Commentary
The Russian army is not currently struggling to recruit new contract soldiers, though the number of people willing to go to war for money is dwindling.
Dmitry Kuznets
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In The Media
U.S. to Set Trade Guidelines on Environment, Labor
By Sherman Katz
Published on May 14, 2007
Source: The Newshour with Jim Lehrer
President Bush and House leaders recently came to an agreement on environmental and worker protection guidelines to attach to trade deals with other countries. Carnegie Senior Associate Sherman Katz disusses the agreement's significance on The Newshour with Jim Lehrer.
Click here to listen to the broadcast.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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