The mirage of Mexican Guest Workers U.S. and Mexican policy markers are rushing to resolve long-standing immigration problems. Guest worker programs are on the table, but the negotiators show a troublesome myopia about the programs ‘implications. The supposed economic benefits of such programs may prove illusory, and the “guests” may in fact come to stay

The greening of the WTO The WTO is often portrayed as a dangerous threat to the environment. But this reputation is largely undeserved, because the trade body has in fact developed principles that accommodate both trade and environmental concerns. There are several steps it can take, however, to make sure, the green trend continues

The myth of ethnic warfare Stuart Kauffman tries to explain why so many ethnic conflicts at the end of the Cold War. The only problem is that few of these had anything to do with ethnicity in the first place