A trade war is underway, and the US president may next target German carmakers – even though his first round of trade tariffs has already provoked retaliation, increasing steel prices and making US products less competitive, prompting one US motorcycle company to announce plans for shifting some...
When problems emerge, the instinct for China’s leaders is to shut down reporting. After detecting multiple cases that resembled SARS, Wuhan physician Li Wenliang sent a WeChat message to medical school alumni in late December. Local authorities wasted valuable time by targeting Li, pressuring him...
Crackdown: Local authorities in Wuhan pressured physician Li Wenliang into admitting guilt for sending an early coronavirus alert; weeks later, the country imposed strict lockdowns and checkpoints, not to mention tight controls on media coverage (...
Attempts to protect home markets signal a lack of confidence in the business community. A decision by the Modi administration in India “to oblige ministries to procure only locally-built electronic products not only marks a protectionist turn but also undermines the government’s avowed goal of...
In a bid to boost domestic manufacturing through its “Make in India” program, the Narendra Modi government may have taken an inadvertent, backward step. Its decision to oblige ministries to procure only locally-built electronic products not only...
Even the strongest organizations have disagreements over dues and approaches to problems, and this is true of NATO. NATO expects members to contribute 2 percent of GDP for NATO, but Europe’s economies are struggling. Germany spends less than 1.5 percent, attributed to lingering resistance to...
Trace amounts of radiation from the damaged Fukushima reactors have been detected in some vegetables of Japan and milk in the US and Europe – spreading alarm about food safety among consumers. Thanks to the internet, information – and rumors – about radiation go global fast, which wasn’t the case...
Radiating Fukushima: Japanese workers search for source of radiation leak (top); US restaurant checks fish for contamination
MONTEREY: Many people are concerned about radioactivity leaking from the Fukushima nuclear reactors, especially how the...
Challenges facing the most populous nation with its fast-growing economy could quickly become global problems. This two-part YaleGlobal series analyzes trends and challenges for China as well as the potential for cooperation. Integration with the global economy, an accomplishment for China since...
Society of seniors: With China's shrinking family size, the well-being of many elderly rests in state hands
PALO ALTO: For the past two decades China has been a poster child of successful globalization, integrating with the world and in the process...
As information-technology jobs are outsourced, companies like IBM adapt by doing more complicated and personalized jobs for clients. In the process, the IBM team determines exactly what should and shouldn't be outsourced. For example, IBM works with a Texas utility company, CenterPoint Energy...
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Arms control has not been a priority for major global powers. Almost two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the US and Russia alone have more than 20,000 weapons, and small countries like Iraq and North Korea have presented nuclear threats. A group of policy experts, including George...
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