Russia is active in the global market, but President Vladimir Putin’s governance does not embrace all aspects of globalization. While not resurrecting the Sovietisms of yesterday’s Kremlin, Putin places no faith in the western political mandates of globalization that advocate for the power of the...
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R. Nicholas Burns, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, analyzes President Obama’s ongoing challenges, including building a strong relationship with India and fighting two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, in this interview with Nayan Chanda, editor of YaleGlobal. He also stresses...
Nayan Chanda: I’m Nayan Chanda, editor of YaleGlobal Online. We are very pleased to have with us in our studio R. Nicholas Burns, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and currently Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and...
Traditionally Western Europe has faced both “good” and “bad” immigration, the former being the result of international income differentials and a healthy economy, and the latter being the result of immigrants seeking to take advantage of the welfare state. Hans-Werner Sinn, an economist at Munich...
There will be more migration in Europe, but it will be "bad" migration as well as "good".
"Good" migration is driven by wage and productivity differences. "Bad" migration is driven by the generosity of the...
Between the internet, cell phones, and text messaging, new ways are constantly being invented to disseminate information and organize large bodies of people across the globe. The February 15th worldwide protests against the impending war in Iraq stretched these means to their full potential....
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Because of globalization, manufacturers must pay increasing prices paid for raw goods like oil or minerals, and consumers discover dropping prices for products on store shelves. This analysis of the International Monetary Fund’s “World Economic Outlook” suggests that ten years ago, developed...
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The Abu Ghraib prison, once the stage for atrocities committed by Saddam Hussein, has been turned into a symbol of brutal occupation by a foreign force. The story of abuse by American soldiers broke at the worst possible time for the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, writes Middle...
Iraqis march in Baghdad with Abu Ghraib abuse photo: The scandal reinforced their perceptions that Americans
have little respect for their culture or dignity. (Photo: AFP) Enlarged image
NEW YORK: The Abu Ghraib prison...
Some political organizations, formal or informal, often seem bent on fomenting anger, attracting attentionby excluding citizens based on race, religion, gender or other characteristics rather than practicing good governance and solving problems. “Is there a place within liberal democracies for...
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