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Food Prices Threatened by Silence of the Bees

July 4, 2008
The United States is the world’s biggest food exporter, but declining bee populations could make farming more difficult. Bees are responsible for pollinating one third of the crops grown in the US, and reduced bee populations will shrink the variety and size of crops, thus adding to rising food...

Cuba Plans Offshore Wells Banned in US Waters

May 10, 2006
The US and Cuba partitioned the waters of Florida Straits years ago, and the US never expected that Cuba would hurry to develop the underlying oil and gas fields. Cuba might not have immediate need for the energy supplies, but other nations do. So the Cuban government negotiated a partnership with...

Township for Foreign Workers Could House Up to 20,000 Under One Roof

September 12, 2008
Singapore banks on its stable, multicultural society to attract investors and businesses. Investment in infrastructure construction has required foreign workers who bring new cultures and habits, some considered unacceptable by local Singaporeans. Hence, dormitory operators have proposed building...

On a Dilemma in the Horn

February 27, 2007
Ethiopia's quality-of-life indicators have improved in recent years, but poverty remains at crushing levels. Meles Zenawi's government has become increasingly intolerant of opposition, arresting dissidents, closing newspapers and websites. Human-rights advocates in the EU and US,...

Confucius Says: It's Time to Learn Mandarin

March 7, 2005
As China continues its ascent as a global power, the demand for Chinese-language speakers has, indeed, increased. In response to – and perhaps to reinforce –these needs, China has launched an international initiative to boost language proficiency. Dubbed the Confucius Institutes, over 100 Chinese...

Time for Jaw-Jaw with North Korea

March 5, 2003
Diplomat-in-residence at Stanford University James Goodby and Councilor of the Atlantic Council of the United States Kenneth Weisbrode outline the many reasons why bilateral talks should be preferred over a pre-emptive attack on North Korea. They argue in the Financial Times that the US is too...

Freak Waves Swamp Mozambican Coastal Areas

March 22, 2007
People converge to coastal communities for economic purposes, including trade and tourism, but coastal living has become more hazardous along the eastern shores of Africa. Unusual high tides from the Indian Ocean have displaced thousands in the impoverished nation of Mozambique, prompting other...

China’s New Flexibility on Foreign Intervention

Johan Lagerkvist
May 29, 2012
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