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隐蔽的保护主义对全球经济复苏构成威胁

March 13, 2009
正如过去所发生的那样，全球经济衰退使得各国政府都倾向于采取保护主义政策，尽管事实证明这对经济有害。当今政府做出的企图虽与从前类似，但它们更为微妙，更难被察觉, 使它们显得更加阴险。正如一项新研究报告的编者理查德•鲍德温（Richard Baldwin）和西蒙•伊文尼特（Simon Evenett）所言，各国所采取的某些措施“滥用了各种国际贸易协定所允许的合法自由裁量权，”其产生的限制作用与直截了当的保护主义并无二致。发表于 VoxEU.org网站上的《全球贸易的崩溃、隐蔽的保护主义和危机：对二十国集团（G20）的荐言》一书，凝聚了学者和业界人士的智慧，对当前的危机做出了诊断并提出了建议。...

Investing in Ethics: The Norwegian Model

September 15, 2006
As the world’s third largest oil exporter and a country that prides itself on promoting social justice, Norway has a pension fund of $250 billion, one of the largest in the world. Teams of ethicists investigate firms, when accusations emerge about exploited workers or environmental degradation,...

Kenya Fishermen See Upside To Pirates: More Fish

January 13, 2010
In a weird twist of fate, Somali pirates have helped Kenya’s fishing improve. The threat posed by these pirates in the western Indian Ocean has discouraged foreign vessels from fishing in the region. This sudden drop in fishing has allowed fish stocks to replenish – especially varieties that had...

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，...

US-Indian Deal Could Spark South Asian Arms Race, Markey Says

June 23, 2006
One provision of the US-Indian deal over nuclear weapons is that the US will provide India with a steady stream of nuclear fuel to power the nation’s nuclear reactors. Besides possibly being in violation of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), this agreement could potentially fuel the arms...

Technical Perspective on North Korea’s Nuclear Test

October 12, 2006
The news that North Korea had successfully tested a nuclear weapon on Monday morning shocked the world. Estimates about the size of the explosion ranged wildly, with some reporting a half-kiloton blast to others guessing that it was much larger. The key questions are: did the test go as planned,...

亚洲对美国举足轻重

June 28, 2011
美国工人和政客对就业岗位流去亚洲愤愤不平。但华盛顿东西方中心主任赛图•勒美（Satu Limaye）指出，亚洲和美国的互动在教育、移民、投资、旅游和贸易方面给美国创造了就业和收入。他创建了“亚洲对美国举足轻重”的在线地图，该地图根据美国政府数据，显示2001年至2008年美国各州和国会各选区的出口值，及其增长和占贸易总额的百分比。该网站仍在发展之中，它也显示各州的亚洲学生和公民的数据。美国被贸易赤字所困扰，但对亚洲出口的货物和服务超过了欧盟、墨西哥和加拿大。勒美估计，对亚洲出口创造的美国就业岗位多于85万个。国家和政治家，正如企业家一样，彼此存在竞争。阻止强有力的候选人，谨慎投资，...

Towns Rethink Laws Against Illegal Immigrants

October 1, 2007
An anti-immigrant fire has swept the American landscape over the past two years, and immigrants are not the only ones scorched. Laws passed in more than 30 US towns, penalizing anyone who employed or rented to illegal immigrants, sent thousands running and left local businesses empty of customers....
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