Due to the economic crisis that hit Indonesia in the late 1990s, the government of longtime dictator Suharto fell and gave rise to democratic elections. Along with democracy came religious freedom, which for many Indonesians has meant becoming more devout Muslims. As a result, Muslim pop culture,...
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The recent death of Yasser Arafat provided a hopeful opening in the search for Mideast peace. Newly-elected Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas quickly instituted internal reforms and pledged his support for a ceasefire. On the Israeli side, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed to withdraw some settlers...
The Beginning: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (L) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their breakthrough meeting at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (Photo: REUTERS/Avi Ohayon/ Israeli government press office...
Americans tend to take contributions from foreigners for granted. But with the post- 9/11 obsession with security, the attitude is changing, leading to visa restrictions and worry about business deals that in the past raised nary a concern. In a two-part series, YaleGlobal examines the implication...
Stopping barbarians at the gate: Severing Dubai Ports World deal may be easy, but not the other tentacles of globalization. (Photo: The News Journal/Robert Craig)
SAN FRANCISCO: A political row over a Middle Eastern...
Burma’s government is trying to win over the Burmese people and the West, and one way has been to suspend unpopular deals with China. In September 2011, the government suspended construction of the controversial Myitsone hydroelectric dam. Now protests are underway against a Chinese firm, Wanbao...
Mining discontent: Chinese company exploits a Burmese copper mine in Monywa (top); voices against the mining project, Thwe Thwe Win (left) and Aye Net. Photo: The Irrawaddy (top), Bertil Lintner (bottom)
MONYWA: Following the Burmese government’s...
The state media in China admits that melamine, which mimics protein in tests, was packaged as “protein powder and commonly added to animal feed, reports the Associated Press in an article for the International Herald Tribune. “Four brands of Chinese eggs have been found tainted with melamine in a...
BEIJING: The industrial chemical melamine is commonly added to animal feed in China to fake higher protein levels, state media reported Thursday, offering what appeared to be a tacit admission by the government that the...
把每天收入不足1.25美元的人口比例减少一半，是在新纪元脱贫方面的重大成功，但这基本上没有引起人们的注意。贫困人口数量是由世界银行来估算的，但最新的数据只到2005年。布鲁金斯学会的研究员劳伦斯•钱迪（Laurence Chandy）和杰弗里•格茨（Geoffrey Gertz）把最近的国家调查数据中家庭消费水平和私人消费水平增长的最新数据结合起来，得出了当今的贫困人口数。他们的结论是，世界处于贫困快速减少的过程中，这甚至包括非洲撒哈拉沙漠以南地区。他们把这个成就归功于全球化带来的经济增长和全面发展。减少贫困是联合国千年发展目标的重要组成部分，如果该目标的另外两个组成部分——...
增长之路：多亏了贸易，千百万中国人摆脱了贫困。
华盛顿：大家都习惯了哀叹，全球贫困问题实是棘手，而“千年发展目标”也没什么进展。但令人吃惊的事实是，将贫困人口减少一半的目标大概在三年前就已经实现，只不过没有多少人注意到而已。
我们正处于全球贫困人口减少速度最快的阶段。全球人口贫困率每年都在以1%到2%的速度在下降，按2005年25%的比例来算，每年大约有七千万人脱贫，这个数量相当于土耳其或者泰国的总人口。这样规模的人类进步成就是前所未有的，可惜几乎完全没有得到承认。
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India’s Congress Party’s big win in the recent election has as much significance for citizens of that country as it does for citizens of the world. It shows that democracy and development can go hand in hand, according author Sadanand Dhume. A country that is slated to grow above 5 percent amid the...
We are the world: Stockbrokers outside Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai celebrate Congress's election victory
WASHINGTON: The stunning victory of the Congress party in India’s recent election is a shot in the arm for globalization. The results...
Upon its 1967 founding, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) stated its collective goals, wherein members, "through joint efforts and sacrifices, secure for their peoples and for posterity the blessings of peace, freedom, and prosperity." Unfortunately, in Burma – one of...
Not yet home free: The government placed Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest three times since 1989
SINGAPORE: A July 2005 agreement among the members of the Association of Southeast...
