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中国发现世博会跟奥运会截然不同

August 17, 2010
在耀眼的2008年奥运会之后，中国希望通过世界博览会再次吸引注意力，在参与国、展馆和观众方面超过以往各届的世博会。然而，就是在世博会之前，上海及世界上其它城市已有享誉全球的声誉，展示着未来的趋势，用懋拉•伊丽莎白•坎宁安和华志建的话来说，就是“世界博览会效应”。这两位来自加州大学艾尔文分校的中国分析家解释道，“过去三十年间不断加剧的全球化，让各国和它们的光辉靠得更近，中国可能无法享受到与早期场面壮阔的世界博览会联系在一起的神秘感。”部分旁观者可能感到疲惫。但是，国内的观众很高兴能在自己门口见识世界，同时中国的世博会也让数百万人对国际贸易和潮流的潜力着迷且跃跃欲试。——耶鲁全球

The Perilous Fantasy of Pursuing Energy Independence

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Advance public announcements on research plans can lead to market manipulation. Leaders of developed nations – weary of instability in nations that supply oil and high prices – openly seek energy alternatives. But oil markets respond to the chatter about alternative energy in two ways: Some...

How Serious a Challenge?

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has long hoped to restore prestige for Russia at levels once enjoyed by the Soviet Union. But a weak economy, the Beslan school massacre and Ukraine’s “October Revolution” have weakened Russia’s stance, even among former Soviet republics. As a result, Putin has...

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As China becomes a market economy and an increasingly influential world power, Chinese students are showing a great interest in acquiring proficiency in the global lingua franca, English. University graduates are honing their skill in English in order to make themselves more attractive to...

Climate Panel Issues Urgent Warning to Curb Gases

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Human activities are almost certainly the main cause of global warming since 1950 and immediate action will only blunt some of the damage, reports the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Humans must strive for conservation and slow use of carbon-based fuels, such as oil and gas. Severe...

Latin America’s Dysfunctional Democracy

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Most Latin American nations have democratized over the last ten years in terms of free and fair elections. With falling living standards and stagnating income, however, the region continues to be mired in poverty and democracy remains dysfunctional. Governments have produced skin-deep democracies...

Surviving the Great Capital Flood

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Countries must set policies to handle global conditions, and one condition is large piles of money in some parts of the world. The countries and investors that hold large chunks of capital search for good investment opportunities – and increasingly the capital flows to emerging economies rather...

A French Region Considers the Costs of a New Europe

May 18, 2005
A recent decision by a tiny transformer factory in the French city of Schirmeck to move its facilities to Romania has energized opponents of the EU constitution. As people become increasingly angered by the loss of jobs to countries new to the EU, the French government has stepped up its campaign...
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