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Globalization’s Glass House Must Remain Open

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...

ASEAN Summit’s China Tilt Portends a New World Order

May 16, 2017
The South China Sea quandary continues. In summer of 2016, the international Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague issued a ruling in a case brought by the Philippines, rejecting China’s claims to most of the sea along with construction of artificial islands. The Philippines, under Rodrigo...

Globalization: You Can't Stop Life

July 5, 2001

Thailand's Lèse-Majesté Witchhunt

December 29, 2011
Lèse-majesté charges are on the rise in Thailand, from a single case in 2000 to nearly 500 in 2010. Among the charged is Joe Gordon, an American who translated excerpts of a biography of the Thai King, receiving critical acclaim everywhere but Thailand. Gordon was sentenced to two and a half years...

India’s Skillful Posturing With the US

October 23, 2018
Relations between the United States and India have gradually improved, but the world’s largest democracy has an independent streak as seen in two recent cases: First, India signed a multibillion deal to purchase a Russian air-defense missile system thereby risking sanctions approved by the US...

¿Qué es la Globalización?

November 19, 2002

OPEC and the Prisoner's Dilemma

December 25, 2008
The prisoner’s dilemma is a part of game theory. Two prisoners who committed a crime each have three options: Both cooperate and receive penalties; cooperate with the police while hoping the other does not do likewise and enjoy a reduced sentence; refuse to cooperate and hope the partner does...

Hola! Asian Call Centers Lure Back Spanish

April 16, 2010
The pursuit of independence by former colonies during the 20th century often included efforts to minimize reliance on the imposed language. In some, like the former Spanish colony of the Philippines, the colonial language fell out of general use even as another colonial language English was...
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