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An Exit Strategy for Crooks and Dictators

November 16, 2007
Cruel dictators and corrupt politicians who lose favor of their constituents often cling to power to escape retribution. Sometimes deals, including pardons or exile, are made with leaders who follow. “In an ideal world, criminals would be punished for their crimes without regard for their status...

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...

巴基斯坦、塔利班和全球安全—第二部分

May 12, 2009
美国及奥巴马总统本人都在忙于处理由塔利班叛乱分子在巴基斯坦造成的日益恶化的局势，这一进展令人高兴。但是，美国驻印度前任大使罗伯特•D.布莱克威尔（Robert D. Blackwill）认为，美方的参与还远远不够。诚然，美国需要帮助确保巴基斯坦核武器的安全，并且阻止阿富汗变为恐怖分子的安全港。然而，就未来而言，更为基本的问题是美国需要同印度就如何在局势恶化的情形下对待巴基斯坦这一问题进行密切对话。现在需要两国进行更有深度的、也许还带点敏感的对话。这不只是因为一旦塔利班控制了巴基斯坦，美印两国会受到最大的影响，而且也是因为迄今为止这两个国家似乎都不愿意提出一个应急计划。当然，...

Migrants Enrich Ever More Anxious Host

September 26, 2006
Economists argue that immigration is good for a country’s overall growth – even as some national leaders concede that controlling immigration is near impossible. But other analysts question the social costs of alienation of many Muslims or resentment from working-class Britons about high...

Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Hurting US Terror Fight

September 25, 2006
A US intelligence document concludes what many have long suspected: The war in Iraq has encouraged Islamic extremist recruitment and violence, while weakening US influence in the global struggle against terrorism. The intelligence agencies agree that the US did succeed in weakening Al Qaeda, but...

U.S. Delays Suing Europe over Ban on Modified Food

February 13, 2003
After bouts of mad cow disease and foot and mouth disease, many Europeans prefer not to take a chance with genetically modified food. For the past 4 years, the European Union has placed a ban on genetically modified food, a restriction that the US claims could lead to starvation in the developing...

Nuclear Board Said to Rebuff Bush Over Iran

November 20, 2003
The Bush Administration was rebuffed this week when the UN’s nuclear watchdog agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency, issued a resolution that condemned Iran’s covert development of a nuclear program but stopped short of recommending Security Council action against the country. US officials...

North Korea: Not Waving. Perhaps Drowning

June 4, 2010
Nations bordering North Korea would prefer less isolation, belligerence and unpredictability. But abrupt collapse of the current regime could be equally dangerous. Any loss of control in a nation with such pronounced poverty, as detailed in this article from the Economist, could destabilize South...
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