The United States has periodically withdrawn into its isolationist shell, particularly after wars. While much of the world looks to the United States to exercise strong leadership, otherwise polarized opinion within the US often finds common ground on at least one issue: expecting leaders to focus...
The age-old quest for a better life, the ever-increasing speed of travel that forms the heart of globalization, has also transformed modern literature. London-based writer Salil Tripathi describes Amitav Ghosh and Salman Rushdie, both born in India and now living and celebrated in the West, as...
Al Qaeda made its mark by the dramatic 9/11 attacks, but it’s not alone in developing transnational networks striving for global jihad. This two-part YaleGlobal series analyzes terrorist threats which since 9/11 have sought to end modernization and multicultural societies across Asia and promote...
Ten years ago, a small group of men launched unprecedented terrorist attacks on icons of American power. The dramatic attack by Al Qaeda ushered in an era of seemingly unending war between organized states and shadowy groups. This YaleGlobal series examines the continuing reverberations from the 9/...
Anna Hazare organized his public fast in New Delhi to strengthen anti-corruption legislation that was already winding its way through India’s parliament. Widespread public support, in particular among the middle class and youth, attracted immediate global attention and stunned India’s political...
Those who care about the life of future generations recognize that today’s unbridled economic growth is unsustainable, and the world must prepare for 9 billion inhabitants by 2050, contends Chandran Nair in the second article of a two-part YaleGlobal series. Asia cannot afford to mimic the...
Crises anticipated from climate change won’t wait for political action. This YaleGlobal series examines the challenges awaiting political leaders seeking solutions to a global problem that requires tough decisions on new energy policies, investments and consumption. In the first of two articles...
目前能预见的因气候变化所导致的种种危机不会静候政治行动。这一期上下两篇的耶鲁全球系列文章将审视政治领导人在寻求解决全球性问题时所面临的种种挑战，要解决这一全球性问题，就需要在新能源政策、投资和消费方面作出艰难的决定。前联合国《气候变化框架公约》执行秘书、气候变化方面的全球顾问，伊沃•德波尔（Yvo De Boer）在本系列的上篇中写道，国家间的不信任导致哥本哈根峰会黯然收场。在这个唇齿相依的世界当中，国家间的谈判已拖了好几十年，仅在能源政策或碳排放方面作一些小小的调整，就会产生赢家与输家。竞争优势的机制是如此惨烈，以致拟定谈判议程一拖再拖，发达国家拒绝接受按照之前的公约所约定的条款，...
The Somali Al Qaeda–linked insurgent movement al-Shabab has ruled most of southern and central Somalia, including the capital city of Mogadishu, since mid-2008. Originating as the most radical wing of the military arm of the Islamic Courts Union coalition, the movement delivered relative law and...
Lenders are in the habit of putting profits over borrowers’ interests. Many players in the financial markets – the credit markets, banks, economists and analysts – took little notice as small eurozone economies like Greece amassed huge debts based on fiscal records of strong partners like Germany....
The debt crisis rocking Greece, Portugal or Italy not only threatens the stability of the eurozone, but also raises serious questions about the region’s relations with the world. This two-part series examines the European crisis and its ramifications. In the first article, François Godement, senior...
