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Taming Globalization? Kebabs, Mini-Skirts and Meth – Part I

May 18, 2010
Politicians try to rile or sooth citizens as needed with a few select details of globalization. Yet with the speed and far-reaching nature of modern trade, travel and communication, these attempts to corral bits and pieces of globalization are futile. A savvy public – young or old – comes to...

A Window of Opportunity for Reforms in Vietnam

February 4, 2016
Vietnam has a long history of conflict with its large neighbor to the north, China. Conservative and incumbent Nguyen Phu Trong bested populist Nguyen Tan Dung in a contest for chief of the Vietnamese Communist Party. “Reforms will continue, albeit at a slower pace, as would increasingly closer...

Fixing America: Three Lessons to Avert Global Decline

May 30, 2017
In a tightly interconnected world, the consequences of one nation’s recklessness can spread quickly. Foreign policy shortcomings invite immediate responses from other states, and their institutions evolve accordingly. As individual nations expand military prowess, others follow suit, compounding...

South China Sea: New Arena of Sino-Indian Rivalry

August 2, 2012
A worrisome tussle is underway over the South China Sea. China is preparing to auction off two sections that are widely recognized to fall within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone, 200 nautical miles offshore, even after Hanoi turned the exploration rights over to India. The discord between China...

Rulebook for a Changing Climate

January 10, 2019
Reducing reliance on fossil fuels, developing affordable renewable energies and adapting to extreme weather and rising seas are costly challenges. The UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change adopted a rulebook with operational details for implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement. Developed...

Globalization in Trouble – Part I

February 12, 2010
From financial woes to security worries, a new world seems to be dawning in which the process of globalization risks slowing down. In part one of a two part series, YaleGlobal looks at trade troubles that may arise from a non-trade failure. For all the praise of free and open trade creating...

To Lift Afghan Women, Educate All

April 8, 2013
As NATO plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, stability is in doubt for a country with inept governance and stubborn opposition from an obscurantist group. Crime reports from Afghanistan suggest the Taliban are waging attacks on police and schools, including the recent attack on a convoy...

U.S. Probes Banks’ North Korea Ties

September 9, 2005
The US has launched a large-scale operation aimed at cracking down on the North Korean government’s criminal fundraising activities. The North Korean government is suspected of working with crime syndicates to counterfeit US currency and distribute mass quantities of fake cigarettes and...
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