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It’s a Small World After All

November 7, 2011
With nearly 100 countries playing the game, rugby portrays itself as a global sport. Still, major reforms are required of its governing body to shed an elitist tag and give due recognition to upcoming “minnow” countries, argues this essay from the Economist. Huge resource gaps exist between the...

U.S. Threatens to Act Against Europeans Over Modified Foods

January 10, 2003
US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said yesterday that the European Union's position on genetically modified (GM) foods was "immoral" and caused greater suffering in starving African nations. The EU has banned imports of GM foods, and earlier last year several African nations...

Taiwan Squeezed as US and China Negotiate

November 20, 2007
The issue of Taiwan has been a thorny one since the Kuomintang’s relocation from mainland China in 1949. A sense of irredentism has been present on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, though now it persists predominantly on the mainland. The surge in China-US relations in recent years has complicated...

Globalization’s Second Death?

April 13, 2006
Globalization is in trouble when the US adopts a protectionist stance, argues Niall Ferguson. Extreme proposals, such as building an enormous fence along the US-Mexican border, reveal an isolationist attitude that could extend beyond the immigration issue. Politicians scrutinize the movement of...

从通用汽车到政府汽车：通用能重现其昔日辉煌吗？

June 25, 2009
通用汽车的故事可以为很多商业寓言提供灵感。但在作者何威杰（William J. Holstein）看来，通用的衰落始自二十世纪八十年代，因为通用在当时没有能够认识到来自日本汽车制造商的威胁，以及汽车制造业向精益生产的结构性转向都是真实存在的。这种情况再加上在岗及退休雇员的高额医疗保险以及管理层的拒绝改革，都使得通用如崖边累卵，摇摇欲坠。但这种平衡在当时却并不像其表现出来的那样危险。何威杰认为，通用前执行总裁里克•瓦格纳（Rick Wagoner）当时正在改变这家公司，他只是需要更多时间以使公司成本与其日本竞争者相一致。遗憾的是，这场经济危机削短了时间，于是通用破产了。它是否能够东山再起，...

Why the UN Needs International Rescue

January 4, 2005
The magnitude and scope of the recent Indian Ocean catastrophe - and likewise, the subsequent relief efforts - are unmatched in world history. And according to The Guardian's David Aaronovitch, the coordination of international aid efforts will be a true test for the United Nations. In the...

Global Finance Firms Plan Huge Jobs Reshuffle

April 29, 2003
The worldwide improvement in telecommunications that has occurred in the last several years has opened the doors for new business opportunities with significant consequences for the global economic community. Now, with more and more countries offering multinational corporations a prosperous haven...

World's Schools Teach US A Lesson

December 24, 2007
US education experts suggest that the nation’s children fail to keep pace with the top international students. A globalizing economy means that today's kindergarten students will eventually compete for jobs or work on teams with peers from around the world. The challenge awaiting teachers is...
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