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Threatening to build, possess or use nuclear weapons does not do much to win friends or influence neighbors, as the old saying goes, particularly as more nations acquire the bomb. More than 180 nations convene at the UN this month, starting today, to continue regular five-yearly review and...

A 2006 coup forced popularly elected Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from office, abruptly ending his attempts to reform agriculture, education, taxation and other programs. Since then, protesters donning red shirts, led by the National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship, have rallied...

Six-Party Talks began in 2003, with China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the US teaming up to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear-weapons ambition. Talks continued on and off with isolated North Korea, as it inched forward with its own nuclear development and clandestine export of nuclear...

经济学家们在宣称经济衰退已经结束时分成了两个阵营。一方包括奥巴马政府的经济学家，认为高失业率具有周期性，工作岗位不久就会恢复。另一方主张，大面积的失业已经持续多年，美国经济正面临根本的重构。耶鲁全球分两部分探究了关于债务和失业的经济学争论。经济学家大卫•达皮斯（David Dapice）在下篇中指出，长期失业是个警告，美国人失业27周或更多的人数创造了历史纪录。国内外的一些长期趋势也对失业造成影响——外贸、外包、新技术取代工人的工作，以及房地产业和金融业的产能过剩。无论长期失业是暂时的还是持续性的，美国领导人必须减少赤字，合理支出。美国持续的失业会需要很多家庭适应单方收入的生活，...

Global capital markets have been footloose and fancy free since the 1980s, boosted by rapid globalization in transportation, communication and technology industries. Prowling for profits, investors leap boundaries in an instant, manipulating growth, jobs and industries. In this series, two...

China and India’s rapid rise has spawned many books and controversy. In the first article of a two-part series, economist Pranab Bardhan, author of ”Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay,” took a contrarian view, detailing challenges often overlooked by the financial media in celebrating short-term growth...

China and India have made impressive strides in recent decades, expanding their economies and middle classes. This two-part series examines and tests the claims made by economist Pranab Bardhan in his book “Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay: Assessing the Economic Rise of China and India.” In the book...

前殖民地在20世纪追求独立，往往包括尽力把对被强迫接受的语言的依赖降低到最低程度。在一些地方，例如前西班牙殖民地菲律宾，西班牙语这一殖民语言已不再是通用语言，但另一殖民语言英语作为商业语言则受到拥护。如今，不到百分之一的菲律宾人讲西班牙语。然而，作家马戈特•科恩（Margot Cohen）指出，少数保留了西班牙语和口音的菲律宾人发现，他们的这种技能使他们能够在业务外包产业中获得更高的薪水，并且与顾客保持亲切互动。西班牙政府和菲律宾政府已经联手建设语言速成课程，吸引来自亚洲各地的学生。讽刺的是，重燃对殖民语言的兴趣，对之不再采取蔑视的态度，能够减少菲律宾青年向海外移民，...

In history, the concept of marriage emerged in diverse cultures to recognize relationships, protect family bloodlines, organize economic affairs and provide caring for children. This institution did not touch homosexuals, estimated to comprise 5 to 10 percent of the population, most of whom...