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Pakistan’s Not So Sleight of Hand Overlooking bin Laden in Abbottabad shows either Pakistani complicity or incompetence on terror Advanced Economies: Minutes to Midnight? Part II Amid mounting debt, impending defaults, Europe may need outside help for financial rescue World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse Lester R. Brown's book on climate change addresses 21st century investment mega-trends Is Global Warming Real? How to Avert the Threat Bo Ekman, Founder and chairman of the Tällberg Foundation, discusses the challenge of global warming and the measures needed to avert danger to the planet Connect with us: Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook edit   WTO Doha Round: Do or Die The deadlocked Doha Round of trade negotiations, nearly a decade old, has been subjected to numerous delays. With the political calendar making it difficult for major players to make concessions, time is running out to complete negotiations, contend Richard Baldwin and Simon Evenett, professors of international economics and international trade, respectively. Economic hardship, elections and attempts to expand the agenda will only add complications. “If Doha is not concluded this year, WTO authority, its centrality in global trade governance will erode,” the writers warn..... More News... China Establishes New Internet Regulator Michael Wines The New York Times, 5 May 2011 China, overseeing huge internet growth, creates super-regulatory agency with confusing jurisdiction Is Growth Incomplete Without Social Progress? Ejaz Ghani Project Syndicate, 4 May 2011 Growth alone does not ease poverty Battle Pits Cocoa Speculators Against Chocolate Makers Hauke Goos, Ralf Hoppe Spiegel Online, 3 May 2011 But consumers, detesting high prices, switch to vanilla and other flavors In Arab World, Bin Laden’s Confused Legacy Anthony Shadid, David D. Kirkpatrick. The New York Times, 2 May 2011 Recent Middle East uprisings didn’t rely on Osama bin Laden’s extremist tactics or philosophy View email in browser | Unsubscribe | Update your profile | Forward to a friend   Copyright (C) 2011 YaleGlobal Online All rights reserved.