SEP 18, 2006 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Ethical Debate Simmers over GM Food
As with all of humanity’s efforts to tinker with nature, GM food has its share of benefits and risks—as well as vocal dissidents ...
SEP 15, 2006 • Podcast
Uberpower: The Imperial Temptation of America
International resentment and lack of legitimacy is the high price that America is paying for its imperial ambitions, says Josef Joffe. To repair the damage, ...
SEP 13, 2006 • Podcast
Can Cultural Values Save the Environment?
Drawing from the book "Forging Environmentalism," which focuses on China, India, the United States, and Japan, a panel of experts discusses the social and cultural ...
SEP 12, 2006 • Podcast
Devin Stewart Interviews Ian Bremmer
"The J Curve is the nonlinear relationship between openness and stability," says Ian Bremmer, and it is important to recognise that a sudden increase of ...
SEP 12, 2006 • Podcast
The J Curve: A New Way To Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
Ian Bremmer describes the political and economic forces that revitalize some states and push others toward collapse.
SEP 7, 2006 • Article
REVIEW: The J Curve
National trade deficits usually get worse before they get better.This pattern resembles a "J" on graphs and so economists call it the J curve. ...
SEP 7, 2006 • Podcast
Shopping for Bombs: Nuclear Proliferation, Global Insecurity, and the Rise and Fall of A. Q. Khan's Nuclear Network
"Khan has wreaked havoc on attempts to restrain the spread of nuclear technology," says Gordon Corera. "He has lowered the barriers of entry for the ...
AUG 23, 2006 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: A Girl's Best Friend? Conflict Diamonds and Corporate Social Responsibility
By the time diamonds reach New York City shops, most have made an arduous journey from large dirt pits in Africa, passing through the hands ...