Most Popular

Beijing Sanctions Over Arms Sales Could Backfire

February 4, 2010
China threatened to impose sanctions on US defense companies, including Boeing, following their participation in the Obama Administration’s intended arms sale to Taiwan. But China could be shooting itself in the foot. Boeing enjoys a dominant presence in the Chinese commercial aviation industry. In...

World Opinion Is Fragmented on Tighter Security for Visitors

January 7, 2004
New security procedures designed to prevent potential terrorists from entering the United States have met with mixed reaction around the globe. Beginning this week, the US is requiring that visitors from all but 27 countries be fingerprinted and photographed upon entry to the US. Washington is...

Online Technology Challenges Censors – Part I

Johan Lagerkvist
December 5, 2010

Govt. to send team to evacuate Indonesians in Middle East amid possible war on Iraq

February 12, 2003
With tens of thousands of its citizens working in the Middle East, the Indonesian government is following the example of its Southeast Asian neighbors and preparing for the worst. In the face of a growing threat of war in Iraq, Jakarta is sending a team of government personnel to the region to...

Are Big Oil’s Tanks Running Dry?

February 8, 2006
As President Bush called for the US to reduce its “addiction to oil”, Exxon reported the highest net profit of any US company ever – about $36 billion. A public backlash has greeted the record profits by the oil industry. As early as last October, Congress pressed “Big Oil” to defend itself on...

全球化与政治

September 17, 2008
         面对遭受重创的美国经济和五年来最高的失业率，一些美国总统候选人倾向于匆忙举起反贸易模式（anti-trade mode）这面大旗。指责外国人乃是取巧之举,而且也是为了吸引选票。但是，美国却并没有找到其经济灾难的根源，《商业世界》（Businessworld）专栏作家钱安达（Nayan Chanda）指出了这一点。外包只是全球化这枚硬币的一个方面；在相反的另一方面，许多国家在继续把它们自己的许多工作外包给美国，对这一显见的事实美国政客们却避而不谈。...

For the Iraqis, a Missile Deal That Went Sour

December 1, 2003
Initially reported in the Central Intelligence Agency's October report on Saddam Hussein's weapons programs, it now seems that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il "took Saddam to the cleaners" by cheating him of $10 million. In exchange for the money, which may have been a down...

Losing $63 Billion in Diverted U.S. Goods Is Sleuth Obsession

April 9, 2009
Old-fashioned arbitrage on an international level has a new name: “product diversion.” It means the same thing though: buying low in one market and selling higher in another. The difference is that many multinational corporations (MNC) are now employing investigators and litigators to identify and...
More..