problems: low birthrates and a stagnant economy. In this article, Robert J. Samuelson labels Europe "history's has-been." Declining...
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