Articles & Reports

OCT 29, 2008 • Article

The financial crisis could spell the end of America's global economic leadership, but working with other nations and building new institutions of governance may reinvigorate ...

OCT 29, 2008 • Article

Was it auspicious timing or a bad omen that Somali pirates hijacked a Ukrainian arms shipment the day before the U.S. military launched AFRICOM, ...

OCT 27, 2008 • Article

Medical tourism has started to globalize an industry long considered immune to outsourcing, increasing the need to reform public health programs.

OCT 24, 2008 • Article

Although microfinance has helped millions of individuals to survive, it doesn't create much real economic growth, says Michael Strong. But some organizations are moving beyond ...

OCT 22, 2008 • Article

Young international couples find the strict Danish immigration policies rotten, but a new ruling from the European Union could ease cross-border marriages.

OCT 22, 2008 • Article

A small-but-growing number of private humanitarian efforts, some using rats and robots, are helping to address the global problem of landmines.

OCT 16, 2008 • Article

Although oil prices are declining, the global oil market is out of whack and prices remain high, causing economic suffering around the world. To get ...

OCT 15, 2008 • Article

Jobs will be created by the transition from a high-carbon economy to an energy-efficient one, but the transformation will have to be rapid and global ...

OCT 14, 2008 • Article

The scale of Congo's resource curse, weak governance, and civil war calls for policy changes beyond anything typically contemplated by the international community.

OCT 14, 2008 • Article

A weak dollar, a flattening globe, and resurgent inflation are decreasing financial transfers from overseas workers, commonly known as remittances.