Good relations between countries can develop quickly with a few gestures. After President Barack Obama joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India’s Republic Day celebrations, some critics expressed concern about the two leaders linking up to contain China. Instead, China moved swiftly to...
The love-fest between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama during the latter’s recent visit to India has produced contradictory reactions. Some commentators hailed what they saw as the cementing of a virtual Indo-US alliance...
The Middle East is in disarray and the international community is urged to tackle root causes of the conflict by focusing on the end of World War I and treaties behind many of the region’s borders. “Many groups came to Versailles to plead for the chance to determine their own futures only to...
Revising history: Self-proclaimed Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi pronounced the Sykes-Picot Agreement's borders for the Middle East dead (top); in the midst of World War I, the secret agreement drafted in Europe divided the Ottoman Empire
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After years of suspense and speculation about the changing of the guard in North Korea, the new leader’s identity has been revealed. But the nuclear-armed nation remains a regional source of anxiety. This YaleGlobal series analyzes the regime’s long-term goals and the challenges they pose to China...
Star appearance: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's young son Kim Jong-Un is revealed to the world as a four star general. Last known baby photo (inset)
SEOUL: The unveiling of “young general” Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang again gives lie to many past...
India and the US continue to struggle over how to implement a landmark nuclear pact. Agreed to by leaders in 2006, the deal would allow the US to sell nuclear fuel and technology to India for its civilian program and end India’s status as a “nuclear outlaw,” explains Teresita Schaffer, director of...
Common interests: US President Bush and Indian Prime
Minister Singh agree on landmark nuclear pact, but each face feisty democracies at home
WASHINGTON: The continuing uncertainty over the implementation of the...
China hosted an “A-list” gathering of international leaders, with a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Representatives included Chinese Presient Hu Jintao, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The SCO, formed ten years ago, “is designed to...
China ramped up its role as a global player on Thursday by hosting a summit of states encompassing almost half the world's population and some of Washington's most prominent opponents.
The Chinese president,...
Whether one is for or against the war in Iraq, one cannot underestimate the immense significance of the event to world affairs.. Hosted by the interdisciplinary program in Ethics, Politics and Economics at Yale University, six professors reflected on the war in Iraq, its buildup, and its aftermath...
Iraq Teach-In Panelists (Photo: Yale University)
The participants cited below are Yale University professors: Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science; Arjun Appadurai, William K....
As sea levels continue to rise, island states in the Pacific and Indian oceans may soon find their territory submerged. More than 9.5 million people are at risk of climate displacement, and evacuations, described as “population transfer,” are already occurring throughout the Pacific. While...
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Chinese automakers may eventually become a global force in the auto industry. Rather than follow the Japanese model of importing cars, Chinese firms are acquiring US and European auto parts plants. “By first learning to make and sell car parts in markets like the U.S., leaders in China’s auto...
A two-year-old factory near Kansas City gives a good look at China’s strategy for becoming a global force in autos.
The Riverside, Mo., plant’s operator is controlled by China’s No. 1 auto maker, but the factory doesn’t build cars. Its about 200...
