Als ein entscheidender Faktor der Diffusion eines Produktes im Markt muss die Mundwerbung angesehen werden. Nicht umsonst werden große Anstrengungen unternommen, die als maßgeblich für die interpersonelle Kommunikation erkannten Meinungsführer zu identifizieren und in den Wertschöpfungs-...

China se muestra cada vez más segura de sí misma en su actuar internacional. No se trata solo de poder económico. A diferencia de EE.UU., cuyos valores han perdido credibilidad en razón de un proselitismo militarizado y de acentuado doble rasero, su influencia va creciendo y ello provoca...

The U.S. and Mexico have been neighbors for more than two centuries. Despite intermittent attempts by Mexico to distance itself from the US out of a concern of US protectionism and its political, cultural and economic hegemony, a process of progressive economic and social integration has taken...

Friendly and beneficial relations with the countries of West Asia, and the Gulf region in particular, have remained a key component of India’s foreign policy on account of geopolitical, economic and strategic interests. The reasons for significance of this region for India now go beyond...

Mahatma Gandhi referred to Sri Lanka as India’s ‘daughter state’. True to this metaphoric observation, relations between the two countries have been by-and-large cordial, but occasionally not devoid of irritants. India is Sri Lanka’s closest, most important and...

In last six decades political analysts, scholars and statesmen have mainly analyzed and focused on the political dimensions of the Kashmir problem. However, unfortunately much important economic dimensions of the problem have received less attention or have been somewhat deliberately neglected....

As economic linkage between south-south countries especially China with Nigeria have grown in intensity, it is seen as an engine to Nigeria economic growth. Therefore the amplified presence of China investment in Nigeria is now widely noticed and has drawn scrutiny from the populace raising...

This paper attempts to establish the value of good relationships between countries by considering their effect on a group of individuals who are arguably intimately affected by them: immigrants. We appeal to an index of conflict/cooperation which is calculated as an annual weighted sum of news...

This article examines the emerging relationship between China and Africa focusing in particular on the drivers for contemporary engagement, the plethora of actors involved and the challenges facing the long term sustainability of close economic and political ties. It asks if the methodologies of...