Recent YaleGlobal Articles

Murray Hiebert, Phuong Nguyen
February 4, 2014
Political turmoil in Cambodia – with the opposition challenging 2013 election results and demanding that Prime Minister Hun Sen step down – is having an effect on the country’s foreign relations. “The truth is, even if his party manages to win the next elections, Hun Sen will have to continue to...
Harsh V. Pant
January 30, 2014
Japan and India are forging closer ties, in part because of shared interests as Asian democracies but also to counter China’s assertive rise and prepare for a decline in US security spending. Harsh V. Pant of King’s College points out that “changing geopolitical realities are now forcing Delhi to...
Aditi Sen
January 28, 2014
Asia’s coastal megacities are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, in particular the risk of coastal flooding. What makes cities like Jakarta, Manila or Bangkok so vulnerable is that they are heavily populated and among the least prepared, suggests Aditi Sen of Verified...
Bennett Ramberg
January 23, 2014
Civil war has raged in Syria since early 2011, and US President Barack Obama once said the regime’s use of chemical weapons would not be tolerated. The weapons were used in summer 2013, and the US struggled to win approval for a military strike as the international community realized that military...
Dilip Hiro
January 21, 2014
Iran and six world powers known as P5 + 1, led by the United States, have a narrow time frame for working out a permanent deal that ensures an end to Tehran's enriching weapons-grade uranium. A final accord requires the convergence of diverse interests of countries reaching critical mass, and...
Bruce Stokes
January 16, 2014
The United States may no longer view itself as the world’s leading advocate for military engagements or multilateral efforts to promote freedom, democracy and human rights, suggests a study by the Pew Research Center. Americans are war weary, and about half of 2000 adults surveyed in the fall 2013...
Kishore Mahbubani
January 14, 2014
Indians rank first for economic performance in terms of the income earned by ethnic groups in the United States. “America welcomes immigrants from all over the globe, offering a level playing field, and encourages them to test themselves against world-class competition,” writes Kishore Mahbubani,...
Katinka Barysch and Michael Heise
January 9, 2014
The European Union’s member states form the world’s largest economy followed by the United States. So, the rest of the world is wary about ongoing negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP. Other trading partners of the US and the EU may have to meet new regulations...
Joseph Chamie
January 7, 2014
A Chinese policy that generally limited families to one child has been revised: Couples can have two children if either spouse is an only child. But China may discover that increasing family size is tougher than reduction, warns demographer Joseph Chamie. “This mid-course correction in population...
David R. Cameron
January 2, 2014
Ukraine’s government has decided to link its fortunes to Russia, accepting a bailout worth billions after the European Union and the International Monetary Fund offered mere millions combined with tough conditions. Russia will settle a disputed gas bill, reduce the price of future gas deliveries,...
David Dapice
December 20, 2013
Uncertainty and uneasy interdependence characterize a 2014 forecast on global economic growth. High rates of unemployment persist in developed economies while emerging economies rely on those nations for exports and jobs for their own citizens. The International Monetary Fund forecasts 3.5 percent...
Shim Jae Hoon
December 18, 2013
The exercise of power is bizarre and tenuous in North Korea. Jang Song Thaek, second in command and uncle to dictator Kim Jong Un, was abruptly purged and executed. “Prospects of continuing purges loom, wiping out any lingering hopes that the Kim regime will follow the Chinese model and embark on...
Marc Grossman, Dan Fata
December 16, 2013
Ukraine and other former Soviet republics are in the middle of a tug of war between the West and Russia. Negotiations over an association agreement between Ukraine and the European Union – for promoting trade, cooperation, and reciprocal rights and obligations – were nearing conclusion when Russia...
Pranab Bardhan
December 12, 2013
Many professions have gone global, as leading researchers hunt for global patterns, develop global indices and make global pronouncements. Economist Pranab Bardhan analyzes this trend in the field of economic development, and points out, “With the advance of such ‘global practices’ what gets short...
Jean-Pierre Lehmann
December 10, 2013
A round of congratulations is in order for the WTO, after agreement in Bali on a package that promises a spirit of global cooperation and level playing field for developing nations, particularly in agriculture, commodities and labor-intensive manufactured goods. But the agreement is essentially a...
Bruce Stokes
December 5, 2013
Reports that the US National Security Agency has collected internet and telephone data in Europe could influence negotiations for a proposed Transatlantic Trade and Partnership and require new understanding on rules for the digital economy. Bruce Stokes, director of global economic attitudes at...
Mark Turin
December 3, 2013
Tools of globalization like the internet, so often blamed for homogenizing the world, are also encouraging diverse lingual communities to connect and even revitalize their endangered languages. “Linguists estimate that of the world’s remaining 6,500 languages, up to half will no longer be in...
Frank Ching
November 28, 2013
The Chinese Communist Party’s Third Plenum released its plan for reforms, including moving toward the free market in allocating resources, abolishing prison reeducation, easing the one-child restriction for some families and eliminating local control over the judiciary. Despite such guidance on...
Robert A. Manning
November 26, 2013
The United States and Iran have reached a historic interim accord that would limit sanctons and Iranian nuclear enrichment, subject to IAEA inspections. Iran confronts a transformative moment, explains Robert A. Manning of the Brent Snowcroft Center for International Security at the Atlantic...
Jamsheed K. Choksy
November 21, 2013
Europe, Russia, China and the United States have pressed Iran for years to end a suspected nuclear weapons program. After years of harsh sanctions, Iran is engaging in serious negotiations under President Hassan Rouhani. “Only US pressure through economic sanctions and martial threats has made Iran...
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