In Japan Intellectual Property Rights Go To The Employers The case of Professor Nakamura who invented modern LED lighting technology
WASHINGTON – It is a given that the new “knowledge economy” is driven by clever innovators who are in...
Category: Economy
Saudi Monarchy Losing Control? A quick prediction in TIME magazine says that may happen in 2016
WASHINGTON – The very last page of the latest TIME magazine double issue about what we can expect in the New Year...
Saudi Arabia’s Oil End Game It is not about America. It is really about Iran
WASHINGTON – More than a year ago, when it became obvious that massive increases in US oil production (thanks...
Fed Unclear On Future Rate Increases Will it continue raising rates? May be not. The US recovery is fragile and the global economy is getting worse
WASHINGTON – At last, the US Federal Reserve decided to put an end to the abnormally long period of...
How Much Unemployment in China? Assumimg more people out of work, at some point this becomes a political issue
WASHINGTON – The WSJ just had a front page story on China, focusing on factory closings, jobs losses, strikes and...
The French National Front Lost – And Yet It Remains A Force A sinificant minority of French voters feel alienated
WASHINGTON – In the end, Marine Le Pen, her niece Marion Marechal-Le Pen, and the National Front won absolutely...
Coal Consumption On the Rise in Asia Developing countries pick the cheapest fuel to produce needed electricity
WASHINGTON – The Paris climate talks may end up with new carbon reduction commitments made mostly by Europe and...
Can Beijing Heavy Smog Become A Political Problem? Millions of Chinese are affected by environmental hazards. Can their protests turn into a movement?
WASHINGTON – Can an autocracy be challenged by heavy smog? This sounds like a silly question. But it isn’t....
After The French Vote, Is This The End Of Europe? The victory at the polls of the French National Front is a heavy blow for any European integration agenda
WASHINGTON – The triumph at the polls for French regional elections of the right-wing National Front led by Marine...
Italian Dreams Prime Minister Renzi indicated that, with a 0.7% growth, Italy is once again a locomotive
WASHINGTON – Hope springs eternal. Yes, but when Matteo Renzi, the Prime Minister of Italy, a country in slow...