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A Survey of the Afghan People

The Asia Foundation | December 2008
Irrespective of slow gains in basic services as well as little success in reconstruction, the conflict in Afghanistan is still in full swing. High civilian and military casualties, severe food shortages, millions of Afghans facing starvation and rising unemployment ...More

What Makes a 'Global' City?

The 2008 Global Cities Index | Foreign Policy | December 2008
Today globalization takes place in places where masses of people live and work: in cities. But in order to earn the title "global" a city must provide ideas and value that impact the rest of the world. Additionally, global cities are characterized by bigger ...More

Latin America's Economic Boom -- and Hardships Ahead

Leonardo Matinez-Diaz | The Brookings Institution | December 2008
The recent meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Peru drew worldwide attention. This was due less to the presence of President George W. Bush in his last international appearance as to the decision on the part of the members ...More

Asia Reverting to Authoritarianism?

Joshua Kurlantzick | Carnegie Endowment | December 2008
In the 1990's Asia was considered the pioneer in democratic renewal. Out of Asia spread a democratic wave from southern Europe through Latin America and into Africa. In recent times, however, democratization in Asia has experienced significant set-backs. ...More

US Financial Crisis as Kick-starter for Green Technology

Bracken Hendricks & Benjamin Goldstein | December 2008
Falling auto prices, bank crashes, mass layoffs: the economic crisis has taken full hold of the United States. Current prognoses predict that the crisis will persist for at least another year. In addition, climate change poses one of the ...More

Obama's Agenda: 10 Challenges for the New President

Brookings Institution | November 2008
Great challenges await the 44th US president, especially economic ones. The Brookings Institution lists the ten most important: Restoring Financial Stability: Strengthening the global financial system is a priority alongside the task of ...More

Saving Afghanistan Even Means Talking to Enemies

Barnett R. Rubin & Ahmed Rashid | Foreign Affairs | November 2008
Seven years after the advent of Operation Enduring Freedom, the Taliban, al- Qaeda and various insurgents have regained strength particularly on Afghan and Pakistani soil. The fight for security in the Middle East has spiralled downward as the Taliban ...More

Only Less Consumption Can Stop the Crash

Tim Jackson | New Scientist | November 2008
The disastrous effects of unfettered consumption have been known and understood for 40 years already. Back then, American environmental researchers Paul Ehrlich and John Holdren created the "Ehrlich equation," a tool that can also be applied to current ...More

After Georgia: Russia's Anxious Neighbors

Alexander Nicoll & Sarah Johnstone | IISS | October 2008
The Georgia conflict is forcing Russia's neighbors to rethink their relationships with Russia as well as with the West. Through military action, Russia has demonstrated how far it is willing to go to protect its national interests. Western rhetorical ...More

Europe's "New Corporations"

Dalia Marin | Bruegel | October 2008
Global commerce has dramatically changed in the last fifteen years. The opening of new markets, growing competition, and the struggle for attracting the world's brightest minds are all responsible for such a change. On the basis of substantial evidence from Germany ...More