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China Builds Commerce Codes

March 3, 2007
China's economy is the second largest in the world after the US and, with more than a billion people, growing fast. But the nation’s legal system is immature and fails to protect all business interests, particularly private-property rights and other elements not traditionally part of a...

U.S. and Russia Still Dominate Arms Market, but World Total Falls

August 30, 2004
The US and Russia continued to dominate the global arms market last year, especially when measured in sales to developing nations. According to a new Congressional Study, the US lead in worldwide weapons sales in 2003, signing more than $14.5 billion worth of arms, or 56.7 percent of the global...

Brown Tries to Put EU on Growth Path

October 7, 2003
France, Germany, and Britain agree: The EU must embrace capitalism to create new jobs, foster investment, and boost economic performance across the continent. A letter drafted by British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown with his French and German counterparts will seek to persuade Europe...

Iraqi Civil War Shrinks US Options

December 4, 2006
Any plan for an organized exit of US troops from Iraq depends on the government having some semblance of control over the streets and oil fields. With a sharp rise in sectarian violence, the US military trains Iraqi factions to fight one another in civil war – a tremendous waste of time and...

European Press Review: Saddam Captured, but Iraqi Problems Still Persist

December 15, 2003
Reacting to the news of Saddam Hussein's capture, newspapers across Western Europe see both hope and continued difficulties ahead. This review of press commentary in Germany, France, the UK, and Spain highlights the problematic future for Iraq and the US. The British Guardian emphasizes the...

Pope “Sorry” About Reaction to Islam Remark

September 18, 2006
Pope Benedict XVI issued a rare apology for comments that spurred angry reactions from Muslims around the world, but the Vatican reiterates its opposition to any violence in the name of religion. Extremists reacted to the comments with church bombings in the West Bank and Gaza and the murder of a...

A Year Abroad (or 3) as a Career Move

March 8, 2006
More US students are adapting to a globalized economy by working abroad. A surprising benefit is success in the job market after returning home. Teaching in a foreign country, bartending, taking care of children, typing or even traveling and picking grapes can demonstrate resourcefulness and other...

Arms Control and the Axis of Evil

Sandy Berger
February 18, 2002
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