Nepal is undergoing a transition, putting forth a constitution after a decade of conflict, political upheavals and protests along with a devastating earthquake from which it has yet to recover. But the constitution, described as discriminating against ethnic groups that account for almost half the...
Flowers no more: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, being received by his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala, in August 2014, top, but the mood has changed with India supporting the Madhesis of Nepal who oppose a new constitution
LONDON: Nepal...
In 1990, “Foreign Policy” first analyzed “soft power.” Here, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., author of the original article, returns to correct notions that have since become associated with soft power. The concept, he asserts, is the power of “attraction,” as opposed to the power of “coercion” or “payment...
“Soft Power Is Cultural Power”
Partly. Power is the ability to alter the behavior of others to get what you want. There are basically three ways to do that: coercion (sticks), payments (carrots), and...
An old saying – what goes around comes around – applies to anything global, and that includes outsourcing. France and other developed nations with high labor costs have long and bitterly complained about jobs shifting to low-wage nations like China. But Europe’s rising unemployment, combined with...
For France, known for both its strong anti-globalisation sentiments and regular protests against outsourcing, the shoe may be on the other foot. China — the famous factory to the world that has been accused of siphoning away French jobs — is set to...
Despite being one of the world's biggest international organizations, Interpol has struggled to rein in global crime syndicates. While police forces and intelligence organizations –both locally and internationally – hesitate to share information, fearing another's potential for corruption...
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Migrants report that finding work in the US has become more challenging, according to a recent study conducted by Inter-American Development Bank and the Bendixen polling firm. Migrants often feel as though they live in a “sense of siege” and many contemplate returning to their native countries. In...
Ricardo Gonzalez is a 'jornalero,' or day laborer, who stands at a parkling lot near the Cutler Ridge Home Depot hoping to get temporary jobs.
He has a mother in Honduras who needs money for her medication,...
中国发展道路不明，引发众多学者有关中国崛起、和平过渡或者是崩溃的种种猜想。哈佛大学费正清中国研究中心研究员谭若思（另译罗斯•特里尔——Ross Terrill）则集中讨论了中国可能崩溃的几个领域，并美其名曰“选择性失败”。在谭若思看来，中国成败在于以下四个关键方面：（1）进一步提高人民的生活水平，（2）维持其广褒的多民族的领土完整，（3）中国共产党保持对政治权力的垄断，以及（4）中国超过美国，扩展其在亚洲以外地区的影响。而且，我们还必须考虑到以下的一些现象：首先，以廉价劳动力、出口导向和追随西方技术为特征的发展模式一旦枯竭，将引发中国长期的经济衰退；其次，自下而上的社会抗议层出不穷；第三，...
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Education must prepare students for a fast-changing world, argues David Edwards for Wired. The world must handle 2 billion more people over the next 20 years along with a stressed food supply and climate change. “The many rich and varied human cultures of the earth will continue to mix, more...
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A 6.8-magnitude earthquake damaged a Japanese nuclear power plant, and reports of leaks could slow the rush to develop nuclear-power sources around the world. Many governments plan some nuclear capability as a substitute for declining oil supplies. “Accidents of the kind that occurred in Japan are...
The news that Monday's earthquake in Japan damaged a nuclear power plant and caused a radioactive spill that could result in long-term health hazards should prompt leaders in the region to consider the issue of nuclear...
