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German Sundays Stay Truck-Free

October 10, 2003
In an apparent last-minute save, Germany's transportation minister persuaded his Italian counterpart to join Berlin in blocking other EU countries from granting more authority to Brussels over transportation rules. The German government fears that if the EU Commission acquires more authority...

One Country, Many Voices

September 24, 2012
China under one-party rule fosters an image of harmony, with unified goals and opinion on any cultural event or political issue. Discussions of the same topics are more lively in online commentary and on China’s streets, argues Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chinese specialist and author. He compares the...

Everyone Suffers From Oil-Price War: Economist

March 20, 2020
After Russia refused to reduce oil production in Vienna in early March, Saudi Arabia as de facto leader of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, decided to produce more crude oil as a counterattack. Saudi Arabia announced that daily production would unprecedently increase to 12.3...

Bombings and Shootings Rock Uzbekistan

March 30, 2004
Bombs have ripped through Tashkent, Uzbekistan's capitol. While no group has claimed responsibility, officials have suggested foreign terrorists and Muslim radicals as the possible cause. But many Uzbeki's are more likely to blame the widespread discontent with President Islam Karimov...

China’s Biggest Political Challenge Since Tiananmen in 1989

October 1, 2014
Tens of thousands crowd Hong Kong’s financial center, challenging the Chinese government’s insistence on selecting a slate of candidates for the 2017 election. Gideon Rachman for the Financial Times describes the eerie parallels with the crushed pro-democracy Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement...

Quartz: US Tax Bill Is a Massive Victory for Globalization

December 21, 2017
The US tax bill is a big win for corporations, with corporate income taxes reduced during a time of record profits, reports Tim Fernholz for Quartz. Emboldened multinationals may expect other countries to do the same. “The US corporate tax rate is being cut by 40%, and rather than taxing global...

Vietnam Plays Wary Host to APEC

November 16, 2006
Vietnam’s surging economy and increasing attractiveness as a place to do business have raised its profile in Southeast Asia. Its turn at hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leadership summit now offers the country the opportunity to further burnish its image. But that opening has also...

Putin and Erdogan Move to Restore Russia-Turkey Ties

August 10, 2016
Russian-Turkish relations hit a low point in November after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane that had strayed into its territory from Syria. Both countries are experiencing deteriorating ties with the West, and presidents Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan, the latter who survived a failed...
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