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如何在捕鱼的同时不危及海洋

September 18, 2009
国际海洋状况科研项目（International Programme on the State of the Ocean）的研究主任亚历克斯•罗杰斯（Alex Rogers）指出，海洋是生命赋予者，为数十亿人提供食物和生活给养；但由于耗费资源的捕鱼方式、渔民的过量捕捞以及非法捕鱼现象，海洋中的鱼类数量正在急剧减少。这种退化不仅会对一项重要食物来源的可持续性和历史悠久的渔业造成影响，同时，随着珊瑚礁变得更加脆弱以及由缺氧导致的死亡海域（dead zones）的激增，这种退化还会危及世界上最大的生态系统。但罗杰斯相信，这种衰退趋势是可以预防的。一种办法是把资源所有权归还给渔场，...

Russia's Neighbors

April 7, 2005
As optimists salute democracy's march in the Middle East, so too do they point towards the former republics of the Soviet Union, where a spate of "democratic" revolutions has toppled three Russian-backed governments. Georgia, Ukraine, and now Kyrgyzstan have all undergone sweeping...

Wal-Mart Finds That Its Formula Doesn’t Fit Every Culture

August 3, 2006
Wal-Mart executives eventually realized that requiring employees to smile at customers or participate in the “morning Wal-Mart chant” at its German stores did not mesh well with either the staid employees or customers. Differences in corporate and national culture, combined with competition from...

RAND: Russia and China as Challenges

January 30, 2019
Russia is intent on subverting the international order while China wants to compete in shaping that order. “Both countries seek to alter the status quo, but only Russia has attacked neighboring states, annexed conquered territory, and supported insurgent forces seeking to detach yet more territory...

Hollywood Meets Bollywood as India's Movies Go Global

February 24, 2009
The success of the film Slumdog Millionaire – a work of globalization in itself with the work of a British director, Indian actors and setting, and a US distributor – could mean more cooperative ventures between Bollywood and Hollywood. Films produced in each location have distinct flavors, and yet...

Scotland's Quarrel Is With Globalization, Not the UK

September 22, 2014
Scotland rejected declaring independence from the United Kingdom, 55 to 45 percent. Businesses, investors and political leaders are relieved about some certainty moving forward. Many analysts credit the outcome’s wide margin to a last-minute, passionate appeal from former Prime Minister Gordon...

A Case for Area Studies

March 21, 2019
Globalization may prompt some to question the need for specific and diverse language, literature and regional studies programs in higher education. As a result, scholars respond with innovative and interdisciplinary approaches, collaborating with history, politics and other disciplines. "...

How Wall Street Is Killing Big Oil

October 16, 2014
Companies rely on stock markets to raise money by selling small shares of ownership to investors. But investors may be killing rather than boosting major private energy companies. “Once reliable market beaters, Big Oil shares are lagging,” writes economist Deepak Gopinath. “Under pressure from...
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