The Day That Lives in Infamy: Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941

How did oil catalyze the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

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Time for a New Global Trade Deal

The next big international trade deals should focus on green growth.

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Made in the USA: Iran’s Grievances

From Tehran’s perspective, why is it so hard to have better relations with the US?

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Time to Let Iran Prove Itself

With a short-term deal struck, Iran must be given the chance to be tested.

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The U.S. Abandons the World’s Poor at the WTO

Does allowing India and other poor countries to help farmers and consumers really distort global markets?

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Bailing Out the Eurozone

What are the four ways to solve the eurozone’s economic troubles?

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Netherlands: Another Spain in the Making?

It is not only countries in Europe’s southern periphery that mismanage their national economies.

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Syria: When the Front Line is Everywhere

Syrian civilians and fighters pause for a photo, as the war rages around them.

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Qatar: A Close-up

Are the wealthy few in the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar exploiting poor foreign workers?

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Saudi Arabia’s Youth: Idle and Underskilled

How does Saudi Arabia’s reliance on foreign labor affect its youth?

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