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Israel Slams US for Throwing Mubarak “to the Dogs”

February 1, 2011
Egypt is a major ally for Israel, and the latter is troubled by the challenge Hosni Mubarak faces. Officially, Israel’s government has avoided siding with Mubarak, but newspapers and hardliners blast the Obama administration for not standing behind Egypt’s unpopular president. Critics worry that...

Indonesia Mulls Euro as Trade Currency

April 22, 2003
With as much as 15% of Bank Indonesia's reserves already held in Euros, the European Union's currency could in future take a dominant role in Indonesia's international trade. A senior government official confirmed that Indonesia was considering making the switch from US dollars to...

Airlines Outsource Upkeep

August 23, 2005
The struggling airline industry, continually seeking ways to cut costs, has seen a rise in outsourcing of maintenance services. According to The Washington Post, more than 50 percent of all service tasks are performed by contractors – many of whom are outside the United States. For many, this...

Aid Agency Quits Afghanistan over Security Fears

July 29, 2004
The international aid agency Doctors without Borders has announced its decision to pull out of Afghanistan for security reasons. After 24 years of working in the country – the organization stayed through the Soviet-Afghan war, the rule of the Taliban, and American military intervention – the group...

Questions of Timing…

February 14, 2005
North Korea's recent announcement left many observers questioning its timing. One factor may have been the recent visit to China by members of President Bush's National Security Council. During their visit, US officials told their counterparts in Beijing that Libyan nuclear materials...

Hollywood Caters to a Ravenous Global Appetite

June 2, 2006
Hollywood is big business, but the largest portion of its revenues no longer comes from the US. Instead, Hollywood reaps more international than domestic profits, and as a result, the global marketplace influences everything from what films get made to how they are made. In fact, big Hollywood...

Managing Globalization: How Fast China Grows Will Affect Everyone

March 8, 2007
Since the end of its civil war, China has achieved staggeringly high rates of growth. Except during crisis periods like the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, the Chinese economy has increased its size by between 8 and 10 percent a year. Today’s economists are divided over the question of...

Global Effort to Save Endangered Crops Gets $37.5 Million Infusion

April 20, 2007
The combined pressures of climate change with a growing population could threaten crop diversity and global food supplies. An international effort to save endangered crop seeds, including a global database on plant gene banks, is underway, from Global Crop Diversity Trust and the United Nations...
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