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The Vicious Underbelly of Urban Culture

December 13, 2005
On the heels of last month’s riots in France a storm of violence has broken out in Sydney, suggesting that comparisons should be made. Both events involve tensions between Arabs and the wider cultures in which they live. The riots in Sydney, however, make clearer the particular contribution of a...

Myanmar Morphs to US-China Battlefield

May 3, 2013
The international community is encouraged about fledgling democracy in Burma, or Myanmar as renamed by its leaders. Once isolated, denounced for human rights violations, the Myanmar government depended heavily on China. Hoping to reduce dependence on China, the Myanmar government eased repression,...

Chinese Investment and Indonesia’s Election: CNBC

April 16, 2019
Emerging economies throughout Asia initially welcomed Chinese investment, but questions emerge during election campaigns. Indonesians vote on Wednesday, and surveys report 53 percent express favorable views of China. “During his term, President Joko Widodo actively courted Chinese investment to...

China Says It Will Help Iraq

June 18, 2014
Iraq is OPEC’s second largest producer, and political ineptitude, sectarian violence and impending civil war threaten future oil production and global oil prices. Disruptions in Libyan production have already added to supply problems, and many had hoped Iraqi producers to step up pace. The United...

Russian Gas Politics

January 14, 2009
Russia began supplying gas via pipeline to Western Europe during the Cold War, a result of the contract between n Leonid Brezhnev, chairman of the Soviet Communist party, and Willy Brandt, chancellor of West Germany. “Despite consistent pressure from the United States, Brandt, who received the...

West Loses Appeal for FDI: Wall Street Journal

July 23, 2019
Populist rhetoric, heightened security reviews and global tensions contribute to reduced foreign investment in the West, report Tom Fairless and Paul Hannon for the Wall Street Journal. Foreign investment in the United States fell by 9 percent and 30 percent in Germany. The writers point out that...

Dealing With Nuclear North Korea

January 10, 2011
North Korea’s newly revealed uranium-enrichment program continues to advance. No amount of sticks or carrots – negotiations, incentives, sanctions, waiting for the regime to fall – has slowed the North’s determination in building its nuclear arsenal, writes author and nuclear expert Bennett Ramberg...

There’s No Such Thing as Anonymous Data

February 13, 2015
Analysis of huge datasets offers the potential for lifesaving health care, productive economies and workplaces, and smooth highway traffic. Yet consumers must assume that every electronic transaction could be compromised, suggests Scott Berinato for Harvard Business Review. Berinato reports on a...
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