http://news.yahoo.com/?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20030425/od_nm/ economy_china_yuan_dc Who Has Cheapest Big Macs? Fri Apr 25, 9:11 AM ET Add Oddly Enough – Reuters to My Yahoo! BEIJING (Reuters) – Critics who charge that China’s exchange rate policy...
Okay, I’ll admit to skimming this, however this might explain why EU resistance to this action in Iraq was so fierce.. and is yet another perspective on the overly-simplistic “War is about oil” mantra. -Ian. —-
Is the widespread growth of anti-Americanism throughout the world a reaction to misuse of America’s cultural. economic, and political hegemony, or is it merely a natural consequence of being the world’s only true superpower? Whatever the reasons, it is...
With Henry Kissinger being announced as the new head of the September 11 Investigation this article, forwarded to FOIB last summer, gains new relevance. Given Kissinger’s personal stake and his ties to the REpublican party, is there any hope of an unbiased,...
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/09/business/worldbusiness/09TRAD.html November 9, 2002 Global Trade Looking Glass: Can U.S. Have It Both Ways? By DANIEL ALTMAN Policies adopted by the Bush administration to advance specific domestic and international goals are...
