Interview mit Ali Alfoneh über das System der Islamischen Republik Iran.

Over the past generation, dramatic and biologically unnatural imbalances between the number of baby boys and baby girls have emerged in many Asian societies. The problem of "missing girls"--literally tens of millions of them--is painfully evident in China and India today, but it also characterizes other Asian populations beyond these...

Nicht nur die Bankenkrise, auch der Alterungsprozess setzt die Regierungen unter Druck. In Analogie zu Banken-Stresstests drängen sich mit Blick auf die zukünftig schwerer werdenden sozialpolitischen Lasten demografische Stresstests auf.

Europa droht wirtschaftlich zunehmend gegenüber den USA zurückzufallen, auch aus demografischen Gründen.

Countless intelligence officials have confirmed that detainees interrogated by the CIA provided information that helped lead us to bin Laden. But the CIA deniers continue to insist it is all a "big lie." Well, if they won't believe these sources, perhaps they'll believe WikiLeaks.

History shows us that sovereign governments often default on their loans, particularly in times of war or economic upheaval. Europe finds itself in this situation now and would do well to examine past sovereign debt crises—particularly, the European sovereign debt crisis of the 1920s—for lessons.

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No. 4, agosto de 2008

Quando se trata da América Latina, a "falta de notícias é boa notícia". Porém, o Brasil esteve em tantas manchetes positivas recentemente que...

At this AEI conference, a panel of experts will discuss how knowledge and innovation have been key to new economic growth. The panel will further examine how these dynamics in the modern economy can be a source of conflict between developed and developing nations. Providing the keynote to this conference...