http://american.com Insight on what's happening beyond the United States. daily 1 2007-03-29T16:41:19Z http://american.com/archive/2009/november/the-critical-u-s-india-relationshipg At the upcoming state visit, the challenge for President Obama is to make sure that the United States works closely with India on the issues of mutual concern. No publisher Neena Shenai world-watch 2009-11-18T13:40:45Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/november/how-prosperous-are-we The Legatum Institute's Prosperity Index goes a long way toward addressing shortcomings in other measurements of people’s well-being around the world. No publisher Roger Bate world-watch 2009-11-04T03:50:05Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/october/Hondurans-Not-Zelaya-Will-Decide-Their-Future A new proposal by the interim government represents a triumph for the Honduran people and their constitution. No publisher Roger F. Noriega world-watch 2009-10-30T16:10:44Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/october/hold-the-champagne-on-chinas-economy Those who witnessed Japan's spectacular rise and fall in the 1980s should get a familiar feeling watching China these days. No publisher Michael Auslin world-watch 2009-10-22T04:17:49Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/september/indias-counterfeit-claims-on-counterfeit-drugs The Indian government is touting a new survey showing a low percentage of drugs within the country are counterfeit. But the reality is that India still has a major problem with poor-quality drugs. No publisher Roger Bate world-watch 2009-09-30T21:03:18Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/september/anti-americanism-alive-and-well-in-the-age-of-obama Islamic countries distrust the United States under the leadership of President Obama about as much as they did under President George W. Bush. What's going on? No publisher Joseph Loconte world-watch 2009-09-16T13:54:12Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/september/cuba-si-honduras-no The Obama administration’s troubling moves in the last two weeks do little to bolster democracy in Latin America. No publisher Roger F. Noriega world-watch 2009-09-11T12:48:53Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/september/time-to-go-2018down-in-flames2019-for-burma U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said that after the Rwanda genocide she swore ‘that if I ever faced such a crisis again, I would come down on the side of dramatic action, going down in flames if that was required.’ She faces such a crisis again. No publisher Jean Geran government-and-politics world-watch 2009-09-09T20:57:31Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/august/afghanistan2019s-historic-election The foundation for self-determination and responsible, responsive, representative government is stronger today. No publisher Ambassador Richard S. Williamson 2009-08-28T13:09:57Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/july/is-foggy-bottom-ready-for-irregular-warfare This decade the U.S. military, led by its mid-ranking and junior leaders, has adapted to the demands of irregular warfare. It has thus renewed centuries of American tradition. Now American statesmen must show similar powers of adaptation. No publisher Robert Haddick 2009-08-03T21:06:16Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/july/fighting-a-bitter-prescription Roger Bate reports on efforts to combat counterfeit drugs in Turkey. No publisher Roger Bate 2009-07-31T03:06:05Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/july/the-amazon-western-ngos-and-the-romantic-fallacy The Amazon’s indigenous groups regularly embrace technology, formal education, and modern healthcare. Yet Western NGOs prefer a romanticized caricature. No publisher David Peyton 2009-07-30T17:35:38Z BernArticle http://american.com/overlooking-crimes-against-a-constitution Hondurans may have to accept that outsiders are ignorant about their constitution and about how renegade president Manuel Zelaya forfeited his legitimacy. But outsiders have no right to ask Hondurans to play dumb. No publisher Roger F. Noriega 2009-07-24T17:13:36Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/july/trial-lawyer-tactics-exposed-in-latin-america The shenanigans cited by a California judge are typical of cases where U.S. 'multinationals' are shaken down by trial lawyers supported by populist, politicized foreign courts. No publisher Roger F. Noriega 2009-07-13T21:23:41Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2009/june/twitter-takes-tehran As the mullahs have increasingly restricted the freedom of Western and Iranian journalists—essentially forbidding them from covering the demonstrations—amateurs and professionals alike have turned to Web 2.0 tools to get their message out. No publisher Michael M. Rosen 2009-06-18T14:20:53Z BernArticle