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Headless Bodies and Other Immigration Tall Tales in Arizona

Dana Milbank July 16, 2010
Immigration has been a major driver of US economic growth, but at a time of economic distress, it has emerged as a contentious issue. Recent attempts by politicians to exploit concerns over immigration by falsehood or exaggeration could have unintended consequences. Defending a new law targeting illegal immigrants, Arizona politicians claim rising violence along the state’s border shared with...

How Serious Is the Chinese Challenge? Part II

Markus Jaeger July 15, 2010
In less than two decades, China will likely be the world’s largest economy, and this YaleGlobal series analyzes China’s growing economic and political influence, particularly its relationship with the US. Some analysts predict conflict, and others expect gradual, peaceful transition. In the second article, Markus Jaeger, a director of Deutsche Bank Research, reviews analysis on China and argues...

How Serious Is the Chinese Challenge? Part I

Bruce Stokes July 13, 2010
There’s no question that China is on the rise, assisted by unprecedented economic growth. This YaleGlobal series explores economic, political and strategic implications for the globe. In the first of a two-part series, columnist Bruce Stokes notes that much of the discomfort in the US or Europe stems from their self-doubt. With strong economic momentum, no debt and one-sixth of the world’s...

Smaller Dragon Takes Global Strides

Jean-Pierre Lehmann July 8, 2010
For two decades, US leaders regarded communist North Vietnam as a threat to freedom and American generals vowed to bomb the regime into submission, before abandoning the fight in 1975. The US pursued an isolation policy, and Vietnam unified, yet wallowed in economic stagnation as it confiscated private property, re-educated opponents and allied with the Soviet Union. As the Soviet Union crumbled...

The Arrogance of Chinese Power

Brahma Chellaney July 2, 2010
According to CIA estimates, China has the largest population, the largest labor force, the greatest number of people fit for military service and the third largest GDP at purchasing power parity. In addition to its massive, sustained economic and military growth, the nation plays an increasingly prominent role in international relations. The US, burdened by debt and two ongoing wars, hesitates to...

US Blocks China Fibre Optics Deal Over Security

Stephanie Kirchgaessner July 2, 2010
Fiber optics and other technologies add to globalization’s speed. But national-security concerns lead the US to apply the brakes. Plans for a joint venture between a New Mexico manufacturer of fiber-optic and solar-panel components and a Chinese investment firm were dropped after the government announced some "regulatory concerns." The US Committee on Foreign Investment – chaired by the...

Seizing the Moment for Clean Energy

Ann Florini July 1, 2010
Government and corporate helplessness to stop oil gushing from a broken pipe in the Gulf of Mexico is a depressing reminder of the world’s utter dependence on a limited supply of fossil fuel that poses so many environmental threats. US President Barack Obama suggested that the accident could transform the nation’s energy policy, much as the 9/11 attacks altered US approach to security. But the...