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Spiegel Online: Brexiteers Are Driving Britain Into a Wall

Jörg Schindler February 12, 2018
Great Britain faces a deadline in 13 months for reaching a deal to end European Union membership and retain some benefits. Hardliners pressure the British prime minister, dictating conditions for complete separation, or “a national reawakening, no matter the price,” writes Jörg Schindler for Germany’s Spiegel Online. “They seem to have forgotten that in the summer of 2016 the Brits only voted on...

The Miami Herald: The US Pushes Latin America Into China’s Arms

Andrés Oppenheimer February 9, 2018
The Monroe Doctrine, a US policy adopted in the early 19th-century, warned other powers to stay away from Latin America. Today, as the United States nags and overlooks the region, China has made gains. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a speech on February 1 describing the region as a US priority and warned that China has more influence. Latin America’s total US imports shrunk from 50...

Caixin: US Approval Offers Shot in the Arm to China’s Traditional Medicine

Coco Feng February 2, 2018
Traditional medicines, once customized for each patient, are increasingly standardized and manufactured in large modern factories, for delivery around the globe. To expand markets, Chinese manufacturers are conducting clinical trials and putting their products under the review of the US Food and Drug Administration, considered among the world’s toughest regulators for drugs. “Although China...

The Diplomat: Central Asian States Step Up Afghan Diplomacy

Catherine Putz January 24, 2018
Challenges in any of the landlocked Central Asian nations impact overall regional security. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are taking steps for regional diplomacy and reduced isolation for Afghanistan. Regional discussions on water management, energy cooperation, transportation links and trade are underway; representatives express concern about terrorism and women’s rights. “Kazakhstan, the first...

Deutsche Welle: Indian Prime Minister Modi Identifies Three Global Threats

January 24, 2018
The world is not preparing for its most pressing challenges, and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized global institutions for failing to recognize widespread aspirations or to confront reality. He addressed the World Economic Forum, an annual meeting of corporate, government and other leaders to review global priorities. Modi “urged sweeping reforms to modernize and restructure current...

Financial Times: China-Russia Rocket Talks Spark US Disquiet Over Growing Links

Charles Clover January 18, 2018
Companies from China and Russia are in talks over a sale of aerospace technology – specifically, Russia’s Energomash would license space engine technology to China’s Great Wall Industry. “Energomash’s engine, the RD-180, is so highly rated that it is used by the US for its own satellite launches — a curious exception to Washington’s sanctions on Russia implemented following the 2014 invasion of...

YaleGlobal Contributor: Jean-Pierre Lehmann, 1945-2017

January 16, 2018
Jean-Pierre Lehmann, a long-time contributor to YaleGlobal Online, died December 21, 2017. The professor emeritus of international political economy at IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland, was 72. Nayan Chanda, founding editor of YaleGlobal Online, remembers Lehmann, a prolific writer on globalization and trade, and his last article for the publication: “The Global Pivot to China.” – YaleGlobal