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| Dr. Kamal El Kheshen, Vice President of the African Development Bank discussses the trade-off between climate change policies and economic growth policies in Africa. By M. Patel. (12/10/2009) |
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| IA Forum discusses issues surrounding the World Bank/IMF with Dr. Dennis de Tray, Vice President at the Center for Global Development. (IA-Forum, 4/20/2007) |
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| International Affairs Forum speaks with Professor Wu Xinbo about issues regarding China and Asia. By Stefan Daniels. (IA-Forum, 03/23/2007) |
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| IA-Forum speaks with Josephine Osikena, Programme Manager for Democracy and Development at the Foreign Policy Centre, about the upcoming elections in West Africa. By J. Young and Sarah Knudsen. (IA-Forum, 03/23/2007) |
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| Globalization and Economic Development in the Third World: Hazard or Enhancement? |
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| Examines the global economic integration and whether globalization will bring economic growth for Third World countries. By Karla Sosa. (5/2/2006) |
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| IA-Forum Interview: Trade Specialist Barry Schumacher |
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| Barry Schumacher, former Director of Intergovernmental Relations for Puerto Rico's Federal Affairs Administration and advisor on trade issues to Senator Bob Graham, talks to IA-Forum about international trade issues. By Jasen Zubcevik. (9/8/2004) |
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| View from Bulgaria: A Brief Look at Preparing for EU Accession and the Euro |
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| Overview of Bulgaria and its preparation for accession into the EU and adoption of the Euro. By Desislava S. Chausheva. (IA-Forum, 7/26/2004) |
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| A World Without Power |
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| Niall Ferguson argues that anyone who dislikes U.S. hegemony should consider the alternative, a world with no superpower at all. (7/1/2004, Originally published in Foreign Policy, republished with permission from Niall Ferguson) |
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| IA-Forum Interview: The Honorable Don Bonker |
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| Mr. Don Bonker, former U.S. Congressman (Chairman of the House Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee), talks about Iraq, Trade and Globalization. By Jasen Zubcevik. (IA-Forum, 6/7/2004) |
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| EDITORIALS |
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| International organizations like the World Bank and the UN are supposed to help the world’s poor. Fully convinced about doing good by curbing carbon emissions, they are pushing an anti-development agenda that has direct, negative effects on human welfare.
By William Yeatman. (05/25/2009) |
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| A look ahead at the G20 Summit and an analysis of what it is hoped will be gained from it. By Andrew Pickering. (IA-Forum, 03/30/2009) |
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| FEATURED ELSEWHERE
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| Imperial collapse may come much more suddenly than many historians imagine. A combination of fiscal deficits and military overstretch suggests that the United States may be the next empire on the precipice. By Niall Ferguson. (Foreign Affairs - Mar/Apr 2010 - $) |
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| Thomas Evans asks why Israel looks unlikely to gain support for energy sanctions against Iran. (OpenDemocracy, 02/25/2010) |
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| Alex Evans, Bruce Jones and David Steven discuss risks to the process of globalization and new ideas on how to make it ‘more resilient’. (Brookings Institution, 01/26/2010) |
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| America is driven by innovation. China, running like a madman, still lags far behind on this issue and relies more heavily on industry and agriculture. China needs to change, in order to let its people change, and in turn make its economy change. By Jurnan Goos. (WorldPress.org, 11/10/2009) |
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| Rwandan President praises the way Africa does business in Africa as a way of promoting infrastructure, capital inflows, and development, as opposed to U.S. foreign aid. (BBC News October 11, 2009) |
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| Article detailing Latin America's shift in economic relations toward China, Iran and the Global South and away from the United States. (The Economist, 8/13/2009) |
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| It is time to begin the restructuring of our global economic and financial system, in ways that ensure that the fruits of prosperity are more widely shared and that the system is more stable. By Joseph Stiglitz (ZNet, 06/27/2009) |
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| Author argues that classical economics- not its modern counterpart- offers the best route out of the current financial crisis. By David Ranson (Real Clear Markets, 04/28/2009) |
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| Obituary looks at the impact the late Milton Friedman had in forming modern-day economic policy throughout the world, as well as how his libertarian legacy lives on today. (NY Times, 11/16/06) |
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| In-Depth article that looks at what affect the U.S. budget deficit may have on the domestic economy and what implications this has on the world economy as a whole. By, Menzie Chinn and Benn Steil (International Economy, 2006) |
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| Article of recent speech by IMF Head Rodrigo Rato, looks at the importance of well-functioning institutions as the key to development in the third world. By Rodrigo Rato. (The Cato Institute, Summer, 2006) |
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| Author looks at the most recent collapse in world trade talks, known as the Doha round. Article also explains why the negotiations failed in what it calls the biggest threat to free-trade yet. (The Economist, $, 07/27/2006) |
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| Article describes the furthering breakdown of international trade talks as WTO deadlines pass. A new proposition on agricultural tariffs and subsidies, called the 20/20/20 deal, is also mentioned and its merits are analysed. (Financial Times ($), 06/30/06) |
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| Article looks at the WTO boss' calls to revive a push for trade liberalisation. Comments come as countries fail to meet the Doha round's deadline for the third year in the running. (BBC, 05/01/06) |
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| The economist reports on Canada's fondness for globalization and FDI.(Economist, 2/2/06,$) |
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| The author writes that the nightly riots spreading across France have little to do with Islam, but reflect the ongoing alienation of the society's underclass. By Olivier Roy. (New York Times, 11/9/2005; registration not required; fee $3.95). |
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| Discusses China's relationship with the US and WTO, as well as recent economic growth. By Dan Blumenthal, Gary Schmitt. (AEI 8/01/05) |
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| Discusses how piracy is affecting the world's economy. By James K. Glassman. (AEI 7/25/05) |
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| This article outlines the politics behind the recent bid by the Chinese controlled company Cnooc to purchase the American oil company, Unocal. The author explores weather trading partner for the United States or a libility to America's national security. By Steve Lohr (New York Times, 7/24/2005) |
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| Discusses what the CEA must to do to promote further economic growth inspite of opposing factors, such as growing oil prices. By AEI Newsletter. (AEI 7/21/05) |
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| Analyzes Bimal Jalan's plans for economic reform in India. By Desmond Lachman. (AEI 7/20/05) |
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| Assesses how the economy effects global immigration. By Press Advisory. (AEI 7/15/05) |
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| Discusses the labor markets and various statistical data. By Steven J. Davis, R. Jason Faberman, John Haltiwanger. (AEI 7/14/05) |
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| Discusses Russia's role with the G8. By Rose Gottemoeller. (Carnegie Endownment 7/8/05) |
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| In the face of a budget and constitutional crises in the European Union, Tony Blair offers a way out in a recent speech. In his address Blair warned the EU Parliament, either embrace new members through enlargement and modernize the economies to confront the challenges of globalization or face failure on a grand scale. By Graham Bowley (International Herald Tribune, 6/24/05) |
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| ROUND TABLE FORUM |
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| In the wake of the failure of the Doha round, what does the future hold for world trade? What can, and should be done to get negotiations back on track? |
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