The World Fair Trade Day on May 17 highlights sustainable development and the connections between economic production and the environment globally. Free trade has benefited the developed world and contributed to increasing poverty in the developing world, says the author of this article....
Today, May 17, we celebrate World Fair Trade day, with the theme "Quality that cares". The theme might sound cliche, yet its novelty lies in the concern for producers and the environment -- something often, if not...
The International Atomic Energy Agency established an 18-member commission chaired by Ernesto Zedillo, director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, to reflect on how the nuclear future might unfold, what the world is likely to demand of the IAEA, and what steps must be taken to allow...
On the front line: The IAEA protects against nuclear accidents or proliferation; above, IAEA inspectors
NEW HAVEN: G8 leaders meeting in Japan during the second week of July noted that a growing number of...
Swiss leaders in government and business vehemently opposed a ballot initiative restricting executive salaries to no more than 12 times that of the lowest paid employee, suggesting the reduced wages would reduce foreign investment, job growth and Swiss competitiveness in recruiting corporate staff...
ZURICH—Switzerland stepped back from a movement to control corporate pay, overwhelmingly rejecting an initiative that would have restricted executive salaries to 12 times that of the lowest paid employee.
Roughly 65% of Swiss voters Sunday opposed...
Today’s children, the future workforce for the world, will confront intense competition in a world where workers are mobile, projects can be shipped instantly over the internet and customers everywhere demand bargain prices. Advising children to pursue an education is no longer adequate. At the...
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Some hoped that the recent East Asian Summit (EAS)—which included China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)—would be the first step towards building an East Asian Community. Instead, EAS brought historical rivalries and...
You may borrow my pen, but not influence: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi caused hilarity by borrowing Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's pen, but it did not hide serious tension under the surface. (Photo: Reuters)...
US diplomacy is under a cloud as details emerge from US impeachment proceedings. The investigation focuses on efforts to persuade Ukraine’s new president to announce an investigation into activities of a US politician's son. Ukraine, at war at Russia, depends on a show of US support, including...
Societies do not have to wait for diseases like the new coronavirus to emerge and spread. Ongoing preparedness and investment can go a long way in preventing global public health crises, argues Sten Vermund, dean of the Yale School of Public Health. “Investing in one epidemic can have an impact...
US and British military officials targeted a British citizen working as a hacker for the Islamic State, killing him with a drone: “That he was targeted directly shows the extent to which digital warfare has upset the balance of power on the modern battlefield,” reports the Wall Street Journal. “...
U.S. and British officials decided earlier this year that a hacker needed to die.
Junaid Hussain, a British citizen in his early 20s, had risen fast to become a chief in Islamic State’s electronic army. One person familiar with the matter said he...