Recent YaleGlobal Articles

Stephen S. Roach
July 19, 2012
Recent history – the Latin America debt crisis, the US subprime mortgage crisis and now the European debt crisis – offers a lesson that global imbalances are unsustainable. Lured by false promises of future growth, countries borrow big, risking prosperity and stability. Global growth is in question...
法瓦兹•盖尔盖斯(Fawaz A. Gerges)
July 17, 2012
随着大马士革陷入火海和农村发生屠杀,通过外交手段解决叙利亚危机似乎已不可能。国际和地区力量分歧严重:美国和其它西方国家在获得联合国安理会批准之前不会试图组织军事干涉。俄罗斯和中国作为安理会常任理事国,威胁要对军事干预投反对票。美国国务卿希拉里•克林顿敦促其他人让这两个国家为置身事外“付出代价”。沙特阿拉伯、卡塔尔和土耳其正在联合为叙利亚反对派提供武器,而伊朗和伊拉克则继续为阿萨德政权供应军火。据中东问题专家法瓦兹•盖尔盖斯(Fawaz Gerges)报告,反抗军正在慢慢扩大地盘,甚至已经攻入首都,而一些军队和外交高官正在叛逃,只是数量尚未达到足以威胁阿萨德政权的程度。在束手无策之际,...
Fawaz A. Gerges
July 17, 2012
With Damascus in flames and massacres in the countryside, a diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis seems impossible. International and regional powers are fiercely divided: The US and other Western powers won’t try a military intervention without approval from the UN Security Council. Russia and...
Bruce Stokes
July 12, 2012
The emerging economies account for an increasing share of the globe’s billionaires. But widespread public attitudes can wield far more influence over an economy than the wealth of a few hundred people, suggests Bruce Stokes, director of Global Economic Attitudes at the Pew Research Center in...
布鲁斯•斯托克斯(Bruce Stokes)
July 12, 2012
新兴经济体正在造就越来越多的亿万富翁。然而,华盛顿(Washington)皮尤研究中心(Pew Research Center)全球经济态度项目(Global Economic Attitudes)主任布鲁斯•斯托克(Bruce Stokes)指出,民众的集体态度可要比小部分人的财富对总体经济影响更大。该中心最新的21国调查显示,正当美国、欧洲的民众对未来唉声叹气之时,新兴经济体,尤其是中国和巴西的民众却对国家经济、个人财富表现出十分乐观的态度。在所有被调查的国家中,全球大部分地区对未来的展望都十分消极,只有在中国,多数民众认为自己下一代会拥有更光明的未来。斯托克总结道:“...
Humphrey Hawksley
July 10, 2012
With the sentencing of a Congolese warlord at the International Criminal Court, whose charges included employing child soldiers, the wheels of justice turn in Africa. Another unexpected source, too, is helping Africa. The Dodd-Frank Act was designed to reform the US financial system after the 2008...
汉弗莱•霍克斯利(Humphrey Hawksley)
July 10, 2012
随着一位刚果军阀因雇佣童子军等罪行被国际刑事法庭(International Criminal Court)宣判科刑,正义的车轮总算在非洲步入正轨。另一项不期而遇的因素也在扶助非洲。BBC新闻记者汉弗莱•霍克斯利解释说,《多德-弗兰克法案》(Dodd-Frank Act)意在改革遭受08年信用危机重创的美国金融体系,其中第1502款涉及来自刚果民主共和国的所谓“争端矿产”(conflict minerals):凡涉嫌在供应链中使用刚果矿产(金、钶钽等用于生产手机和电子器件的关键矿产)的美国公司,皆须在美国证监会(Securities and Exchange Commission)登记。...
里亚兹•哈桑(Riaz Hassan)
July 5, 2012
社会学家里亚兹•哈桑(Riaz Hassan)指出,“阿拉伯之春”燃起的民愤和对自由的普遍诉求并未持续多久,便被紧随其后、卷土重来的独裁模式所取代,这重新激起了世人对中东地区伊斯兰教信仰和民主问题的讨论。约莫在公元1000年,中东的GDP占全球GDP总量的10%,相较之下,欧洲只占到9%——两个地区的宗教势力均以保护精英阶层和维持现状为己任。七个世纪后,欧洲GDP占到全球的22%,而中东则只占2%。研究人员试图探询造成这一显著差异的罪魁祸首,其中包括沙漠地形、体制的孱弱和妇女的弱势地位。哈桑由一系列不同学科出发对该现象进行仔细考察后提出,对财产、...
Riaz Hassan
July 5, 2012
The fury of the Arab Spring, with widespread demands for freedom quickly followed by a re-emergence of authoritarian ways, has renewed debate about Islam and democracy in the Middle East, notes sociologist Riaz Hassan. Circa 1000 AD, the Middle East represented 10 percent of global GDP, as compared...
著:让-皮埃尔•莱曼(Jean-Pierre Lehmann)
July 3, 2012
欧盟的国家首脑避免了眼前的灾难,阻止了西班牙银行迫在眉睫的崩溃,并为意大利提供了援助。欧洲已决定走向更加完备的整合。步骤是审慎的,但建立所谓的“USE”——即“欧罗巴合众国”(United States of Europe)——似乎是最终的目标,即使现实中不用这一名称”,让-皮埃尔•莱曼(Jean-Pierre Lehmann)如此认为。然而,没有人上前提出欧洲统一的图景和行动计划。德国作为最强和最具优势的经济体,将要求其他国家进行自律。虽然众多欧洲人反对欧洲宪法,但该项目本来可以提供一个共同的基础。太多的欧洲人质疑,整合会不会带来更多层次的官僚,不会带来高效。欧洲将会先整合官僚,再统一原则...
Jean-Pierre Lehmann
July 3, 2012
The European Union’s heads of state avoided disaster for the time being, preventing impending collapse of Spanish banks and offering assistance to Italy, too. Europe has decided to move toward a more complete integration. The steps are cautious, but “the USE – United States of Europe – would seem...
Dilip Hiro
June 28, 2012
Underlying unrest and conflict in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East is sectarian divide. In Syria, Alawites, a Shia sub-sect, rule over a population that’s 70 percent Sunni. Sunni-run Qatar and Saudi Arabia supply weapons to Syrian rebels, mostly Sunni, even while hoping to keep their own...
Leonard S. Spector
June 26, 2012
Stability for Syria – with its deep sectarian divide, authoritarian minority rule by Alawites over Sunnis, and heavy military support from the likes of Iran and Russia – has long been tenuous. As the US assists Saudi Arabia and Qatar in arming Syrian rebels, eruption of war is anticipated within...
伦纳德•S. 斯佩克特(Leonard S. Spector)
June 26, 2012
由于国内根深蒂固的教派分歧,身为少数派的阿拉维派对于逊尼派的集权统治,以及来自同类伊朗和俄罗斯的大量军事支持, 叙利亚的稳定长期以来就十分脆弱。随着美国帮助沙特阿拉伯和卡塔尔为叙利亚反对派提供武器装备,预计战争会在数周内爆发。在本期耶鲁全球系列文章的上篇中,防扩散专家伦纳德•斯佩克特(Leonard Spector)认为,由忠诚于阿萨德政权的军队所保卫的化学武器库存——这些武器有数百吨,集中在少数的地点中——给该地区造成了致命的威胁。叙利亚没有签署1997年的化学武器公约(Chemical Weapon Convention)。斯佩克特设想了五种情形,在这些情形下,...
Paula Newberg
June 21, 2012
Pakistan has a history of its civilian government being removed from power by the military, and last week the country’s Supreme Court mounted what could be the first judicial coup. As Pakistan faces terrorist challenges, political turmoil and economic crises, the activist Supreme Court has...
作者:宝拉•纽伯格(Paula Newberg)
June 21, 2012
巴基斯坦的平民政府曾几度遭遇军事政变,而上周该国的最高法院发起了几乎可称为史上第一场的司法政变。巴基斯坦如今面临恐怖主义问题、政治动荡和经济危机,然而激进的最高法院让这些难题愈发复杂——判决总理优素福•拉扎•吉拉尼(Yousuf Raza Gillani)藐视法庭罪成立,禁止他继续在议会任职。最高法院还对新近获得提名的总理候选人马赫杜姆•谢哈布丁(Makhdoom Shahabuddin)下达了逮捕令。乔治敦大学民主研究所马歇尔•B•科因主任宝拉•纽伯格(Paula Newberg)指出,最高法院声称支持民主,然而,在眼下北约即将从阿富汗撤军、巴基斯坦面临巨大的外交政策挑战的时候,...
David Dapice
June 19, 2012
Greek voters in parliamentary elections narrowly approved staying with the euro, but the debt crisis is far from over. Winning about 30 percent of the vote, the conservative leaders of New Democracy must build a coalition government and fend off a sizable opposition that resists austerity that was...
作者:大卫•达皮斯 (David Dapice)
June 19, 2012
希腊选民在议会选举中以微弱优势批准了让希腊呆在欧元区内,但债务危机远没有解决。因为只赢得近30%的选票,新民主党的保守派领袖必须建立联合政府,对付反对紧缩政策作为救助措施中强制部分的为数不小的反对派。已经陷入严重债务困境的意大利和西班牙也在检验欧元区的稳定性。塔夫茨大学经济学家大卫•达皮斯解释说,欧盟是世界上最大的经济体,这次危机给世界其他地方带来不同程度的麻烦。达皮斯警告说,欧洲的债务问题可能给全球出口、商品价格和增长带来压力,一系列的间接影响加上政治无能可能导致螺旋式下跌。金融市场已经预料到麻烦的来临。一个地区的危机可能引发全球性的紧张表明,各个国家需要时刻警觉保持弹性,处理管理、...
布鲁斯•斯托克斯(Bruce Stokes)
June 14, 2012
美国总统竞选常常对哪个候选人最能提升美国的国际声誉并领导全球事务争个不休。问题在于,美国的两个主要政党对如何赢得全球社会的尊重,并没有达成一致。全球因政治和文化背景不同而产生的多样性,也无助于事。据皮尤研究中心全球经济态度项目主任布鲁斯•斯托克斯指出,皮尤研究中心全球态度项目一项针对21个国家、超过26,000名民众进行的调查,为全球民调提供了洞见。2008年和2009年的民意调查结果显示,欧洲、墨西哥、日本和其他国家的民众对2008年奥巴马当选表示满意并对其怀有极大期望,而六个穆斯林国家的民众则不理会是谁执政,他们所担忧的是美国政策的变化。最新民调显示,奥巴马在多边主义、气候变化、以色列—...
Bruce Stokes
June 14, 2012
US presidential campaigns often tangle over which candidate is best capable of boosting the country’s reputation abroad and providing leadership in global affairs. Trouble is, the two major political parties in the United States often don’t agree on how to achieve global respect. The diversity of...
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