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Ramallah’s Virtual Reality

January 27, 2006
If the Palestinians truly want to destroy Israel, they are probably alone in the Arab world. With Israel committed to the unilateral resolution of conflict with Palestine, the cries for justice from Palestinians inspire less desire to wipe Israel off the map. Still, the Palestinians have embraced...

解读优衣库成功的真正秘密

March 9, 2012
就好像在找对象时许多人喜欢“高帅富”一样，我们在思考未来经济发展增长点或者投资热点之时，大多数人对于那些来钱快的行业，比如能源高科技产业，都有一种偏爱，现在只要谈起未来的经济发展趋势，很多人脑子里面首先的一个反应就是，那肯定是能源和高科技产业，可以举出的例子包括苹果、软件业、力拓等等。对于许多投资者而言，能源和高科技，似乎就代表了他们未来几年财富增值的“钱袋子”。但是，高连奎通过解读优衣库的成功故事，和我们分享了不一样的看法。在他看来，传统行业，比如食品、零售、制衣等，还是存在巨大的财富创造空间，只不过需要在手段上进行创新。对此，他引荐了蔡成平的近作，是一本研究优衣库商业运作模式的书。在书中...

In France, an Economic Bullet Goes Unbitten

April 11, 2006
Most European politicians recognize the grim truth – that economic reform is necessary for global competition and that youth cannot expect the many benefits now enjoyed by elders. Generous retirement and other social benefits correlate with high unemployment among youth. Corporate executives have...

The Kremlin's Short-Term Gains Are Russia's Long-Term Losses

August 5, 2011
Stability throughout the Middle East should matter more to Russia than the United States, argues writer Yuri Mamchur. But while the US cheered democratic aspirations and greater freedoms promised by the Arab Spring, Russia remained mute. “The dearth of official Russian involvement in the Arab...

Where Did All the Jobs Go? Nowhere

September 29, 2004
The issue of outsourcing has figured quite prominently in US electoral politics this year. Despite the headlines and political rhetoric, points out political scientist Daniel Drezner, outsourcing is really a minor issue, accounting for less than one percent of mass layoffs last year....

Protesters Across the Nation Try to “Stop Business as Usual”

March 21, 2003
The day after bombing began in Iraq, thousands of American anti-war protesters took to the streets, walking out of classes and work, shutting down roads, and congregating on open spaces to proclaim their opposition to the US-led war in Iraq. Honoring the promise to “stop business as usual,”...

Voting, Not Violence, is the Story for Arab Press

January 31, 2005
Yesterday's historic elections in Iraq proved, by many accounts, to be a relative success, but the story of the day may be the measured reaction of the Arab press. Popular news outlets Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera, who have spent most of the last two years broadcasting images of violence to the...

A Problem From Hell: American Foreign Policy in an Age of Terror

Samantha Power
April 5, 2004
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