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Foreign Policy Challenges for the New US President – Part II

Joseph Chamie November 3, 2008
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has remained at center stage of the world's attention for a half century, with permanent resolution proving an elusive goal. In the second part of a two-part series examining foreign-policy challenges for the next US president, demographer Joseph Chamie shows how that conflict might present itself in the coming years based on population trends of Israel and...

Foreign Policy Challenges for the New US President – Part I

Imtiaz Ali October 31, 2008
States that ignore the aspirations of their people and neglect festering pockets of poverty, paying little heed to the need for education, health, jobs or fair wages, years later may discover a changed country, with new motivations and goals. This YaleGlobal series explores how poverty and demography can undermine democratic governments and bring security challenges not only to the government in...

Chinese Media Say Tainted Animal Feed Widespread

The Associated Press October 31, 2008
The state media in China admits that melamine, which mimics protein in tests, was packaged as “protein powder and commonly added to animal feed, reports the Associated Press in an article for the International Herald Tribune. “Four brands of Chinese eggs have been found tainted with melamine in a week, and agriculture officials speculated the source was adulterated feed given to hens,” reports...

Calling for a Green Revolution: An Interview with Tom Friedman

October 31, 2008
Developing alternatives to fossil fuels – solar, wind or other energy technologies yet undiscovered – is the most pressing task confronting the globe, presenting a new frontier of opportunity. Tom Friedman, best-selling author and columnist with the New York Times, decries a planet being destroyed by climate change in his latest book, “Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution and How...

Financial Crisis Belies Myth of US Independence

Edward Goldberg October 30, 2008
Countries make the mistake of assuming that they can pick their way through globalization – that they can block products from other countries yet sell in those markets, or set rules for others to follow while intending to ignore those same rules at home. No community or country, as economic units, can escape financial decisions made thousands of miles away, argues Edward Goldberg, international...

Chinese Steelmakers Shiver, Indian Miners Catch Flu

Sumant Banerji October 30, 2008
Caution seeps throughout the global financial system, spreading crisis: In the West, homeowners struggle to pay mortgages, especially those of the high-rate, sub-prime variety; armed with less credit and confidence down, consumers in developed nations delay purchases of new cars and appliances. That has slowed steelmaking in China, which in turn has put a stop to purchases of iron ore from India...

Globalization and the New Nationalism Collide

Philip Stephens October 29, 2008
The global financial crisis has exposed mutual interdependence and the need for multilateral rules. Leaders like Gordon Brown, Nicolas Sarkozy and George Bush plan international meetings, including leaders from emerging economies, and talk of the need for international regulations. Contradicting the internationalist spirit is nationalistic talk – opposition to foreign investment, immigration or...