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UN Warns on Development Goals

Carola Hoyos October 1, 2002
Following the World Summit on Sustainable Development held recently in Johannesburg, the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, reports that global efforts at development are falling short. Funding pledges made by richer developed countries two years ago have not been fulfilled, and little progress has been made in addressing global development issues such as poverty, disease, and...

Globalization’s Glass House Must Remain Open

Kofi Annan October 1, 2002
In an address at Yale University, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, made a forceful appeal to the developed world to work towards an inclusive globalization. He said the world had no choice. “Either we help the outsiders in a globalized world out of a sense of moral obligation and enlightened self-interest, or we will find ourselves compelled to do so tomorrow, when their...

Rich Nations Are Criticized for Enforcing Trade Barriers

Edmund L. Andrews September 30, 2002
The annual meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. provided critics an occasion to lambaste rich nations for their hypocrisy in preaching free trade while protecting their own farmers and workers. Is anybody listening? Farm subsidies and protection accorded to the textile industry, for instance, have a disproportionately large effect on poor countries...

China's Support for U.S. on Terror Is a Dramatic About-Face

Erik Eckholm September 30, 2002
China’s government has shown a surprising degree of support for the American ‘war on terrorism’ announced by President Bush after the attacks of September 11. Chinese leaders hope to foster better relations with the US and other countries while also gaining support in their efforts to quell Muslim unrest in western China. - YaleGlobal

Protesters Aim for Quiet Persuasion

Peronet Despeignes September 27, 2002
A year after the Sept. 11 attacks on the US, anti-globalization activists in the US appear to be following two main tactical approaches. While some groups continue the loud, vociferous protests akin to those seen at Seattle’s WTO meeting, others are pursuing a less confrontational approach aimed at creating dialog with the World Bank and IMF. – YaleGlobal

Is Globalization Sustainable?

David Dapice September 26, 2002
Globalization is not an inevitable, irreversible trend. With the destruction of World War I, increasingly integrated global economic structures began to unravel, collapsing during the Great Depression of the early 20th century. Our more recent era of globalization faces two major threats - political un-sustainability and terrorism. - YaleGlobal

China Says Sect Broadcasting From Taiwan

Joseph Kahn September 25, 2002
The group Beijing views as the greatest threat to Chinese communism has developed new methods to spread its message throughout the country. The Falun Gong spiritual sect has cracked the code to China’s satellite system, allowing it to hijack television signals received by tens of millions of Chinese citizens and spread its teachings. In a new development, the Chinese government now believes...