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Challenging Globalization

Nayan Chanda January 24, 2011
Americans are angry about economic decline. Though the country unleashed many of the forces that spur modern globalization, its politicians resist adapting to a globalized world. US companies find new opportunities, lower wages and an expanding middle-class customer base in overseas markets. Sharp political divide in the US adds to uncertainty and a floundering economy. Both major parties want to...

Overthrow of Tunisian President Jolts Arab Region

Liz Sly, Leila Fadel January 19, 2011
Depending on one’s position, the protests that drove the Tunisian president from power inspire either hope or fear about a domino effect. Citizens living under brutal authoritarian regimes throughout the Middle East, from Algeria to Yemen, resent corruption, limited political participation and dismal economic conditions have responded with a burst of anger unnerving leaders and their foreign...

India Battles for Transparency – Part II

Pranab Bardhan December 24, 2010
As the developed countries’ economy teetered on the verge of collapse in 2007-2008, India and China emerged unscathed, lionized in the media as new champions of globalization. While China’s new assertiveness causes anxiety, India suffers from a self-inflicted wound caused by a series of scandals. This two-part YaleGlobal series examines the rise in corruption and its impact on India’s global...

Europe's Last Dictatorship Shows Violent Side

Benjamin Bidder December 20, 2010
Dictator Alexander Lukashenko claims to have won re-election in Belarus, a landlocked country of 10 million in Eastern Europe, with 80 percent of the vote. But opposition candidates claim election fraud, thousands turned out to protest and the nation’s security forces hit back hard. “The police and intelligence services in Belarus are focused primarily on the protection of one person: Lukashenko...

Brace for Change as the Global Economic Order Crumbles

Jeffrey E. Garten December 13, 2010
Asia increasingly accounts for a greater share of global revenues and financial clout. Yet power in global institutions, like the International Monetary Fund or the World Bank, is weighted toward the United States and other developed economies. Transition is underway in the global economic order. Jeffrey E. Garten, Yale University international trade and finance professor, warns that adjustment...

The WikiLeaks Ravage – Part II

Johan Lagerkvist December 8, 2010
WikiLeaks taunt the US government with a daily release of classified diplomatic cables. The US has reacted with fury – far more intense than during previous releases of military documents – and with unprecedented censorship that heightens curiosity and counters democratic values. US leaders simultaneously apologize to foreign counterparts whose confidentiality was compromised and pressure them...

The WikiLeaks Ravage – Part I

Shyam Saran December 6, 2010
WikiLeaks has set out to display 250,000 classified US diplomatic cables, dated 1966 to 2010, exposing blunt US assessments, tactics and conjecture. For the well read, the cables reveal much hypocrisy, but few surprises. This two-part YaleGlobal series explores the consequences of the unprecedented leak from the points of view of diplomacy and internet freedom. The latest release about vital US...