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Worries About the World Economy for 2014

December 20, 2013
Uncertainty and uneasy interdependence characterize a 2014 forecast on global economic growth. High rates of unemployment persist in developed economies while emerging economies rely on those nations for exports and jobs for their own citizens. The International Monetary Fund forecasts 3.5 percent...

The Guardian: Egypt to Fine People Who Pester Tourists

May 7, 2018
The Egyptian parliament has approved a law ahead of the summer tourism season seeking to clamp down on alleged harassers. As Ruth Michaelson observes for the Guardian, the law allows “authorities to fine up to EGP 10,000 (about £405) anyone found to be pestering tourists ‘with the intention of...

Cuba: Transforming a Revolution

July 23, 2015
The United States and Cuba are reopening their respective embassies and preparing for more exchanges in diplomacy and trade. “Cubans and Americans are equally curious about exploring the other side since December when President Barack Obama and Raúl Castro made the surprise announcement on...

Times of India: The Wuhan Puzzle

May 7, 2018
China and India, the world’s two most populous nations, are rivals for trade and regional influence. A two-day summit between Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi may have been a quest for cooperation and Nayan Chanda, writing for the Times of India, refers to a Mao Zedong theory on setting priorities: “In...

European Union Tries Rebooting the Economy

January 27, 2015
The European Central Bank announced dramatic expansion of its monetary stimulus plan to purchase asset-backed securities and bonds through September 2016 for a total of at least €1 trillion On the surface, the move has similarities to US stimulus measures in play since late 2008, with the US...

The Decline and Fall Of Europe

February 16, 2006
In March 2000, EU leaders pledged to make the EU “the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-driven economy by 2010.” That goal could be unrealistic. As policymakers debate the rise of Asia and its challenge to the US, Fareed Zakaria, a journalist who specializes in international relations,...

缅甸首次断然拒绝中国

October 3, 2011
二十世纪八十年代末缅甸残暴镇压民主运动，军政府把国家的英文名称从Burma改成Myanmar，自此中国就成为军政府的主要支持者。由于西方的制裁，军政府依赖中国获得贸易、武器装备和基础设施方面的支援。最近，缅甸总统宣布，暂停在伊洛瓦底江上与中国合资修建合流大坝（Myitsone Dam）的计划。缅甸专家贝尔迪尔•林特勒认为，这显示了缅甸军政府对中国完全没有幻想，或至少是仅仅为了获得西方的援助而有意跟这强大的邻国疏远。该举动可能会给军政府带了某种程度的合法性，因为该项目下产生的百分之九十的电力将供应中国，缅甸国民包括诺贝尔奖得主昂山素姬都抗议项目带来的环境损害。但是，一边打“中国牌”，...

The New York Times: As Trump Exits Paris Agreement, Other Nations Are Defiant

June 3, 2017
By withdrawing the United States from a non-binding treaty, Donald Trump rejects that climate change is a crisis. He rejects the opinion of a majority of US citizens and virtually the entire global science community. He rejects notions that cities like Pittsburgh and Paris might have common...
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