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.
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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.
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the stale and slow Clinton Era “road map” approach towards Vietnam.
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I hope US-Cuba relation is easier to warm-up than US-Vietnam. Strictly businesslike, the Americans don't want Cuba to be "used" by Chavez or Putin any more than the Chinese want Vietnam to be "used" by Mc Cain or Obama.
As to economic sanctions, I myself were brought up under US economic embargo imposed on Vietnam after 75. I believe the American leaders have the choice to help others and gain their respect among people of the Earth or to harm others and suffer the appropriate consequences. It's their leaders free choice, it's a free world. So I totally agree with your statement "Economic sanctions are self-defeating in the Global Age." and if I may correct in any Age.
But apart from all politicians' choices, people in any country as a whole want trade and more opportunity to serve others than want war and opportunity to kill others. Wrong choice made by the leaders like Bush and Cheney, and all Americans will suffer the consequences.
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the stale and slow Clinton Era “road map” approach towards Vietnam.
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I hope US-Cuba relation is easier to warm-up than US-Vietnam. Strictly businesslike, the Americans don't want Cuba to be "used" by Chavez or Putin any more than the Chinese want Vietnam to be "used" by Mc Cain or Obama.
As to economic sanctions, I myself were brought up under US economic embargo imposed on Vietnam after 75. I believe the American leaders have the choice to help others and gain their respect among people of the Earth or to harm others and suffer the appropriate consequences. It's their leaders free choice, it's a free world. So I totally agree with your statement "Economic sanctions are self-defeating in the Global Age." and if I may correct in any Age.
But apart from all politicians' choices, people in any country as a whole want trade and more opportunity to serve others than want war and opportunity to kill others. Wrong choice made by the leaders like Bush and Cheney, and all Americans will suffer the consequences.
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