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McChrystal Tests Obama’s Priorities

June 23, 2010
Throughout history generals have griped about civilian commanders, as summarized by this New York Times article. But with the internet and instant global communication, such complaints do not remain secret long, exposed to colleagues and enemies alike. Any hint of insubordination or internal...

China’s Lust for Business Learning

August 1, 2005
The Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s deprived China’s prospective leaders of thorough training in business and management. Today, many CEOs or board members of major corporations head back to business school. While MBA programs in the US see a decline in application numbers, demand for...

Iraq Teach-In II QA

Bruce Ackerman et all
April 4, 2003

Arab Nomads, "Not Pro-Anything," Also Suffer in Darfur

April 19, 2007
Analysts often categorize the violence in Darfur as a conflict between the nomadic Arabs and agricultural Africans of Western Sudan. The victims of the violence, however, belie an overly simplistic division. Intermarriage, commerce and other contacts have long entwined identity throughout the...

奥巴马的贸易政策正在形成 ——第一部分

September 14, 2009
贸易专家爱德华•格莱塞（Edward Gresser）是华盛顿的民主党领袖委员会（Democratic Leadership Council）成员。他认为，美国打算向中国汽车轮胎征收关税引发大量不满，最终结果很可能只是怨声载道。这一关税不可能引起下一场贸易战，并引发类似 20世纪30年代大萧条的全球萧条，因为这样的关税已司空见惯，而且得到世界贸易组织的允许。此外，这一税率为35%，较最初提议的55%的税率还低，而且到2012年，该税率将下降至4%的正常水平。正如人们所注意到的，2000-2003年期间的关税税率只导致了美国钢铁进口的小幅度下降，所以这些举措也不会对进口产生什么影响。再者，...

Slave Labor That Shames America

January 3, 2008
The agricultural sector keeps costs low by relying on immigrant labor to harvest fruits and vegetables quickly and efficiently. Employers confront rising energy costs and consumers balk at higher prices. With a political environment that encourages public resentment over illegal immigration, many...

混乱还是秩序：世界面临抉择

November 27, 2008
带着一大堆亟待采取行动的要务，还有对新多边主义崛起时美国影响力日渐式微的担忧，美国当选总统巴拉克•奥巴马（Barack Obama）将于09年1月入主白宫。菲利普•斯蒂芬斯（Philip Stephens）在给《金融时报》（Financial Times）的专栏文章中写道：“由于新兴大国在从现有的国际秩序中捞取它们想要的东西的同时，又力图保有在这个秩序之外进行运作的自由，这会使世界更可能朝分裂和不稳定的趋势发展”。代表20世纪中叶世界秩序的全球体系,将无法获得广泛的支持以解决21世纪的全球问题。斯蒂芬斯认为：“在一个日益变化的体系中，和谐能在多大程度上战胜混乱”将取决于政治领袖的决策。“...

Flour That Has the Flavor of Home

September 16, 2008
Societies emerged around local grain cultivation, and some analysts suggest that the Green Revolution – industrialization of the agriculture industry with fertilizers, pesticides and other chemical interventions – has homogenized agriculture. A global movement encourages consumers and markets to...
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