Recent YaleGlobal Articles

Protests erupted throughout the Muslim world in response to Donald Trump’s announcement on US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. “Over the course of a seven-decade alliance with the United States, Saudi Arabia has consistently emphasized one foreign-policy goal – resolution of the...

China’s Belt and Road Initiative winds its way into Europe including cooperation and projects with 16 Central and Eastern Europe nations. The sixth annual meeting of 16+1 heads of state convened in Hungary to plan investments in technology, finance, agriculture, health, education and more, Michal...

A culture steeped in violence and an excessive supply of guns presents a lethal mixture for the United States. Louis René Beres, professor emeritus of international law at Purdue University, asks Americans to confront a culture in decline, one that makes human breakdowns more violent and...

Donald Trump’s dogged pursuit of “America First” policies are essentially ceding global influence and control to Xi Jinping of China. Nayan Chanda, the founding editor of YaleGlobal Online, analyzes the symbolism behind Trump’s speech delivered in Da Nang on November 10, the eve of Veterans Day in...

The US president won by promising to give voice to voters who felt forgotten by government elites and threatened by global competition. “The reality so far is the opposite of what was promised, yet the base is largely still with him,” explains economist David Dapice. In office less than a year, the...

Separatist tendencies rumble around the globe as citizens take issue with governments over taxes, religious beliefs and cultural norms, recognition of minority rights or mismanagement. The West cheered such movements during the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union. But the United States and the...

Institutions of higher education have long contributed to social and economic progress, analyzing values and fueling innovation, with many courses and degrees. Modern political leaders are impatient for economic growth and express concern about shortages of STEM graduates. “The perception that...

As the globe’s population swells – from about 2 billion people a century ago to more than 7 billion today – migration numbers are on the rise, too, from 173 million in 2000 to about 250 million today. “International law and definitions have not kept pace,” argues Will Hickey, author and associate...

Voters in Kyrgyzstan head to the polls to elect a new president on October 15, a historical event for Central Asia as the first peaceful transfer of power since 1991 when the Soviet Union dissolved and the five nations gained independence. ”Yet, this is not a story about democracy on the rise,”...