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Paris Takes Pragmatic Line as Poll Shows Isolation Fear

April 16, 2003
France: some say isolated diplomatically, but determined to press on for Iraq reconstruction.

Was Spy Murdered in Russian Power Fight?

November 27, 2006
Alexander Litvinenko’s death by radioactive polonium 210 was unusual enough. But the long and agonizing death also gave the former KGB spy time to issue a public accusation against Russian President Vladmir Putin for murder. Litvinenko had been investigating the death of a journalist long critical...

地道、枪支和泡菜：朝鲜寻求美元——第二部分

June 11, 2009
我们关于朝鲜秘密经济的报道共有两部分。在第二部分中，作为记者和作家的伯蒂尔•林特纳（Bertil Lintner）描述了许多在亚洲的朝鲜餐馆因经济危机而倒闭的情况。这些餐馆常常以“平壤”为名，大多招揽韩国游客，为这些游客提供熟悉的食物和娱乐表演。但是，有人认为，这些餐馆是洗钱的幌子，因为很少有其他商业活动可以在不引起银行注意的情况下进行大数额现金交易的。确实，这些餐馆只是朝鲜黑色经济中很小的一部分，其他的黑色经济还包括我们在第一部分中提到的地道建设、美元造假、二手手机和其他商品交易，更不用说导弹与核技术了。然而，随着全球金融崩溃和韩元的贬值，旅游和公务出差的人数都有所减少，...

Backing Down on Steel Tariffs, U.S. Strengthens Trade Group

December 5, 2003
The fight over US steel tariffs, writes David Sanger in the New York Times, will go down in history as the case that defines the World Trade Organization's power. No case in the eight year history of the WTO has tested its power to quite the same degree, but now it has been tested – and won...

Unpopular President

August 26, 2008
Indonesia’s president reduced government subsidies for fuel in May, causing fuel prices to jump and his popularity among voters sank. But the coalition government continues an anti-poverty platform, including subsidized rice for the poor – and that combined with an ample supply could mitigate some...

Pakistan: The Militant Jihadi Challenge

March 30, 2009
As the US and NATO prepare to step up military action to blunt extremism along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the International Crisis Group presents analysis on the extent of the challenge: “that the Pakistani Taliban is an outgrowth of radical Sunni networks in the country’s political heartland...

Travel Industry Fears New Rules Could Deter Visits to U.S.

July 2, 2003
Since the terrorist attacks of Sep. 2001 slowed domestic and international tourism, the US travel industry has struggled to regain its footing. Now, the Travel Industry Association of America, a group made up of the country’s largest airlines and hotels, is warning the government that new anti-...

US Is a Top Villain in Pakistan’s Conspiracy Talk

May 27, 2010
Pakistan and the US are allies in a war against extremism in Afghanistan, with the US providing more than $1 billion in annual aid, but mutual trust remains low. A US citizen originally from Pakistan was accused of placing a failed car bomb in New York’s Times Square. But many in Pakistan are...
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