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...Government 40: “International Conflict and Cooperation...
...This cross-pollination of executives among CAC 40 firms in France has created a tight-knit milieu where business and personal interests are intertwined in what might raise conflict-of-interest concerns elsewhere. But because of the historical coziness of corporate France - and the current conservative government's pro-business philosophies - the private sector has largely been left to police its own boardroom policies. And this has brought forth little change. When France's main employers' groups, the Movement of the French Enterprises and the Association of French Private Enterprises, drew up corporate-representation guidelines...
...able to block them in court. For Berlusconi, this isn't so much an attempt at new media control as it is part of an old story line. The billionaire Prime Minister just happens to own the country's only major private television network, which critics say is a conflict of interest much more troubling for the country than any of his private dalliances or verbal faux pas. (See pictures about Silvio Berlusconi and the politics...
...spot on the list to turmoil in Israel. Though the peace negotiations remain stalled, there have been numerous developments throughout the year that have contributed to the quagmire, including the war in Gaza, the election of a right-wing Prime Minister and the subsequent expansion of Israeli settlements. This conflict has been one of the most important in the region this year, and it deserved a mention...
...Open conflict, of course, is unlikely given the scale of economic integration in Southeast Asia. Sino-Vietnamese relations in most arenas are as robust as they've ever been. But observers are concerned that governments have yet to come up with an effective way to arbitrate this maritime dispute. In 2002, China signed a code of conduct with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which Vietnam is a member, pledging to refrain from activities that would destabilize the fragile status quo in the South China Sea. Few parties have kept to the spirit of the agreement. The Spratlys...