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Chinese Policies Put Squeeze on the Banks

October 5, 2011
Whether US investment banks and private-equity firms can continue global financial domination depends on their success in Asia, particularly China, contends Steven M. Davidoff in the New York Times. Globalization was historically good for Wall Street’s financial firms, but now to prosper they must...

India's 'Idol' Recipe: Mix Small-Town Grit and Democracy

June 1, 2006
Like previous versions in the US and the UK, "India Idol" is a singing competition that has become a favorite part of popular culture. The show invites aspiring singers to display their life dreams and perform for a national television audience that then votes for its favorites. The...

Looking Beyond Iraq – Part II

February 23, 2007
The decade after the end of the Cold War was a remarkably stable moment in international relations. American hegemony was uncontested because it was relatively benign – and even worked to strengthen international institutions and multilateralism. That has changed. In the second article of a two-...

N. Korea Displays 'Nuclear Deterrent'

January 11, 2004
A group of American observers visiting North Korean nuclear facilities are expected to report that Pyongyang does indeed have the plutonium it needs to produce nuclear weapons. The group is due to testify to the US Congress next week, but Pyongyang is already saying that it showed the unofficial...

中美共治只是白日梦

August 6, 2009
最近几年来，新的术语，如中美（Chimerica）和G2等词不断被创造出来描述中美关系。随着全世界不断寻求全球金融危机的出路，它们已经获得了新的认同。随着中国在伦敦举行的20国集团会议上成了会议的焦点，以及中美高级官员最近在华盛顿举行了战略与经济对话，，两国将有望合作结束金融危机。但是，一些人担心G2这一术语可能反映了新的共同治理的现实。中国分析专家克利斯朵夫•M•克拉克（Christopher M. Clarke）认为，那不过是表面而已。他写道，某些人看到中美两国的经济“共生”关系就杜撰出中美（Chimerica）一词，但这一经济共生关系不过是因为害怕“与对方一起坠入深渊”，...

Floods Threaten Global Trade Hub

Pavin Chachavalpongpun
April 19, 2012

Cargo Ship Raided by Greece Was Going to Sudanese Capital

June 24, 2003
Greek officials detained a ship carrying several hundred tons of explosives bound for Sudan this weekend. The ship, with a crew of five Ukrainians and two Azerbaijanis, went undetected by marine officials as well as US anti-terrorism intelligence for over six weeks - departing from Albania,...

At Least 7 Nations Tied To Pakistani Nuclear Ring

February 7, 2004
US and Pakistani intelligence officials recently denounced the founder of Pakistan's nuclear program Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan for illegally trading nuclear technology to other nations. After Dr. Khan's confession, officials now find themselves confronted with the terrible realizations this...
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