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Iraq has pursued friendly relations with many countries who are themselves at odds. The strategy has lots of upside for war-torn Iraq – but holds key risks as well.
New research adds evidence to a common thesis offered after the end of the Cold War that globalization was making physical distance economically obsolete.
From Babe Ruth’s barnstorming tours to Shohei Ohtani’s star power, baseball’s century-long ties to Japan have grown into one of Major League Baseball’s most reliable global growth strategies.
To stop a crime, it helps to understand who these criminals are and how they think.
A smuggling crackdown has threatened the livelihoods of the people who are just scraping by in this South American arbitrage economy.
Ten years after the collapse at Rana Plaza in Bangladesh, the garment industry’s deadliest disaster, reforms are incomplete. The opaqueness of today’s complex supply chain is part of the problem.
A shift towards a more distributed, borderless global workforce will not necessarily lead to job losses for Canada, but it will be disruptive and require restructuring in the labour market.
In 2014, Chinese researchers published more papers than any other country for the first time. In 2019, China overtook the U.S. as the No. 1 publisher of the most influential papers.
The Fed’s recent rate hikes are contributing to higher prices and growing recession risks around the world, yet there are good reasons why the US central bank has to keep its focus domestic.
Labor market disruptions, supply chain strains and the war in Ukraine have taken a toll everywhere.
As the ocean temperature rises, many marine species are moving toward the north and south poles in search of cooler waters, thus rewriting the menus of seafood restaurants on the West Coast of Canada.
An analysis of international relations syllabi shows race and gender studies are barely mentioned.
Before the container was standardized, loading and unloading goods was very labor-intensive, inefficient and costly.
The outbreak of COVID-19 could be used as a building block in the future to reinforce international co-operation and strengthen the pillars of globalization.
If China’s economy recovers from the pandemic, its authoritarian political system could become even more influential around the world.
An Italian media scholar raised on American TV assesses Netflix’s ambitious strategy to create original productions in Italy, Japan, Brazil and beyond – and distribute them globally.
Before the container was standardized, loading and unloading goods was very labor-intensive, inefficient and costly.
‘America First’ may not be long for this world. Surveys show many GOP members under 35 are closer to Democrats on China, trade and defense spending.
There’s no going back to normal after COVID-19, partly because our pre-pandemic world was anything but normal.
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