Articles & Reports

AUG 7, 2006 • Article

While democratic states tend to protect their own citizens and tend to be more peaceful, does it follow that democratic systems ought to be imposed ...

JUL 25, 2006 • Article

Poorer countries can avoid a trade-off between enhancing labour standards and taking full advantage of job-creating production and trading opportunities if current international trade rules ...

JUL 13, 2006 • Article

In the growing confrontation between the United States and Iran, there is one area which has been overlooked and could provide an area of mutual ...

JUN 29, 2006 • Article

It is often argued that organizations that deal with economic development should avoid human rights issues because the two topics are distinct. This argument holds ...

JUN 22, 2006 • Article

In a region where governments have long tried to curb Western influences, the women of the Middle East increasingly use fashion to make a political ...

JUN 21, 2006 • Article

Branding the suicides of three Guantanamo detainees "an act of asymmetric warfare" is an act of superpower suicide. The global perception of a disregard ...

MAR 31, 2006 • Article

The WTO's celebrated rule-based system can be used to promote labour standards in a manner that does not penalise developing countries that improve the lot ...