June 24, 2005

Transcending Kyoto: Time to Move Beyond the Protocol’s Shadow

Thanks to backroom deals between the European Union and the Russian Federation — despite us intransigence — the Kyoto Protocol on Global Climate Change finally came into force this February. Many believe that Kyoto’s resuscitation is a defining moment in global climate policy. It may well turn out to be so, but I, for one, am not prepared to celebrate just yet.

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June 15, 2005

Domestic regulation is vital: Developing countries must retain policy flexibility

One critical potential limit on liberalisation of trade in services is domestic regulation that is (or should be) intended to achieve purposes other than protection from competition. Here, developing countries have two goals. They wish to open up foreign markets, but wish to retain as much domestic policy flexibility as possible.

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June 08, 2005

America needs a coherent east Asia policy

The last few months have witnessed extraordinary events in east Asia. There was the picture of Hu Jintao, China's president, shaking hands in Beijing with Lien Chan, leader of the Kuomintang party - once the Communist party's rival for power in China - a handshake that opened new possibilities for greater stability in the Taiwan Strait.

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