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Latin Americans Wonder if Democrats Are Traders

November 30, 2006
In an effort to keep good jobs in the US, Democrats in US Congress may push to change trade policy with the Americas. But that could result in job loss in countries like Colombia and Peru. Labor activists of both continents claim that many of these jobs are exploitative, but even so, the loss of...

Is Global Warming Real? How to Avert the Threat

Bo Ekman
January 28, 2011

How to Do Guilt-Free Business With Beijing

June 2, 2008
China’s push to develop its economy and improve the standard of living for its billion-plus population has not been without problems, including pollution, corruption, human-rights violations, and cover-ups through media censorship. Hosting the Olympics has invited attention on both economic success...

Fury at Zimbabwe UN Role

May 16, 2007
A major environmental group of the United Nations, in a secret ballot, has chosen Zimbabwe as its leading member. The post typically rotates among nations, and developing countries rejected concerns from the West by choosing the environment and tourism minister of the troubled African nation to...

Once Again Divided

October 20, 2003
It's not only the western media's portrayal of the Iraqi war that has Arab journalists up in arms – some are not so happy at the perceived inaccuracies in other Arab sources. At the Third Arab Media Forum last week in Dubai, discussions disintegrated into shouting matches as journalists...

Egypt Pushes to Modernize Industry

October 25, 2005
Egypt is investing US$35 million in its National Supplier Development Program in an effort to prepare its protectionist economy for gradually-increasing openness to international trade. The venture targets small- and medium-size Egyptian businesses supplying larger "mother companies"...

New Conflicts in an Old War

July 25, 2006
Israel’s expanding conflict with the Muslim world may have forced many observers into a frustrated state of ambivalence. Yet “Boston Globe” columnist James Carroll urges onlookers to examine the larger context of Islamist extremism. Israel confronts extraordinary violence from Hezbollah and Hamas,...

Ukraine Intends to Sign EU Pact, Says Ashton; US Mulls Sanctions

December 12, 2013
Europe, the United States and Russia are pushing hard at officials in Ukraine to decide on which neighbors it should side. The European Union’s high representative anticipates Ukraine to sign an association pact, even as the US points out that all policy options, including sanctions, remain on the...
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