International Politics

Magazine articles on international politics, treaties, trade, and the United Nations.

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National Defense August 2004 Roxana Tiron	Multinational Aircraft Program Tests Transatlantic Cooperation The Pentagon's international security office is sharpening its focus on the Joint Strike Fighter program, which is viewed as a litmus test for transatlantic cooperation.
InternetNews July 8, 2004 Jim Wagner	Experts Question UN's Anti-Spam Plan Wiping spam from the planet within two years is not going to happen, industry experts predict.
InternetNews July 8, 2004 Erin Joyce	China Eases Taxes on U.S. Chipmakers The semiconductor industry is hailing a trade deal between the United States and China ending China's tax policy that effectively priced U.S. exporters of integrated circuits out of China's $19 billion integrated circuit market.
InternetNews July 6, 2004 Jim Wagner	Spam-Fighting Triumvirate Formed The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia fight the big fight against the proliferation of spam.
BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 Pete Engardio	Kofi Annan's Business Plan (extended) The U.N. chief talks about how to make the Global Compact more effective at promoting corporate responsibility in poor nations
BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 Pete Engardio	Raising the Bar for Corporate Behavior Says Georg Kell of the U.N. Global Compact: "We want to get companies where the issues are most neglected into the movement."
Reason July 2004 Jesse Walker	Corporate Soldiers Employees of private security companies in Iraq had been losing their lives, particularly after the spring insurgency began, and the firms found they couldn't rely on the armed forces for protection. So businesses are contracting with each other for military and intelligence support.
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Engardio & Roberts	Wielding A Heavy Weapon Against China The battle lines have been drawn. Unless Washington and Beijing can find a reasonable middle ground for defining a market economy, it will be open season on Chinese manufacturers. And boom times for U.S. trade attorneys.
BusinessWeek June 14, 2004 John Rossant	The U.S. And Europe: Friends Again, For Now Are transatlantic relations on the mend? The mood music surrounding George W. Bush's early June trip to France promises to sound downright friendly.
Bank Systems & Technology June 2, 2004 Ivan Schneider	Fly Like an Eagle Now that the financial services industry has successfully implemented systems for detecting money laundering and terrorist financing, it's time to use that same technology to combat other illicit activities that leave a financial trail.
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