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Oil May Not Grease Friendship

Posted on March 24, 2008
Previously filed under: General Globalization
A paper testing the idea that a strong entrepreneurial spirit can indicate a prospective US ally, while oil wealth indicates a divergence of interest.
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U.S. Immigration Policy Fritters Away Education Benefit

Posted on November 8, 2007
Previously filed under: North America, Opinions and Editorials
Close-minded immigration policy forces many U.S.-educated foreign students to seek other pastures.
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United States - South Korea Trade Negotiations Stalled

Posted on February 20, 2007
Previously filed under: Trade
After a costly failure with South Korea, the United States influence over major emerging markets has diminished.
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Why Dollar Hegemony Is Unhealthy

Posted on July 11, 2006
Previously filed under: North America, Global Economy
The world's dangerous dependence on the US dollar may risk hurting the global economy.
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On World Refugee Day, United States Leads World in Darfur Aid

Posted on June 26, 2006
Previously filed under: General Globalization
The United States is the leading donor to refugee assistance, and is the nation who sponsors the most refugees, including many from the conflict in Darfur.
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Mexico's Economic Progress Can Ease Migration Woes

Posted on June 12, 2006
Countries: Mexico
Previously filed under: North America, Global Economy
Despite clear growth, Mexico's economy remains unable to provide an adequate supply of jobs to satisfy demand, therefore increasing migration to the United States.
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Anxious America - Part I

Posted on March 14, 2006
Previously filed under: North America, Global Economy
The recent talk among the public and policymakers shows American fears about some aspects of economic globalization.
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As Growth Slows, India Awakens to Need for Foreign Investment

International Herald Tribune - Wed, 02/08/2012 - 07:19
India’s central bank and economic analysts predict that growth will fall sharply to 7 percent this fiscal year and remain sluggish.

Social responsibility and a new world order

Washington Post - Innovations - Tue, 02/07/2012 - 07:56
Just before the New Year, the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research announced that Brazil had overtaken the United Kingdom as the world’s sixth largest economy. Furthermore, it predicted that by 2020, India and Russia will also have overtaken all the European economic powers.

Aid for trade policy rears its ugly head

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Mon, 02/06/2012 - 01:41
The UK government's dismay at not being granted the contract for Typhoon fighter jets in India is an indication that its controversial aid for trade policy is still very much alive.

Liberia's battle to put the lights back on

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 23:00
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has set ambitious targets to restore the country's electricity supply. But will it meet them by 2015?

As Africa's consumers rise, so does inequality

Yale Global Online - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:17
Kenya struggles to spread the wealth from rapid growth.
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