Recent YaleGlobal Articles

A Door Opens for Reform in Pakistan – Part I

Paula R. Newberg
 August 21, 2008
With President Pervez Musharraf finally gone, Pakistan has been celebrating amidst political chaos not unusual for a reborn democracy. Major powers and neighbors who have an interest in Pakistan’s success cannot afford a “wait and see” attitude, suggests Paula Newberg in the first article of a two-...

New Energy Frontiers Expand Global Connections – Part II

Alexis Ringwald
 August 19, 2008
Necessity is the mother of invention, and that holds true for a global economy that depends on a declining supply of fossil fuels. As a result, innovations in new alternative sources could emerge from fast-growing developing nations that lack fossil fuels and cannot afford the rising prices,...

New Energy Frontiers Expand Global Connections – Part I

Adriana Valencia
 August 14, 2008
Electricity is essential for any who care to participate in globalization, and huge numbers of the world’s rural poor still long for this basic tool at a time of tight supply and climbing prices. This two-part series examines two frontiers – the energy demands of the rural poor and the increasing...

The WTO – Faltering on Its Way to Success?

Edward Gresser
 August 12, 2008
The recent breakdown in the Doha Round of World Trade Organization negotiations was largely described as “failure” by commentators around the globe. But the goal of eliminating poverty by opening global agriculture markets is ambitious, as negotiators tackled some very sensitive issues. The WTO...

Time to Strengthen the IAEA

Ernesto Zedillo
 August 7, 2008
The International Atomic Energy Agency established an 18-member commission chaired by Ernesto Zedillo, director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, to reflect on how the nuclear future might unfold, what the world is likely to demand of the IAEA, and what steps must be taken to allow...

Revisiting the “Axis of Evil” – Part III

Shen Dingli
 August 5, 2008
For more than a half a century, nuclear powers have built enormous stockpiles of weapons in the hope that it would deter military challenges. The same nations have also strenuously tried to prevent others from breaking into the five-member club of nuclear-weapons power. This three-part series...

Revisiting the “Axis of Evil” – Part II

Scott Snyder
 July 31, 2008
North Korea was a thorn in the side of the US long before President George Bush labeled the nation as a member of an “axis of evil,” along with Iraq and Iran, in his January 2002 State of the Union address. This three-part series analyzes the US approach to Iran and North Korea, and in the second...

Revisiting the “Axis of Evil” – Part I

Dilip Hiro
 July 29, 2008
In his January 2002 State of the Union address, US President George Bush identified the new enemies of the United States and the world. He pointed to Iraq, Iran and North Korea: “States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world....

China’s Rumble With Globalization – Part II

Jonathan Fenby
 July 24, 2008
Despite a turbulent history, China has enjoyed two decades of growth and self-confidence, boosted by diplomatic and business engagement with the rest of the globe. But China has only entered “the first generation of China's globalization,” described by Jonathan Fenby in this second article of...

China’s Rumble With Globalization – Part I

Xu Sitao
 July 22, 2008
Conventional wisdom suggests that a booming economy can protect China from all economic woes. But this two-part series argues otherwise. China’s resistance to rising prices – despite the global pressure raising costs for food and fuel – has distorted economic policies and only delays the reckoning...

What Should the White House Do About Globalization

William Holstein
 July 17, 2008
Businesses juggle the challenges and rewards of globalization every day – but the process of interaction remains largely a mystery. During the Cold War, globalization had ideological connotations, as it was often viewed as just westernization. Now the term is source of anger and confusion as its...

Mediterranean Pomp

Pascal Boniface
 July 15, 2008
The extraordinary success of the European project inspired French President Nicolas Sarkozy to initiate a cooperative union for the Mediterranean states. As Sarkozy describes it, the union of projects would cooperate on shared goals, from securing energy and water to removing pollution from the...

Indian Investors Enter the Caribbean

Loro Horta
 July 8, 2008
Following the footsteps of China, Indian firms have been investing in the Caribbean nations, building infrastructure in exchange for the opportunity to purchase natural resources. Foreign direct investments represent a large slice of the Caribbean economic pie; China and India could effectively...

A Self-Inflicted Wound

Jacob F. Kirkegaard
 July 1, 2008
The US, long home to many of the world’s most highly skilled workers, could soon be scrambling for replacements. Baby boomers are starting to retire, and their high education levels will be missed. Since the baby boomers emerged in the work force, the US became complacent about its public-education...

India’s Search for a Foreign Policy

Harsh V. Pant
 June 26, 2008
India remains deadlocked over a US-India civilian nuclear-energy pact. Delay dims prospects for final approval by either nation and reflects the Indian government’s general inability to establish a grand strategy for itself, with foreign-policy goals that set a direction for the country, argues...

An Uncertain Victory for China’s Workers

Lyle Morris
 June 24, 2008
China’s expansion, fueled by cheap exports that poorly paid workers produce, may slow with a new labor law in force. The law aims to protect laborers and improve global perceptions of China’s human-rights record. Companies in China, both domestic and foreign, have been notorious about hiring...

Time for a Global Town-Hall Meeting?

Jeffrey Garten
 June 19, 2008
People all over the world don’t have a right to vote in the US, but remain keenly interested in the country’s elections – because what the new president might do or not do often affects their countries and even their daily lives. While no one would suggest granting foreigners the right to influence...

Inflation Promises a Belt-Tightening Era

David Dapice
 June 17, 2008
Oil and food prices are rising – and plenty of economists worry about inflation. With some analysts predicting $200 per barrel oil in the near future and serious consequences down the line, consumers must prepare to get by with less. Much of the economic outlook depends on the ability of the US...

Rid of Violence, a Reforming Bosnia Emerges as a Model

Humphrey Hawksley
 June 12, 2008
The history and circumstances of conflict in Bosnia and Iraq vary in many ways. But the bottom line is that swift US intervention succeeded in ending civil strife and genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The political planning for Bosnia since the 1995 peace agreement, with the international...

In Nigeria, Oil Wealth Delivers Grief

Salil Tripathi
 June 10, 2008
Overdependence on oil is dangerous for both customers and producers: The soaring price of oil derivatives and transportation brings home the danger to the customer; but some producers are not immune either, as corruption, neglect and resulting conflict take their toll. Nigeria, fifth largest...
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