World Watch
Insight on what's happening beyond the United States.
- The Secret of Viable Ethanol Mark Falcoff 01/31/2007
- America’s subsidy-dependent ethanol farmers may not like it, but a recent U.S. pact with Brazil could pave the way to an efficient global market in biofuels—and that could change the game.
- The Myth of the “Anglo-Saxon Model” Jurgen Reinhoudt 01/26/2007
- It’s time to stop equating “Anglo-Saxon” with “free-market.” We all benefit from economic freedom—continental Europeans included.
- For Love of the Game? Jonathan Bronitsky 01/17/2007
- Even David Beckham will struggle to get Americans interested in soccer.
- When Christian Socialists Attack Jurgen Reinhoudt 01/12/2007
- Michael Gerson helped create “compassionate” conservatism. Now he’s attacking the small-government ideal—and inadvertently highlighting America’s need to learn from Europe.
- Not Your Father’s Vietnam Duncan Currie 01/11/2007
- Believe it or not, the land of Ho Chi Minh and the Hanoi Hilton has become one of the most pro-American countries in Southeast Asia, if not the world. Today, it is the newest member of the World Trade Organization. How did that happen?
- Back to the Future in Venezuela Mark Falcoff 01/10/2007
- Hugo Chavez's decision to nationalize the telecommunications and electrical industries points Venezuela down a backward path.
- Russia’s Oil Woes Leon Aron 01/08/2007
- Moscow’s attachment to statist economic policy is undermining its bid for global energy dominance, writes LEON ARON. By re-nationalizing its energy sector, Putin’s regime is slaying its largest golden goose.
- What Works in Africa Roger Bate 01/08/2007
- With little fanfare, businesses are trying to fight disease in Africa. ROGER BATE tells who does it right and who does it wrong. The best spur to benevolence: the profit motive.
- Endless Summer in Kazakhstan Adam Wolfe 01/04/2007
- The central Asian oil state is using its cascade of wealth to build a seaside resort—in the middle of its sprawling grassland.
- A Tale of Two Nanos Daniel Griswold 01/03/2007
- Daniel Griswold finds a thriving global labor market in his Christmas stocking.