The sustained protests for democracy in Hong Kong have spread to cities around the globe, challenging anyone with ties with China to take a stand. “Few protests have the potential to go global like those in Hong Kong due to the large number of people from Hong Kong and mainland China studying...
Local protest, global echos: Show of support for Hong Kong protesters at a game in Houston; demonstration outside Canadian legislature in Edmonton.
NEW HAVEN: Most democracy protests are short-lived, garner little international attention and are...
The debate about globalization has changed since September 11th. Princeton University history professor Harold James points out that the terrorist attacks have led to calls for more controls on the free flow of capital, goods, and people, while the Enron scandal has sparked debates about regulation...
The Great Depression brought increasing restrictions on US immigration
PRINCETON: Many people wish that globalization would simply stop. After September 11, some critics of globalization, such as the British philosopher, John Gray, thought that the...
China has drafted a national security law for Hong Kong, and the US president announced plans to sanction China for ending the territory’s autonomous status. Details and motivation are unclear as Donald Trump demonstrates angst over the US trade imbalance with China and his administration’s...
Two places, similar protest: Hong Kong citizens protest China’s draconian security law while protesters throughout the United States and beyond reject repressive policing (Source: Reuters)
HONG KONG: President Donald Trump’s announcement that the...
When the struggling US economy turned to globalization as its saving grace in the 1990s, the art world embraced globalism as a key principle. However, the promise of economic globalization has faded for many, and similarly, globalism fell out of favor among some curators. Globalism is returning to...
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In Hong Kong, the recent mass demonstrations against proposed anti-subversion legislation have not shaken foreign investors' confidence. In the following essay, Frank Ching argues that while anti-government political activism might scare off investors in most countries, Hong Kong has...
Hong Kong: Even after protests, it's business as usual. (Photo: Copyright © 2003 Andy Woo)
HONG KONG: A demonstration by 500,000 people against any government is usually taken as a sign of mass discontent, if not political instability. One would...
More women pause before rushing into marriage. Historically, the institution represented women's only path for financial security, but social and economic pressures have subsided in advanced economies. Research studies along with cultural and demographic trends support decisions to delay...
Singular happiness: Single American women enjoy an evening out, while one in seven Japanese women remain single
NEW YORK: Evidence concerning the state of marriage strongly suggests that women should give serious thought before making the momentous...
Plastic sachets are the plastic bags used to package and redistribute bulk supplies of all types of food and other small items. The Philippines, an economy that participates in such repackaging, uses about 60 billion plastic sachets each year, suggests the Global Alliance for Incinerator...
Perhaps it is human nature as so many people take credit for their every success but blame others – trade, migration, technological advances and other facets of globalization – for their woes. The Peterson Institute for International Economics undertakes the task of reminding about the age-old...
