Материалы: April 8th, 2012

China Promises to Rescue the EU… Again?

Written by Nasos Mihalakas, Contributor Amid all that is happening in the Arab world (escalating violence in Syria, and nuclear brinkmanship by Iran) as well as the never-ending epic saga of the Greek sovereign debt crisis, comes the delayed EU-China summit in Beijing. Held on Valentine’s Day, it was full of promises for mutual love, […]

The Bank of Japan: Time for action

Another set of measures to tackle deflation CONSERVATIVE, cautious and cowardly: the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has endured all manner of insults over the years. Among the complaints from critics is the charge that the central bank could have boosted Japan’s economy if it had increased its balance-sheet more rapidly during the financial crisis. The […]

Nuclear Security: a Missing Link in the Nuclear Question

By Seung-Ho KIM More than 10 years ago, a film titled ‘The Peacemaker’ starring Hollywood stars George Clooney and Nicole Kidman made a moderate hit. The movie, which dealt with the efforts to prevent a terrorist group from making an attack with a stolen nuclear bomb upon UN Headquarters in New York, was a stark […]