Category: Online Archive
160 Articles
- Online Archive
The Global Online Freedom Act
The wide diffusion of the Internet in developed and developing nations has made it a key medium for political debate and activism. Social media tools like Facebook, Twitter,…
May 16, 2013
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Coal Mining in China: The Social Costs
China’s coal industry has been central to its economic success ever since 1949. It has been the predominant supplier of energy to the economy and, especially since the 1980s,…
May 16, 2013
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The Absent Agriculturalist in International Affairs
Although issues of land, agricultural commodities, trade, pricing, productivity, patents, and farm subsidies are central to international negotiations, the agriculturist…
May 16, 2013
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Not on Blind Faith: The Risks of U.S. Defense Cuts
After more than a decade of grueling combat, the U.S. military is finally stepping back from its intense focus on fighting ground wars in southwest Asia. Though fifteen to thirty…
May 16, 2013
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Challenges and Opportunities: Aviation Emissions and the European Cap & Trade System
On January 1, 2012, the European Union extended its cap and trade system, the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), to include CO2 emissions from all airlines arriving in and departing…
May 16, 2013
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Introduction by Paul Sullivan
Joshua Meltzer could start the discussion from his paper on “Capping CO2 Emissions from Aviation under the European Cap and Trade System.” The EU has tried to make its…
May 16, 2013
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The Turkish-Kurdish Peace Progress
During the summer and fall of 2009, the continuing and often violent Kurdish problem in Turkey seemed on the verge of a solution when the ruling Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi …
May 16, 2013
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The Gulf States and U.S. Policy: How Strongly to Push Reform?
As revolution swept across the Arab world beginning in early 2011, the monarchies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) appeared largely immune. In Bahrain, the only GCC country…
May 16, 2013
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Clash of Elites: What Lies Behind the Defamation Debates
Since Samuel Huntington’s 1993 article warning of inter-civilizational conflict, pundits and policymakers alike have been quick to forecast a so-called “clash of.…
May 16, 2013
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A Brief History of Energy: Where We’ve Come From and Where We’re Going interview with Daniel Yergin
GJIA: Were you heartened by the discussion of energy in the recent U.S. presidential election? What has changed in the rhetoric of politicians as of late? Yergin:I was quite…
May 16, 2013