An Enforceable Social Clause
The failure of sustainable economic growth to take hold in the developing world demonstrates that “free trade” is not delivering on its promise to bring prosperity to the world’s poor.
Trafficking in Women
Increased economic globalization has resulted in an increased feminization of poverty, forcing greater numbers of women worldwide to migrate in search of work.
U.S. Russia Security Relations
U.S.-Russian security relations have slowly deteriorated since 1993.
Drug Certification
The certification process is resented in Latin America and elsewhere as a unilateral, sometimes arbitrary and hypocritical exercise by the world’s largest consumer of illegal drugs.
Aid to Russia
When the Soviet Union abruptly ceased to exist on December 25, 1991, it seemed that the West, particularly the U.S., finally had what it had always wanted–the opportunity to introduce quick, all-encompassing economic reform that would remake Russia in the West’s own image.
Capital Flows and the Environment
The environmental implications of this decade’s massive movements of money into the developing world, while enormous, are also complex and somewhat contradictory.
Democratizing the Trade Debate
Shaping new international rules for labor rights, environmental protection, gender equity, minority rights, sustainable development, and other social goals is a formidable political challenge in view of the forces promoting profit-above-all trade and investment policies.
Human Rights and Intelligence Reform
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has long been associated with the overthrow of governments and the installation of bloody military regimes.
Investment Liberalization Agenda
The Clinton administration has put investment liberalization at the center of much of its foreign policy regarding investment flows.
U.S.-China Security Relations (revised Apr 1999)
Despite frequent alarms about the supposed China threat, China is not an emerging superpower.
Overseas Military Bases and Environment
The United States operates a vast array of foreign bases manifesting many of the same environmental problems found at domestic bases, including toxics in drinking water, explosives on firing ranges, and noise pollution.
Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering
The trade in illicit drugs is estimated to be worth $400 billion a year, and it accounts for 8% of all international trade, according to the United Nations.
International Tobacco Sales (revised Oct 2000)
The human costs of tobacco use are staggering and rising dramatically.
The South Asian Nuclear Crisis
India has developed its nuclear weapons program in reaction to local, regional, and global nuclear and political realities.
Small Arms Trade
The easy availability of light military weaponry contributes to international crime, terrorism, and internal conflict, which are some of Washingtons foremost security concerns.