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Self-Inflicted China Syndrome

December 11, 2003
In the US, China-bashing seems to have become a popular pastime for some politicians of late. But claims of China 'stealing' American jobs are un-founded, says Ernesto Zedillo. "Chinese exports have not, in general, displaced American goods in global markets," Zedillo writes...

The First Step Towards Defeating the Terrorists: Stop Blaming Ourselves

August 11, 2006
Uncertainty abounds in assessing the seriousness of any terrorist threat that has been thwarted. London Times Editor Gerard Baker criticizes those who would either accuse authorities of overreacting to the threat in an effort to boost poll numbers or those who would excuse attacks as a justified...

China’s Exports of Aluminum, Steel Soar

August 24, 2007
Controlling a booming economy, pointing it in new directions, is no easy task. Attempts by China's central government to reduce production and exports of aluminum and steel – two energy-intensive industries that also create large amounts of pollution – have not worked. Despite an increase in...

Middle East Islamism in the European Arena

Reuven Paz

WTO ministers still worlds apart

February 17, 2003
The prospect of freeing up world trade darkened at the first meeting devoted to agricultural liberalization held in Tokyo. A draft proposal submitted by Stuart Harbinson, the chair of WTO's agricultural negotiations, calling for deeper cuts in tariffs and subsidies on farming products was...

Vers l’etablissement d’un Califat virtuel?

October 27, 2005

N Korea Offers US Pledge on Weapons

May 3, 2004
North Korean officials condemn terrorist organizations, including al-Qaeda, and promise not to sell nuclear materials to them in interviews with The Financial Times’ Selig Harrison on Tuesday. Taken togethers, their comments constitute an unexpectedly friendly gesture to the US, especially coming...

Japan Makes More Cars Elsewhere

August 2, 2006
A report released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association shows that for the first time Japanese car companies manufactured more cars abroad than in Japan during the last fiscal year. The shift to local manufacturing has been a natural result of globalization of the industry, allowing...
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