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Mexican President Rivals Both Claim Win in Tight Vote

July 3, 2006
Mexican presidential candidates Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Felipe Calderón both claim to have won the election, but exit polls show the race too close to call. López Obrador, former mayor of Mexico City, whose progressive government policies are popular with Mexico’s working-class population...

“三非”防与治

May 28, 2012
中国历来喜欢开展各种各样的专项治理运动，最近的一场运动在北京拉开，而且针对的对象是在华居留的外国人，称为“清理三非”（非法入境、非法居留、非法就业）运动。在张珺、王烨、祝伟的报告中，这项运动展开的背景是最近几年中国入境外籍人数的上升，以及由此而引起的“三非”人数的上升。最近在网络上热传的英籍男子在北京街头猥亵中国女子的视频，在媒体上引发了众多争议，甚至有网民喊出“把外国人感触中国”的过激言论。这一切，实际上都凸显出中国在处理“三非”问题上法律滞后、监管乏力和灰色中介等问题。比如，对于在华非法居留的外国人，他们能够轻松地通过中介取得国内公司的邀请函，从而顺利拿到居留中国的签证。在文末，...

U.S. May Cut Aid Over Court Immunity

July 1, 2003
Washington has threatened to cut off military aid, including military equipment and training programs, to countries that refuse to grant US citizens immunity from prosecution in the newly formed International Criminal Court. The Bush administration is demanding a written promise, known as an...

Globalization’s Grave Challenges for the West

May 12, 2006
Globalization will proceed despite protectionism, and the West would be wise to devise policies that incorporate globalization’s inevitability. Without such policies, the standard of living in both the US and Europe could diminish: In Europe, slow growth will leave the continent trailing the US...

Smuggler’s Plot Highlights Fear Over Uranium

January 26, 2007
Officials in Georgia, a former Soviet republic, have arrested people carrying around uranium samples in garbage bags – and involved US officials in their investigations. Defying security measures imposed on such nuclear material, the sellers seek interested buyers. Terrorist groups and even some...

Challenges for a Squabbling Europe – Part I

Katinka Barysch
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Stoking Protectionism

August 20, 2007
Choosing cost-cutting over quality, Chinese firms are finally getting order recalls from some of the biggest US firms. Although China publicly denies quality control problems with exports, domestic markets have faced similar quality issues. However, despite recent high-profile execution of...

Euro Stabilizes After Dutch No Vote

June 2, 2005
When the French, and now the Dutch, voted against the new EU constitution, the fate of the euro appeared precarious. Speculation ensued as to the long-term viability of the euro. "Without political integration, the eurozone is a roofless house that becomes increasingly uncomfortable. Many...
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