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Zimbabwe Can't Paper Over Its Million-Percent Inflation Anymore

July 9, 2008
After losing a March election, Robert Mugabe clung to power in Zimbabwe and his supporters relied on irregularities and violence to discourage the opposition. German politicians have been among the most outspoken in rejecting Mugabe’s refusal to transfer power – and quickly pressured a Bavarian...

Run Your Business From Overseas

October 28, 2013
Just as employees work remote, business owners can also operate a business from anywhere in the globe. Businessweek describes a man who ran a business that connects patients with affordable dentists in 27 nations, first from Mexico and then from Thailand. High-speed internet and free online tools...

China’s Chokehold On Rare-Earth Minerals Raises Concerns

October 8, 2010
Following a boating mishap in the East China Sea, China swiftly banned exports to Japan of rare-earth materials, essential in high-tech manufacturing. China holds the largest reserves of the minerals required to manufacture cell phones, smart bombs, wind turbines and other high-tech products. In...

NewsChina: Stopping the Pollution Pipeline

May 30, 2018
Pollution, destroying quality of life for many communities in China, is the source of numerous public complaints. In response, China has started environmental inspections nationwide and cracks down on violators. After two rounds of inspections since 2016, about 29,000 companies were fined with more...

保护主义不可避免吗？

February 6, 2009
有关保护主义的警告不是危言耸听。经济学家和历史学家一再提醒我们，滑向以臭名昭著的1930年《斯穆特一霍利关税法》为代表的保护主义是十分危险的。该税法提高了成千上万商品的进口关税，导致美国主要贸易伙伴采取报复行动，造成全球贸易崩溃，最终将美国的经济衰退演变成了经济大萧条。失业增多，投资下降，让人们的焦虑与日俱增，仿佛又回到了20世纪30年代，这种情形让发达国家的政治家们都在疯狂努力，力求振兴经济。耶鲁大学国际贸易和金融教授、美国国际贸易部前副部长杰弗里•加藤（Jeffrey Garten）承认道，在用公共资金刺激经济的过程中，政治家们似乎只能采取一些保护性措施。...

Alibaba's Olympic Sponsorship Expands Jack Ma, China's Influence in Sports

January 31, 2017
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce behemoth, will spend about $600 million to sponsor the next six Olympic Games through 2028. The partnership was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos by Alibaba founder Jack Ma and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, the partnership. In...

Africa Drawdown: International Policy Digest

March 5, 2019
The United States is planning to reduce its forces stationed in Africa. The poorest nations in Africa are vulnerable to extremist ideologies due to poverty and poor governance. “It is no accident that al Shabaab evolved in a defunct Somali state (in some ways it is shocking that it did not happen...

The Rise of Manufacturing Marks the Fall of Globalization

June 10, 2016
The many parts of complex machinery are sourced for now from multiple countries. “Over the past century, finished products made in a single country have become increasingly hard to find as globalization – weighted a term as it is – has stretched supply chains to the ends of the Earth,” writes...
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