Most Popular

Vietnam and China: Balancing Geography and History

August 24, 2017
Neighbors China and Vietnam share a long, complicated history. China is the dominant partner and most recently pressured Vietnam to cancel an oil-drilling contract in the South China Sea with the Spanish oil firm Repsol. Soon afterward, Vietnam’s defense minister met with his counterpart in...

The World’s Most Dangerous Black Markets

October 9, 2018
Prices are climbing for oil, the most traded commodity on global markets and the world’s leading energy source. Much production is in volatile regions, and it comes as little surprise that production and trade in crude oil and refined petroleum products have produced a flourishing illicit market...

Global Warming Is Real and Has Consequences – Part I

April 4, 2012
Although the consequences of global warming are painfully vivid, some scholars still question whether it requires urgent action. In January, a group of scientists, including those from the United States, Australia, France and the Netherlands, summarized reasons for their skepticism and opposition...

WHO Criteria for Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions

April 15, 2020
Nations that act swiftly to contain COVID-19 can expect to lift economic restrictions more quickly. “This principle will save lives and mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic,” explains the director-general of the World Health Organization. A pandemic by its very definition requires a whole-...

From the Unipolar Moment to a Multiplex World

July 3, 2014
The speed of communications, travel and globalization in general has transformed international relations. World order is no longer unipolar or multipolar; it is more like a multiplex theater than a chessboard, argues Amitav Acharya, in an article based on his new book, “The End of American World...

Perceptions and Realities of Globalization

May 30, 2008
Globalization is a non-stop economic process. Individuals, companies or governments are always on the lookout for new processes or innovations – and so the economic and power structure of the world is never stagnant. The West made a mistake in assuming that the flow of technology and know-how moves...

Child Marriage in Nigeria: Wedded to Poverty

December 26, 2019
UNICEF estimates the world has about 650 million females who married under the age of 18. Child marriages not only limit individual human rights, but also perpetuate poverty and inequality for entire communities and countries. Nonyelum A. Ujam, who works with the Central Bank of Nigeria and is a...

Globalization and the Threat to Democracy

September 10, 2019
Democracies are deeply polarized over worries about migration and loss of culture versus the mass appeal of bigoted leaders who pursue policies by any means necessary including intimidation, insults and lies. “Citizens in democracies repeatedly elect leaders who show scant respect for the law,...
More..