可以预计,新兴经济体的迅猛发展将促使全球治理发生变化。然而,即便有计划显示,前七个新兴经济体的GDP总和在不久的将来会超过最发达的七个经济体,全球势力格局的变化却依然极其缓慢。本次耶鲁全球系列文章指出,新兴经济体间围绕全球目标和责任的合作没有取得成功。 让-皮埃尔•莱曼(Jean-Pierre Lehmann)在上篇中认为,其中一个例证就是,在国际货币基金组织总裁即将离任之际,新兴经济体在继任问题上没有做好准备。发达经济体拒绝共享掌控全球性机构的权力,而新兴大国也没有抓住机会提出有远见的政策或展示其集体领导能力。莱曼指出,在贸易政策、...
在北京拉票:法国财长克里斯廷•拉加德为了成为国际货币基金组织新总裁,正游说中国副总理王岐山
雅加达:当前的世界正在经历一个向不确定性迈进的混乱转型期。正当全球经济势力均衡发生深刻转变之际,领导者的缺失造成了严重的真空。
不过在十年前,中国、印度、印度尼西亚、土耳其、巴西、墨西哥、南非、越南这些新兴经济 体在全球经济中的地位都还微不足道。在刚过去的十年里,三大主要新兴经济体,巴西、中国及印度在全球GDP中所占份额翻了一番。这些新兴经济体不仅仅突飞 猛进,它们之间的相互联系也日渐增加。南南贸易...
North Korea, among the world’s most secretive, isolated and impoverished countries, is led by the world’s youngest head of state. Analysts are uncertain about many details of Kim Jong Un’s life, including his age or the extent of his education with a stint in Switzerland. Since taking power in...
Mickey Mouse glasnost? North Korea’s new supremo Kim Jong Un with his bride, Ri Sol Ju (top); the leaders enjoy dancing by Disney characters (middle); musicians display sartorial boldness (bottom)
SEOUL: The ghost of Deng Xiaoping may lurk in...
Computer programs tackle requests and problems with sets of rules and algorithms provided by humans, but the goal to please audiences may limit creativity and lead to bland predictability. “The ubiquity of incredibly powerful algorithms designed to reinforce our interests also ensures that we see...
Read the article. Sydney Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management and director of the Leadership Center at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. His latest book is Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Manage the Flow of...
Many politicians, desperate to stay in power, lack the courage to ask voters to make tough choices – often tax hikes or reductions in services. Many rely on catchy soundbites and clichés, and titles of specific pieces of legislation are often contrary to what bills purport to do. The media is...
Houston is the fourth largest US city, and since the 1970s its economic growth has centered around the energy industry. Hurricane Harvey devastated the region, and “the storm’s aftermath and cleanup raise questions among energy importers across the globe,” explains Agnia Grigas, author and senior...
Gas and water: Gas stations in Texas are under water after Hurricane Harvey strikes the Gulf region, and presents cloudy prospects for LNG suppliers like Cheniere
WASHINGTON: After devastating Houston and other parts of southeast Texas and...
Students intent on entering the best colleges make strategic choices on every detail, and that was behind Arabic becoming the most popular second-choice foreign language for Korean students taking the Suneung, a college entrance exam. English and a second foreign language are among the test...
US attention on the Indo-Pacific region may be intensifying, as signaled by two 2017 events: In October, the first shipment of US crude oil arrived in India’s Paradip Port, the first in more than four decades and in November, the United States, India, Japan and Australia held their first...
Quadrupling power: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Japanese Prime Shinzo Abe, center, Australia’s Premier Malcolm Turnbull, and US President Donald Trump; India’s Paradip Port receives the first shipment of US crude oil
WASHINGTON: In...
With the launch of the Bangabandhu-1 satellite, Bangladesh has entered the space age. The project, assisted by other space powers, cost US$248 million and marks a promising step in integrating the economy in a global market, explains Abu Sufian Shamrat. Critics of the Bangabandhu-1 point to other...
Satellite pride: Bangabandhu-1 took off from a launch pad in Florida, and Bangladeshi citizens exult at the successful launch of the nation's first satellite
DHAKA: Bangladesh joined the space age after a SpaceX rocket carrying a Bangabandhu-1...