Letter from the Editors: Special Issue on Relations Between the Multinational Enterprise (MNE) and the National State.

This editorial article introduces the special issue of AIB Insights on the relations between the multinational enterprise (MNE) and the national state. It is also one of the main determinants of the practice of international business. The issue includes “Multinational Corporations and Human Rights: Does “Private” Political Authority Imply Public Liability?” by Stephen J. Kobrin; “Internationalization, Distance Barriers and Home Country Size, Lessons from the World Investment Report 2005” by Seev Hirsch and “Chazen Corner: An Afternoon with a Pioneer in International Business Education” by Stefan Robock.