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Cutting Trade Ties Sponsors International Terrorism Too

Daniel L. Byman | Brookings Institution | May 2008
Terrorist groups all over the world benefit from the support of governments. The US State Department draws up a special list of countries considered to be state sponsors of terrorism. Yet Daniel Byman says this list is not worth much. For one ...More

Fear of Globalization is Rising in the West

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard | Peterson Institute | May 2008
Once upon a time in the West, the notion of globalization brought to mind new commercial outlets, the international exchange of goods and new post-industrial job opportunities. Yet, the integration of highly populated emerging economies, China and India in ...More

Are Second Generation Biofuels a Curse or a Blessing?

C. Ruiz Marrero | Center for Intl. Policy Americas Program | April 2008
In the debate regarding climate change and the shortage of fossil fuels, biofuels were for a long time considered to be the ideal solution. However recently, they have increasingly come under fire. Critics denounce the fact that through ...More

Climate Change Brings Forth a Century of Violence

Harald Welzer | Blaetter fuer dt. und internat Politik | May 2008
Until now, no one really seems to realise what kind of threat climate change represents for human beings living together on Earth. In his book "Climate Wars", the social psychologist Harald Welzer therefore warns us against only perceiving climate ...More

Tourism and Climate Change: The Guilty Gain

Philipp Ehmer | Deutsche Bank Research | April 2008
International tourism is undergoing very rapid changes. New travelling habits, an increased awareness of price, short notice and short term holidays - and the wish for more flexibility and individuality as well as rising energy prices are constantly ...More

What Good is a "League of Democracies?"

T. Carothers | Carnegie | May 2008
The "League of Democracies" has existed as a concept discussed by American political experts for years now. This spring, the idea transferred from the domain of relevant professional journals to that of the US presidential election campaign. In so far as ...More

US Deficit and Sinking Dollar: The Agenda of a New G5

C. Fred Bergsten | International Economy | Spring 2008
The US dollar was for a long time the leading global currency against which all other foreign currencies were measured. The downside of this is that as a result, the USA has accumulated a huge trade deficit. In 2006, foreign goods and services ...More

The Future of the G8: From "Library Group" to G13?

Anthony Payne | Chatham House | May 2008
Over the last few years, the annual G8 summits have attracted more attention than ever before in the history of this group of states originally known as the "Library Group." The rise in power of Brazil, China or India sparks heated debates ...More

India Strives for Influence in the Indian Ocean

A. Vines & B. Oruitemeka | Chatham House | April 2008
The Indian Ocean will be a strategic bridgehead for the big players of the 21st century. This relates to the Indian sea doctrine, which has been determining India's policies in the region since its release in 2004. China's advance in particular is ...More

The Future Should be Energy Efficient

Nader Elhefnawy | Survival | April/May 2008
Growing oil prices and diminishing supplies of natural resources increasingly give rise to doubts regarding the long-term stability of an economy that relies on fossil fuels. The underlying assumption of pessimistic analyses based on the "peak oil" theory is that ...More