For a country which imports half of its oil and this is set to rise to two-thirds by 2020 having Iraqi oil on tap will be vital for the United States to maintain its grip on the global economy ...

Most of the yardsticks that NIST identified as missing proved far more prosaic than techniques to measure the movements of dancing atoms. Nonetheless, their absence may have costly consequences.

After cutting the yardsticks to the appropriate length, sand down their backs to give each an equal thickness, then glue or nail the pieces to the stool, one after another. 2. SHADE A LAMP ...

Americans would agree that foreign aid is unpopular and probably inefficient, wasteful and ineffectve. At the same time, they have demonstrated an overwhelming desire to alleviate poverty and to en… ...

Hong Kong should adopt the more stringent criteria from those used by China and the European Union for defining green and climate mitigation projects to bolster its position as an international ...

Yardsticks such as the current account and public and private debt will make up a scoreboard that, while not binding, may give the U.S. and Europe leverage to push for an appreciation of China’s ...