How China's Anti-NGO Jihad Hits MNCs
These running dogs of imperialist capitalism don't know what's hit 'em. It may be a further sign of Chinese hubris, but for what it's worth, persecution of foreign concerns continues …
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Big Pharma v India: The Glivec Case Revisited
Ooh, this makes me angry . Very early four years ago, I posted about Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis going up against Indian firms manufacturing generic versions of the leukaemia drug Glivec (Gle…
What If Greenpeace Ran China?
Though I am very often at loggerheads with positions that Greenpeace takes, a significant part of the following makes sense to me at least. As we all know, China's rise to becoming the world'…
Applying CSR Pressure on Indonesia's Sinar Mas
Clear-cutting rainforests is perhaps the environmental issue confronting Southeast Asia. Not only is deforestation blamed for increasing the severity of floods during the monsoon season, but it is a…
Qadhafi's Son Speaks @ LSE; Brawl Erupts
Once more during this very eventful week, it's interesting times on the LSE lecture circuit. It may not be known to many outside of (or even in) the UK, but the favoured son of Moammar Qadhafi b…
Brazilian Megadam: US Celeb Activists 1, Gov't 1
The construction of megadams has long been controversial and has served as constant fodder for those interested in IPE, development, and/or the environment. In the seventies and eighties, the World B…
Shark Tales: Int'l Institutions Fail Overfishing
In some ways, I am a reluctant environmentalist. If we lived in a world of infinite fish stocks and immediate replenishment, there would be no problem. However, I must draw the line when overfishing …
Good Fun: The Varieties of NGOs
The current issue of the European Journal of International Relations features an article by Norbert Gotz concerning how the field of International Relations (IR) has largely neglected non-governmen…