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Rothschild explores economics’ human side: by Lavoie, Amy; Publisher: Harvard University Gazette; Publication Type: Newspaper Article; Blackmail and attempted murder are not typically studied as part of economic history. However, a credit crisis among 18th century French silk and brandy merchants led to just such dramatic...; Published Date: May 2008 More

It's not the price that causes hunger: by Paarlberg, Robert L.; Publication Type: Op-ed; International prices of rice, wheat and corn have risen sharply, setting off violent urban protests in roughly a dozen countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. But is this a "world food...; Published Date: April 2008 More

Turkey's Constitutional Crisis—From Lose-Lose to Win-Win: by Martin, Lenore G.; Publisher: Middle East Progress; Publication Type: Op-ed; The March 31, 2008 decision of Turkey’s Constitutional Court to hear a case that could bring down the governing Justice and Development Party (also known in Turkey as AKP) has provoked a...; Published Date: April 2008 More

Former fellow establishes program at Weatherhead: Publisher: Harvard University Gazette; Publication Type: Newspaper Article; The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs has established a new Program on Transatlantic Relations, thanks to a donation by Pierre Keller of Geneva. Keller was a fellow in 1979–80 at the...; Published Date: April 2008 More

A 'declaration of principles' for the Mideast: by Kelman, Herbert C.; Publisher: Boston Globe; Publication Type: Op-ed; HAIM RAMON, a vice prime minister of Israel, recently stated that Israel hoped to reach agreement with its Palestinian negotiating partners by the end of 2008 on a "declaration of...; Published Date: March 2008 More

Consumers Want to do the Right Thing: by Schorow, Stephanie; Publisher: Harvard University Gazette; Publication Type: Newspaper Article; Data suggest buyers willing to pay more to humane producers. A majority of consumers want to do the right thing. That is, in numerous studies, consumers say that they are willing to pay more for...; Published Date: March 2008 More

Toward a Liberal Realist Foreign Policy: A Memo for the Next President: by Nye, Joseph S., Jr.; Publisher: Harvard Magazine; Publication Type: Magazine Article; On January 20, you will inherit a legacy of trouble: Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Palestine, North Korea for starters. Failure to manage any one of them could mire your presidency and sap your political...; Published Date: March 2008 More

The rebirth of American civic life: by Putnam, Robert D.; Publisher: Boston Globe; Publication Type: Op-ed; In the mushrooming procedural debate about Democratic superdelegates and the uncontested Florida and Michigan primaries, more is at stake than the identity of the presidential nominee or even the...; Published Date: March 2008 More

Africa's organic farms: by Paarlberg, Robert L.; Publisher: International Herald Tribune; Publication Type: Newspaper Article; Approach any serious-looking college student in the Boston area, where I teach, and ask them what kind of food and farming system they would like to see. Most will say they don't want food from...; Published Date: February 2008 More

Reading the Tea Leaves in Pakistan: by Allison, Graham T., Jr.; Publisher: The Boston Globe; Publication Type: Op-ed; Presdent Pervez Musharraf's stunning defeat in Monday's elections in Pakistan represents a decisive rejection of what his opponents called his policies of "subservience" to the United...; Published Date: February 2008 More