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Issues in International Political Economy - November 2009 - Number 119 - The Cost of Questionable Policies

adyne — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Until Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, it was taken for granted that no African-American could become president of the United States. Any great talent in that population group, about 13.5 percent of Americans, was discarded for the top position in the country. The situation has changed, and the United States is surely better for it.

The MAGAI™ Construct and the Northern Distribution Network

jdunton — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The United States is pouring massive resources and risking precious lives of its soldiers in its efforts to stabilize Afghanistan, a part of the world most Americans could not identify on a map before 9/11. President Barack Obama has already increased the U.S. force presence considerably and is deliberating further increases in what may be the most portentous decision of his presidency.

Global Health Interventions for U.S. Food and Drug Safety

jdunton — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In 2007, a series of high-profile scandals involving contaminated blood thinner, toxic toothpaste, and melamine-laced pet food demonstrated the threat that unsafe food and drug imports pose to U.S. public health and international trade. Contaminated and adulterated products have sickened and killed U.S. consumers, fueled protectionism, raised business costs, and destabilized markets.

Water and Agriculture: Implications for Development and Growth

jdunton — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

At a time of mounting population pressures, environmental declines, and growing demand for water, the Paul H.

The United States and Korea Leading beyond the Storm

pfrank — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

For the United States and Korea, the global economic crisis was not just a sea change, but a tsunami. Nations riveted just weeks earlier by issues like terrorism and proliferation were consumed by talk of economic collapse and unprecedented fiscal and monetary actions seeking to avoid a second Great Depression.

APEC Nations Heads of State Pronouncer Sheet

ian — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

ASEAN Secretariat: Dr. Surin Pitsuwan (SIR-in PIT-soo-ahn)

Australia: Kevin Rudd

Brunei: His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddualah (Sul-tan BOWL-kee-ah) or simply (Sultan of BREW-nigh)

Canada: Stephen Harper

Chile: Michelle Bachelet (Mee-shell Bah-shell-let (hard L))

President Obama’s Trip to Asia

pfrank — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

President Obama makes his first trip to Asia to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in Singapore this month. The president will begin his trip in Tokyo on November 12 and 13 and then travel to Singapore for the APEC meeting that runs from the 13th to 15th. From Singapore he will travel to China from the 15th to the 18th and finally visit Seoul on the 18th and 19th.

President Obama's Trip to APEC and Asia: The Impact on America's Trade and Economic Leadership

sherry — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Q1: What is the importance of APEC in the global economy?

What’s at Stake in the KORUS FTA

RMatzkin-Bridger — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

President Obama is headed to Asia in a week. It is imperative that he begin to lay the groundwork for passage of the KORUS FTA. The agreement signed by the Bush administration in June 2007, still awaits passage of implementing legislation by the Congress. The administration has not supported the agreement because of concerns over trade issues regarding beef and automobiles.&nb

President Obama’s Trip to Asia

pfrank — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500