Could Globalization Fail?

Posted by Matt in July 17th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Economy, War, 1914, 19th Century, 20th Century, Book Forum, Durability, Economic Crisis, Economic Inequality, Financial Times, Global Capitalism, Globalization, Harvard Professor, Historians, Institute For International Economics, International Monetary Fund, Jeffry, Martin Wolf, Misunderstanding, Tendency, Wolf, World War I

Policies That Spawn Economic Inequality Rather Than Free Trade Could Bring about an Economic Crisis
These developments have raised concerns about the durability of globalization among its supporters. In April 2005, Martin Wolf of “The Financial Times” gave a lecture titled “Will Globalization Survive?” at Washington’s prestigious pro-globalization Institute for International Economics. More recently, Harvard professor [...]

China’s Olympic Nightmare

Posted by Matt in July 1st, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Algae Bloom, beijing, Beijing Area, Beijing Olympics, Central Leadership, China, China Forces, China Olympics, Chinese Security, Communist Party, Embarrassment, Extent, Exterminators, Failure, Financial Times, Financial Times Uk, Grasslands, Grave Shortcomings, Hostile Groups, Inner Mongolia, Legitimacy, Locust Infestation, Locusts, Northern China, Olympic Games, Olympic Nightmare, Olympics, One Fifth, Political Challenges, Regime, sailors, Security Chief, Security Official, Spectacles, Washington Times, Xinhua News Agency

What the Games Mean for Beijing’s Future.
Failure to plan for predictable problems has turned China’s coming-out party into an embarrassment.
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Yet even as Beijing has worked tirelessly to ensure the most impressive of Olympic spectacles, it is clear that the Games have come to highlight not only the awesome achievements of the country but also the [...]

U.S. may seek to base missile shield in Lithuania

Posted by Matt in June 19th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Europe, Missiles, Anti-ballistic missile, Anxiety, Financial Times, Lithuania, Missile Base, Missile Shield, Missile-Defense, moscow, Negotiations, New York Times, News Articles, Poland, Soviet Union, United States, Voice Of America, Xinhua

Poland is balking at further negotiations with the United States over plans to deploy an anti-ballistic missile shield, prompting Washington to seek out Lithuania, formerly part of the Soviet Union, as a possible location for the interceptors, officials said Wednesday.
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‘Anxiety’ in Moscow over US-Lithuania missile base talks Financial Times
US talks missile defense with Vilnius [...]

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