Author: Xinyi Wu

Steve Coll discusses “the World according to ExxonMobil”

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“ExxonMobil does not make decisions based on what is good for the U.S. It makes decisions based on what is good for its stakeholders.” Steve Coll, the Dean and Henry R. Luce Professor at the Columbia Journalism School, as well as the author of “Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power,” spoke about ExxonMobil’s past and Read more about Steve Coll discusses “the World according to ExxonMobil”[…]

Scholars discuss the challenges for regulating tobacco in the courtroom and real world

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International laws have been strengthening the regulation over tobacco control. But the suits brought by Philip Morris International (PMI) against tobacco regulations, as well as the sluggish improvement in the regulatory environment in Indonesia demonstrate that these regulations are facing serious challenges in both the courtroom and real world, from multiple interested parties including corporations, Read more about Scholars discuss the challenges for regulating tobacco in the courtroom and real world[…]