BRUSSELS — The 2007 Transatlantic Trends report confirms a couple of the trends that have been worrying policymakers in Beijing of late. The gradual cooling of European ardour for China since the honeymoon days of 2004 continues. Then polling “warmth” levels (on a 100-degree scale) across … Continue Reading…

You have to give it to Greenpeace: their speedboat stunt at the G-8 summit was truly spectacular. If climate-change campaigners ever tire of trying to save the world, a lucrative career in Hollywood surely beckons.

But just as Tinseltown must conjure up ever-more dramatic special effects to capture jaded audiences’ attention, … Continue Reading…

Where “Balkanization” has come to mean the breaking up of a country into smaller, hostile territories, two weeks ago saw the “anti-Balkanization” of the historically hostile Balkan region. And all because of a TV show.

As this piece from the New York Times/International Herald Tribune discusses, … Continue Reading…

Despite concerns over global current account imbalances and volatile energy prices, multinational companies increased their investments abroad last year at a robust pace. According to the recently released estimates from the United Nations, foreign direct investment (FDI) rose from $916 billion in 2005 to $1.2 trillion in 2006, the … Continue Reading…