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Globalization From the Heart of Eurasia

Richard Weitz February 29, 2012
Organizing Central Asian states – once members of the Soviet Union – might seem an easy task. Regional and global integration for economic and security purposes has been the goal of Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev since the country gained independence in 1991, explains Richard Weitz, senior fellow and director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at Hudson Institute. So far...

France Deals With Globalization Crisis – Part II

Alain Renaudin January 27, 2012
Citizens of wealthy nations blame globalization and competition from Asia for unemployment and other economic woes. This two-part YaleGlobal series analyzes the temptations of protectionism, particularly in France during its presidential election campaign. Promoting labels that identify a product’s country of origin is not a solution, argues Alain Renaudin in the second and final article, and the...

France Deals With Globalization Crisis – Part I

Pierre-Noel Giraud January 24, 2012
Multinational companies have shifted manufacturing operations and research and development from West to East, taking advantage of low wages and huge Asian markets poised for growth. On the global trade front, countries like France feel battered, and political leaders increasingly toy with protectionism. This YaleGlobal series offers ideas on how nations can optimize globalization’s benefits. In...

Global Implications of China’s Challenges – Part I

Thomas Fingar January 16, 2012
Challenges facing the most populous nation with its fast-growing economy could quickly become global problems. This two-part YaleGlobal series analyzes trends and challenges for China as well as the potential for cooperation. Integration with the global economy, an accomplishment for China since 1978, has the potential for triggering domestic disruptions, and “China may be uniquely vulnerable to...

The Year of “Two-G” Protests

Nayan Chanda December 28, 2011
India was among the few countries that withstood the global economic crisis 2008, but scandal and a political divide have paralyzed the nation’s ability to confront problems. India offers a reminder, writes Nayan Chanda for the Times of India, that, “to succeed in global engagement, a country needs more than English, IT and entrepreneurial savvy.” Countries also need good governance. Academics...

India Not Shining Any More

Ashok Malik December 20, 2011
The world’s largest democracy wages constant battle against entrenched special interests and the lure of socialistic protectionism. The most recent skirmish was on India’s plan to allow limited foreign direct investment in the retail trade. Critics rallied, raising doubts about the government’s ability to protect small traders against giants like Walmart, Carrefour and other foreign retailers....

Herr and Madame, Señor and Mrs.

November 28, 2011
Trends in international marriages reveal larger trends in globalization, migration as well as public policy. Cross-border marriages are on the rise, yet reliable statistics on cross-border unions are hard to find, since all countries don’t routinely collect data on citizenship of couples. The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population has launched a comprehensive study on cross-...