At Brussels Forum a few weeks ago, BBC World taped an episode of The World Debate, with Nik Gowing as the host. They have posted the video on their webpage. Enjoy!

This weekend, GMF is hosting with its partners the third annual Brussels Forum, a gathering of political, academic, and business leaders to debate the countless items on the transatlantic agenda. Public sessions will be streamed live in video and audio from Brussels, and transcripts and video for … Continue Reading…

HANOI, Vietnam — A number of the posts already on Vietnam at least mention China, if not focus on it. China is the 800-pound gorilla next door, and much of what Vietnam hopes to accomplish in the international marketplace is in spite of or in direct competition with China.

I’ve talked … Continue Reading…

WASHINGTON — This is far from my area of expertise, but I found it interesting that the FT is reporting that the dollar, widely used as the currency of international commerce and reserve holdings, should withstand a challenge by the euro to displace it in … Continue Reading…

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — This past Tuesday marked the day of the first Cambodian genocide hearing. The trial starts almost thirty years after the end of Pol Pot’s cruel Khmer Rouge regime. During its three years, eight months, and twenty days of rule from 1975 to 1979, 1.7 million Cambodians, … Continue Reading…

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Like many developing countries, Vietnam is dealing with challenges that are caused by its own success: Exponentially growing market demand and the influx of direct foreign investment - to a large degree due to Vietnam’s recent WTO accession - have caused shortages in the … Continue Reading…

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Keeping good relations with China will certainly continue to be one of the Vietnamese government´s main priorities.

The reasons for this have been of political nature; but increasingly economic reasons take priority. While there are some success stories like Vietnamese companies winning back the local … Continue Reading…

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Vietnam’s history with China has been long, complicated, and difficult. Vietnam’s future with China may also be long, complicated, and difficult.

The two countries produce many of the same kinds of goods, especially textiles. But China, with its billion-plus people, dwarfs Vietnam’s 85 million. China’s factories … Continue Reading…

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — A few of our participants are also blogging their experiences in Vietnam.

The Atlantic Monthly’s Megan McArdle has touched on pollution, the labor market, and the communist legacy.

The San Francisco Chronicle’s Andrew Ross has written about the … Continue Reading…

HANOI, Vietnam — Life is pretty good for the members of the Hanoi Young Business Association.

The Vietnamese economy is booming, salaries and profits are rising, recent WTO accession has been a big step in the country’s increasingly open and internationally integrated market economy, … Continue Reading…