Recent YaleGlobal Articles

As the world’s economic and security interests become increasingly interconnected, many analysts speculate on what global leadership will emerge throughout the 21st century. This two-part series examines the changing role of the United States in the world‘s economic and security scene. In the first...

Voting in Pakistan’s Feb 18 parliamentary elections was an act of courage. The people who turned out rejected extremist politics as well as the allies of President Pervez Musharraf. Instead, Pakistanis selected representatives from the center-left Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by Asif Zardari,...

President Bush’s long-awaited trip to Africa has come at a time when the continent is in turmoil. This is, however, the consequences of internal division that afflicts Africa and the divisive approach taken by foreign powers. Africans watched as their own leaders and the international community...

High growth rates in an emerging economy can mask persistent and devastating poverty. A major goal for global institutions like the World Bank is reducing poverty by extending technological and financial assistance to developing nations. But targeted programs that flounder due to corruption or lack...

The Indian company Tata recently announced production of the Nano, the world’s cheapest car at $2,500. This development extends affordable transportation – and thus access to education, health care and new jobs – to a larger population. But more people driving cars also spikes demand for oil,...

The European Union is uneasy, grappling with the effects of globalization on its economy. Public opinion leans toward protectionism and, as Shada Islam suggests in the second of a two-part series, that pushes policymakers to take an aggressive stance against China, a country often associated with...

Resentment against the US may be at an all-time high, but that hasn’t influenced foreign appreciation for Hollywood films. Trade liberalization, shrewd marketing, foreign partnerships as well as international settings and stars contribute to increasing foreign box-office sales, suggests Ioannis...

Stock-market indexes have tumbled like dominos around the globe, exposing vulnerability of intricate economic connections. A crisis in one nation – and the panic – can quickly bounce from one country to the next. A major cause behind the stock-market plunges the world over are US financial...

Since taking control of North Korea, Kim Jong Il has isolated his nation, devastated its economy and pursued a nuclear-weapons program that has alarmed the world. In attempting to dissuade the Kim regime from its self-destructive ways, South Korea opted for what became known as a “sunshine policy...