Avoiding Another Dubai
By C. Fred Bergsten, director of the Institute for International Economics and a former assistant secretary of the Treasury for international affairs (1977-81) (THE WASHINGTON POST, 28/02/06):
Nearly all objective observers of the uproar over "selling American ports to the Arabs" agree on three key elements of the situation. First, the purchase of port management operations by Dubai Ports World from a British-owned company will have no operational impact on the national security of the United States. Port owners and managers are not responsible for port security. There are risks at our ports, but they stem from the fact that the American agencies responsible for our security -- U.S.… Seguir leyendo »