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UN Body Warns of “Food Price Shock”

January 7, 2011
Increasing food prices remain a political challenge for India, China and even developed nations. The benchmark index of agricultural commodities prices, provided by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, reached a nominal record in December, “surpassing the levels of the...

Chinese Company Ends Unocal Bid, Citing Political Hurdles

August 2, 2005
The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has withdrawn its takeover bid for America's Unocal, discouraged by political opposition that complicated the deal. CNOOC's offer was the largest takeover bid ever attempted by a Chinese company, and considerably larger than Chevron...

Europe’s Improving Economy Still Faces Some Hurdles Amid Global Competition

January 24, 2006
With exports to the US, Asia, and oil-producing countries boosting corporate profits, Europe’s economy has attracted increasing optimism ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. Wall Street Journal reporter Marcus Walker, however, warns us not to “count on Europe to float the global...

What North Korea Really Wants

February 8, 2007
With the six-party negotiations, North Korea certainly has some goals, but those remain a mystery to many observers from the West. The nation could want some economic rewards, including energy, food or other forms of aid. Or, the nation could want security or diplomatic relations. Robert Carlin...

Rise in Global Atmospheric CO2, Surface Temperature and Sea Level From Emissions Traced to Major Carbon Producers

B. Ekwurzel, J. Boneham, M.W. Dalton, R. Heede, R.J. Mera, M. R. Allen and P. C. Frumhoff

When Diplomacy Flunks

April 28, 2003
Ernesto Zedillo, former President of Mexico and current Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, discusses his hopes and fears in light of US unilateral action in Iraq. He fears that this war will be a prologue to a new international order defined by aggressive US unipolarity....

Call Centre Boom is Here to Last

September 1, 2003
Multinational companies seeking lower-wage labor will be increasingly looking to India to run their telephone call centers, concludes a recent survey by a British market analysis firm. Predicting a "21st-century gold rush" of MNCs moving to India, analyst Evan Kirchheimer says five to...

As Growth in US Slows, Wal-Mart Puts More Emphasis on Foreign Stores

June 10, 2010
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, pursues ambitious foreign expansion to make up for lagging sales in the United States. While no single country could replace the US in terms of consumer power, developing nations are poised for economic growth. Wal-Mart caters to newly-empowered consumers in...
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