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Falling Behind: Globalization and Its Discontents

June 3, 2008
An emerging global economy and accompanying systems have prompted some countries to cling to power and display nationalistic tendencies. “The basic premise of globalization is that competition will sort out the most efficient, a process that, by definition, involves winners and losers,” writes...

The Far Right and Women’s Rights: Independent

May 15, 2019
Voters select candidates for many reasons including economic and security issues. Women make up the majority of registered voters in many nations, yet large numbers support candidates who display misogynistic streaks. Far-right candidates are gaining traction. “From the parliamentary gains of far-...

Sino-Indian Jostling in South Asia

January 16, 2018
Relations between Asia’s two most populous nations deteriorated over the course of 2017 as both compete over building regional influence. India has questioned China’s motives with the Belt and Road Initiative as well as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Also, China and India had a standoff at...

China and Global Balance of Economic Power: Lowy

March 13, 2020
A rising China since 1980 has changed the global trade landscape. The world’s leading manufacturer, the largest trading nation and second largest economy has displaced the United States from its traditional dominance. Roland Rajah and Alyssa Leng analyzed bilateral trade data from the International...

ICIJ: Leaked Documents Expose Secret Tax Haven Secrets

November 6, 2017
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released 13.4 million leaked files from a group of offshore service providers that show how companies and individuals thwart government efforts to collect taxes. One of the many stories of the so-called Paradise Papers focuses on Apple, the...

中国的水坝把湄公河变成不和之水

July 16, 2009
湄公河是世界上主要的河流之一。它源于西藏，流经中国南部、缅甸、泰国、老挝、柬埔寨和越南，以灌溉农业和渔业的方式为住在沿河盆地上的居民提供生计。但是，堤坝也使该河成为水力发电的提供者。其中三座水坝在中国境内，还有更多的水坝在修建计划中。东南亚研究所高级研究员迈克•理查森（Michael Richardson）指出，如今正是这些水坝威胁着水供应、下游地区居民的生计、以及中国与南部邻邦的关系。小湾水坝是中国境内湄公河段上第四座水坝，预计应当产生42亿瓦特的电力，但它可能影响柬埔寨境内鱼量和越南稻田的水供应。然而，中国指出，控制水流量将阻止湄公河季节性泛滥带来的水土流失，还可以提供可再生能源。...

Cold War in the Islamic World

April 1, 2019
Saudi Arabia and Iran, locked in a bitter rivalry, seek to influence the Middle East with little reason but their own supremacy. Author Dilip Hiro, based on his own travels and experiences as a journalist, describes a history of troubled relations and power machinations. In her review of Cold War...

Belgium Bans Gum, Tablets and Drops with Fluoride

July 31, 2002
In a move thought absurd by the Belgian Dentists Federation, the Belgium government will ban the sale of all products containing fluoride except for toothpaste. While this ban is the first of its kind for the EU, Belgian Health Minister Magda Aelvoet, a member of the Flemish Green Party, plans to...
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