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A Conflict That Will Stay Close to Home

July 18, 2006
The heated missile exchange between Israel and Hezbollah factions in southern Lebanon is influenced by Syria and Iran, both openly supportive of Islamist agendas to obliterate the Zionist state, according to political analyst Edward M. Luttwak. However, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reasons...

Donors Warn of Lost Foreign Expertise

December 12, 2003
Believing it has 'outgrown' the need for international donors' assistance, the government of Thailand has announced that it will no longer accept technical assistance from foreign countries. Once a recipient of Official Development Assistance (ODA) from countries such as Australia,...

Fed Chief Gives Seminar on History of Globalization

August 29, 2006
Governments must prepare their citizens for the increasing disruptions of new competition caused by the force of globalization. The world will face fewer disruptions if the “benefits of global economic integration are sufficiently shared,” urged Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the US Federal Reserve...

Hussein Era Secrets May Lie Buried

January 5, 2007
Investigators continue to seek answers regarding Saddam Hussein’s activities over the years, including hidden graves of his victims, missing government funds that amount to billions of dollars, hidden foreign bank accounts and clandestine support from Western corporations and governments on weapons...

中国海外投资面临的阻碍

June 26, 2009
在观念世界里，“全球化”栖身于一个快乐的王国，在那里，在“效用最大化”这一根本力量的指导下，商品、资本和人力自由地流动。但现实世界却比概念世界拥挤许多。比起理想世界，现实世界中的劳动力流动常常面临更多的摩擦。而资本，当它由政府所有的企业提供时，也碰到了大量路障。尽管解释这些路障的说辞通常是商业上的原因，但是国家安全或经济民族主义往往才是真正的缘由。自然资源被视作一个国家的战略资产；同时，人们也担心外国人拥有本国的成功企业。最新的例证便是中国国有铝业公司（Chinalco）收购澳大利亚铁矿公司力拓（Rio Tinto）部分资产竞标失败。但以上并非个案，...

A Muslim Militancy Born in Modernity Not Mosques

August 29, 2006
After the surprise attacks of 9/11, the world has made great strides in the technical aspects of security, but stalled when it comes to the complex politics that lead to radical thinking. British police were successful in foiling a plot to attack planes traveling from the UK to the US. But more...

Importing Political Polarization? The Electoral Consequences of Rising Trade Exposure

David Autor, David Dorn, Gordon Hanson, and Kaveh Majl

恐怖主义的新化身：第二部分

January 12, 2010
在围绕情报屡屡失败和开辟反恐新战线的纷乱议论中，一个新的环节业已浮现——互联网的开放空间。一般的看法认为，阿富汗战争削弱了基地组织的力量，降低了它的行动效率。但研究恐怖主义的专家加百列•威曼（Gabriel Weimann）认为，这远不是事实。社交网络站点、在线聊天室、流式视频和许多其它功能，已使得互联网成为一种理想工具，不仅可以用来连结分散在各处的恐怖份子细胞（个体或小组），提高其行动协调力，而且还可以加强现有圣战份子内部凝聚力，并招募新成员。一些想要成为武装份子的人甚至已经通过互联网展示出他们高超的技术本领，要成为基地组织成员。与此同时，美国军方报告已经发出警报，...
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