Global security does not rest in one nation seeking supremacy over all others, notes Kofi A. Annan, who ends his term as UN secretary general. Rhetoric alone cannot resolve global problems as immense and far-reaching as nuclear proliferation to global warming, and cohesive action from multiple...
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Foreign investors are less keen to own US government bonds, but domestic investors pick up the slack for now. “Foreign ownership of U.S. government debt has been decreasing since it reached a peak of about 55% during the financial crisis in 2008, falling below 40% in November for the first time...
After the war in Iraq, the US Bush administration is once again criticized by many. In this feature article in the New York Review of Books, Harvard scholar Stanley Hoffmann argues that not only has the administration's unilateralism resulted in anti-Americanism overseas, but also domestic...
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During the 1990s, Silicon Valley reigned supreme as the heart of technological innovation and the birthplace of the information technology revolution. Today, says globalization scholar S.L. Bachman, the tech hub is scrambling to mobilize regional resources to compete in the international...
In the 1990s, Silicon Valley attracted the best and brightest minds, but how long can it stay ahead of global competition?
SAN FRANCISCO: Officially, Silicon Valley leaders are upbeat about globalization. Behind...
To most people, issues related to globalization revolve around open economies and free trade. Yet the effects of globalization can be felt in many more arenas, including in the world of professional football. From a certain standpoint, globalization may be said to be the enemy of the distinct...
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Patterns continue for the Middle East: a failure of power sharing and representation for countries with Shia-Sunni divisions, and religious extremists taking advantage of the instability and power vacuums. Al Qaeda has quickly wrested control of Zinjibar and Jaar in Yemen even as the government...
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Japan is showing increased interest in Africa, most recently with a visit from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his $30 billion pledge. Analysts view such diplomacy as part of long history of rivalry between Japan’s and China – from the legacy of World War II and the subsequent shaping of the...
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Economists and politicians long assumed that increasing jobs in impoverished nations could slow illegal immigration from those countries. Yet one study suggests that increased opportunities in home countries like Mexico or Brazil promote skill development. Many workers still want to apply new...
For years, economists and politicians have said the solution to surging emigration is prosperity at home. If Mexico and other Latin American nations that send millions of migrants to the U.S. could grow fast enough, the...