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Ali Ettefagh

Tehran, Iran

Dr. Ali Ettefagh serves as a director of Highmore Global Corporation, an investment company in emerging markets of Eastern Europe, CIS, and the Middle East. He is the co-author of several books on trade conflict, resolution of international trade disputes, conflicts in letters of credit, trade-related banking transactions, sovereign debt, arbitration and dispute resolutions and publications specific to the oil and gas, communication, aviation and finance sectors. Dr. Ettefagh is a member of the executive committee and the board of directors of The Development Foundation, an advisor to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, and an advisor to a number of European companies. Dr. Ettefagh speaks Persian (Farsi), English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic and Turkish. Close.

Ali Ettefagh

Tehran, Iran

Dr. Ali Ettefagh serves as a director of Highmore Global Corporation, an investment company in emerging markets of Eastern Europe, CIS, and the Middle East. more »

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July 7, 2007 9:58 AM

Interdependent World Needs Even Turf

The quick and simple answer to the question is plainly positive. The Romans didn’t have what America has today: military programs and cooperation with more than 110 countries around the globe, instant communication via satellite, the Internet (which brings this article to readers) and the attention of the world. American English is the Lingua Franca and the de facto medium for exchange of scientific and, increasingly, cultural information.

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July 18, 2007 11:29 AM

It's the (Iraqi) Economy, Stupid!

It takes a simple-minded person to accept what is happening in Iraq as progress. After four years into an international disaster composed of political, financial and military failures, all planned around election cycles and factional postures inside the Washington Beltway, a fortified military plan was crafted as the mother of all solutions. One might wonder why America has produced the most precise Global Positioning System, but how its government has its compass!

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