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MAR 30, 2010 Article

Jackson-Vanik: a Bridge to the 20th Century

U.S. and Russian leaders and Jewish organizations all agree: the U.S. should "graduate" Russia from the JV amendment, which ties freedom of trade ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamed/3636927440/">Hamed Saber</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

MAR 26, 2010 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: U.S. Pressures Oil Companies to Leave Iran

With nuclear diplomacy at a standstill, the U.S. government has been expanding its sanctions against Iran to include refined petroleum products and insurers.

Illustration by Dennis Doyle

MAR 25, 2010 Article

Global Economic Policy and Human Rights: Three Sites of Disconnection

In this critical post-financial crisis period, Margot Salomon of LSE underscores the demands that international human rights law place on a more ethical form of ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theredproject/3673922879/">Michael Mandiberg</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>)

MAR 22, 2010 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Obama's "New" Trade Policy: What Happened to Multilateralism?

The Obama administration's new trade agenda shows little consideration for developing countries and may hurt the United States in the long run.

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhymes/4402640498/">Lawrence Oluyede</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

MAR 17, 2010 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Xenophobia Tests National Legitimacy

The connection between xenophobic sentiments and national identity calls into question the legitimacy of nations in an era of increasing migration and multiculturalism.

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ignaciovicent/311145549/">Ignacio Vicent</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/es/">CC</a>).

MAR 16, 2010 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Slums: The Future

With an unconventional planning methodology, the Urban Think Tank envisions solutions for the barrio communities of Caracas.

MAR 16, 2010 Journal Online Exclusive

EIA Interview: Darrel Moellendorf on the Climate Change Negotiations in Copenhagen

Darrel Moellendorf, author of "Treaty Norms and Climate Change Mitigation," discusses what happened in Copenhagen and what it means for future negotiations on climate change.

Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gustty/2546557644/">Gustavo VerĂ­ssimo</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

MAR 12, 2010 Article

Toyota and the End of Japan

Toyota's fall from grace caps a 20-year economic malaise that is infecting the popular culture, manifesting itself in a preference for staying home, avoiding risk.

By <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjmccray/2816322098/">Becky McCray</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

MAR 12, 2010 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Basic Income Grants Alleviate Poverty in Namibia

Promising results from a pilot program in Namibia indicate that basic income grants may help poor regions jolt the poverty cycle with jobs and education.

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MAR 12, 2010 Article

Is Japan Giving Up?

Just as the success of Toyota Motor was a symbol of Japan's confidence on the world stage in the 1980s, the automobile company's recent troubles ...