Articles & Reports

FEB 1, 2008 • Article

Customary practices left over from the era of absolute state sovereignty still give property rights to whoever can exert coercive control over a population. This ...

FEB 1, 2008 • Article

Because of a major flaw in the international trade system, consumers in rich countries unknowingly buy stolen goods every day. The raw materials used to ...

JAN 31, 2008 • Article

Many have argued we are entering a multipolar world. Yet, this competition will not simply take place in terms of varying approaches to foreign policy ...

JAN 31, 2008 • Article

The Fair Trade movement is a promising vehicle for alternative globalization, yet its dramatic growth has fueled a number of new challenges. Has Fair Trade's ...

JAN 30, 2008 • Article

The blame game for toxic toys and bad loans makes big headlines. But international scrutiny can also promote accountability.

JAN 23, 2008 • Article

U.S. trade policy has become increasingly partisan, but progress on trade issues during an election year is unlikely.

JAN 23, 2008 • Article

The global growth of Internet use and online role-playing games has spawned a public health crackdown on addictive and antisocial behaviors.

JAN 22, 2008 • Article

While overall violence declined in Iraq in the last few months, civilian deaths at U.S. hands in both Iraq and Afghanistan were up approximately 70 ...

JAN 22, 2008 • Article

The Debt of Dictators by filmmaker Erling Borgen is a good introduction to the central questions of Third World debt: Whose debt is it, and ...

JAN 17, 2008 • Article

Recession could open the door for stimulus that is both progressive and climate-friendly, especially if targeted at housing and transportation.