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Why Skilled Immigrants Are Leaving the U.S.

March 3, 2009
One of the reasons for success of the US economy as the world’s engine of innovation and growth has been its ability to attract talents from abroad. But thanks to contentious changes in the US immigration policy, especially a temporary worker visa program known as H-1B, it is no longer the land of...

US Eating Habits Spreading

October 31, 2003
After making sure that every American has the opportunity to consume high calorie doughnuts, Krispy Kreme has expanded its market to include Europe. And it are not alone. With fast food chains opening and sugary food commercials all over television screens, Europe is adapting to the American diet...

Rocking the Boat from Warsaw

April 19, 2004
Even though it won't become a full EU member until May 1, Poland has been stirring up controversy and posing challenges to other member states. As recently as last December, Poland blocked adoption of a new EU constitution, arguing that a proposed re-structuring of voting rights would mean...

Does a Growing Worker Shortage Threaten China's Low-Cost Advantage?

May 15, 2006
China’s hold on the title of low-wage manufacturing giant may be in jeopardy. This year, a job program designed to entice migrant farmer-laborers into Chinese cities fell short of expectations, as many workers chose local rural employment. This reflects a general labor shortage in regions of the...

Analysis: Iran Moderate's Poll Triumph Is Mandate for Change

June 17, 2013
Iranian voters selected moderate Hassan Rohani to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president, thus urging a conciliatory tone in world affairs from their leaders. Iranians are “weary of years of economic isolation and tightening political restrictions,” writes Marcus George for Reuters. The election...

Iran's Secret Quest for the Bomb

May 16, 2003
Another spat between the US and the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) may be brewing. When the agency's board meets next month, Washington hopes to get it to strongly condemn Iran for its clandestine effort to develop nuclear weapons - something that the agency is reportedly...

US Targets Spying Threat on Campus With Proposed Research Clampdown

May 23, 2016
The US State Department has proposed barring international students from research projects and classes involving “information seen as vital to national security,” reports Julia Edwards for Reuters. “The new rule, which largely applies to company-sponsored research, threatens to shrink the pool of...

From Great Game to Grand Bargain

December 4, 2008
Afghanistan and Pakistan are major trouble spots and a key source of terrorism, largely because of poverty, minimal education and economic opportunities, and training camps that blame the US, Israel and India for local problems. Yet sending more combat troops to the region won’t improve security,...
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