Recent YaleGlobal Articles

Analysts expect the United States and China to reach agreement on new trade rules to end immediate economic pain. But a fast deal is not reason for celebration as the United States still has trade deficits with more than 100 nations. “The multilateral imbalance stems from a profound shortfall of US...

Kazakhstan’s president abruptly resigned after three decades of authoritarian rule, with the next elections scheduled in 2020. Energy-rich Kazakhstan is a former Soviet republic that continues to host key military and strategic facilities for Russia. The gross domestic product of Kazakhstan...

Globalization may prompt some to question the need for specific and diverse language, literature and regional studies programs in higher education. As a result, scholars respond with innovative and interdisciplinary approaches, collaborating with history, politics and other disciplines. "...

Vietnam emerged as a winner, benefiting from global media attention after a second summit between the leaders of North Korea and the United States ended in failure. “Vietnam has clawed its way toward more capitalism and a market system despite communist rule,” writes author Börje Ljunggren, former...

Pakistan received substantial US military and financial aid since 2001, and the Trump administration canceled those payments in 2018, with the president suggesting that the country doesn't "do anything for us." Pakistan still has support from China, an ally since 1962, and Saudi...

For more than two decades, Belarus has balanced ties between Russia and the West, with a neutral foreign-policy stance that can irritate both sides. For example, the government has not yet recognized Crimea as Russian territory, and Belarus has a dismal human rights record with a president who has...

Russia and the United States each hold thousands of nuclear weapons, far more than other countries have. Yet the two nations no longer lead efforts to reduce nuclear arms: The United States announced suspension of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and Russia soon followed suit....

China is intent on rivaling the United States as a global superpower. That status requires good trade relations as few nations have access to all resources or production capacity required for military endeavors far from home. Solid finances also help. China, predominately a continental power, takes...

Gillian Triggs served as president of the Australian Human Rights Commission for five years, vehemently defending the rights of indigenous people, asylum seekers and refugees. Indigenous people represent just over 3 percent of Australia’s population of 24 million, and the number of refugees and...