Controversies surrounding pharmaceutical patents and trade rules in the WTO

Pharmaceutical patents, drug prices, and parallel imports of drugs from lower-income to higher-income nations have been at the center of some of the most contentious debates in the run-up to Cancun. This panel will analyze the positions of the various protagonists...

Americans should demand steering wheels.

In theory, the Uruguay Round Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) will oblige developing countries to pay more in copyright fees and royalties than they will gain from the advantages of trade liberalization. This apparent lack of reciprocity in the agreement has resulted...

Transparency matters. Regardless of the mansion's ownership, if President Barzani is sincere about combating corruption, he should require that every official serving in his government detail their property holdings and business interests, not only in Iraqi Kurdistan, but also abroad.

A word to the wise for the Romney campaign: Get John Sununu off the airwaves.

The House Ethics Committee issued reports on allegations involving a number of House members about lobbying, earmarks, and lawmaker trips to the Caribbean.

Only domestic politics can explain two of the Obama administration's most controversial moves: exporting illegal guns to Mexico and balking at building an oil pipeline from Canada.

India has enormous potential for drug development if its legal system will respect intellectual property.