The Muslim Brotherhood is Egypt’s largest opposition group, so it’s no surprise that its political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party, secured nearly half the votes in parliamentary elections. Campaign rhetoric proposed alcohol restrictions, gender-segregated beaches, and revision of Egypt’s peace...
穆斯林兄弟会（以下简称“穆兄会”）是埃及国内最大的反对派，因此，穆兄会所组建的“自由与正义党”获得议会选举将近一半的票数，也就不足为奇了。其竞选口号是禁酒、性别隔离、呼吁修正同以色列签订的和平条约。该伊斯兰政党尚未上台，已有大堆紧迫的问题在等着：审判其境内43名为人权和政治性非政府组织工作的员工，其中包括19名美国人，他们被控未经官方许可而接受外国援助；处理因此而导致的紧张的美埃关系；以及控制骚乱、暴力、以及要求过渡军政府下台，移交权力给民选政府的浪潮。经济学家穆罕默德•艾•塔罕（Mohamed El Dahshan）认为：“自由与正义党”必须确保同极端主义组织或同温和派组织的联盟，...
Technology and ever-growing productivity – not outsourcing – are the main culprits behind declining jobs in the United States. The US president has proposed revising tax policy to encourage companies to apply growing profits to factories and research inside the US. But manufacturing is going the...
Isolated North Korea has carried out early stages of transfer of power from Kim Jong Il to his third son, Kim Jong Un, with elaborate titles and displays of respect. But the government faces grave challenges stemming from decades of prioritizing military spending capped by a nuclear-weapons...
The advantage is mutual: The Middle East has great reserves of oil, and China’s foreign-policy based on non-interference in other countries’ internal affairs is popular with the region’s authoritarian regimes. So China rejects Western efforts to impose sanctions to stop the Iranian nuclear program...
Citizens of wealthy nations blame globalization and competition from Asia for unemployment and other economic woes. This two-part YaleGlobal series analyzes the temptations of protectionism, particularly in France during its presidential election campaign. Promoting labels that identify a product’s...
Multinational companies have shifted manufacturing operations and research and development from West to East, taking advantage of low wages and huge Asian markets poised for growth. On the global trade front, countries like France feel battered, and political leaders increasingly toy with...
阿拉伯之春（The Arab Spring）激发了逊尼派叙利亚人对阿拉维派的独裁者巴沙尔?阿萨德（Bashar al Assad）的不满，阿萨德此后动用了坦克和武装部队，对抗议进行了毫不留情的镇压。在最近的自杀式爆炸发生之后，叙利亚政府迅速地谴责了基地组织，然而却没有任何组织出面声明承担责任，而与此同时，反对派领导人则质疑政府精心策划了这些袭击，以掩饰政府对抗议的暴力反应。根据联合国的估计，自2011年3月份以来，已经有超过5400人遭到杀害，而阿拉伯联盟为了制止冲突，采取了前所未有的措施。恐怖主义分析家法哈德?纳泽尔（Fahad Nazer）认为，网络报道和视频正给怒气火上浇油，...
The Arab Spring galvanized Sunni Syrians’ discontent with Alawite dictator Bashar al Assad who has since used tanks and armed gangs in an unrelenting crackdown on protests. After recent suicide blasts, the Syrian government quickly blamed Al Qaeda, although no groups stepped forward to claim credit...
In 1989, after the Burmese military’s brutal suppression of protests for democracy, the US ambassador dismissed the country as having “very little strategic interest.” For the next two decades, the US unleashed fierce criticism on Burma’s leaders, imposing sanctions. An unintended consequence was...
Speculative bubbles and problematic governance in large economies can quickly spill over to disrupt other economies. This two-part YaleGlobal series analyzes global and local challenges facing China and their impact. In the second and final article, Borje Ljunggren, former Swedish ambassador to...
Challenges facing the most populous nation with its fast-growing economy could quickly become global problems. This two-part YaleGlobal series analyzes trends and challenges for China as well as the potential for cooperation. Integration with the global economy, an accomplishment for China since...
One’s history is long and the other’s is short, but the City of London and the European Union have each in their own way been drivers of financial globalization and economic wealth. But the hard-hitting credit crisis, a series of bailouts and global recession have tarnished reputations of...
