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Taliban Officials Tell of Plans to Grind Down the Americans

September 12, 2003
Taliban fighters still alive in Afghanistan plan to wage a grinding guerilla war against US troops, similar to the strategy waged against the Soviets during their occupation in the 1980s. Such fighters claim that Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Omar still resides in Afghanistan, hidden and directing...

Europe Plan on Chemicals Seen as Threat to U.S. Exports

May 8, 2003
With the issue of labeling genetically modified food still roiling trade negotiations between the US and European Union a new friction has emerged over trade in chemicals. The latest European requirement that companies undertake testing the effect of chemicals on humans before they export may...

Planned Chinatown Raises Hackles in Rural Germany

March 25, 2008
The city council of rural Oranienburg has approved construction of a Chinatown for its community, but agreement has stopped there. While Germans demand meticulous and time-consuming documentation and construction that conforms to city codes, the Chinese would prefer informal and rapid “guan xi”...

Managing Globalization: Selling Globally, Pitching Locally

June 16, 2006
Critics of globalization claim that the domination of global brands such as Coca-Cola and Nike has squashed local business and culture. Multinational corporations, however, find it more effective to play on local cultures in advertising their products. Technology allows advertisers to create more...

U.S. Suspects North Korea Moved Ahead on Weapons

May 8, 2003
In North Korea, the US finds itself in the opposite situation that it faced in Iraq. In his article The New York Times writer notes the irony.: "The government of Saddam Hussein insisted it held no weapons, and Mr. Bush is seeking to prove that it did. In North Korea, the government is...

Accord Key to Sustainable Economic Development

April 11, 2007
The US and South Korea have finalized negotiations on a free-trade agreement, which must be ratified by legislatures in both nations. Meanwhile, opponents in both countries organize, complaining that free trade could disrupt the economies of either nation, increasing income gaps or competition for...

The £1 Billion Hostage Trade

November 9, 2010
More than 12,000 people are taken hostage each year worldwide. Until 2004, the problem was pocketed among a few regions, but is now global. Kidnapping is on the rise in Nigeria, the Philippines, Afghanistan, Mexico, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia and elsewhere. Originally used by guerrillas for political...

Time for America to Put Its Diplomatic Muscle Where Its Mouth Is

July 21, 2006
Events move at fast pace in the Middle East – and the US and UN must work quickly to control the conflict between Israel and Lebanon, its democratic neighbor to the north. Israel is using bombs supplied by the US, and Hezbollah militants use bombs supplied by Iran. The conflict intensifies as...
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