Prices are climbing for oil, the most traded commodity on global markets and the world’s leading energy source. Much production is in volatile regions, and it comes as little surprise that production and trade in crude oil and refined petroleum products have produced a flourishing illicit market...
Hot commodity: High energy prices can encourage black markets, and oil from a makeshift refinery in Idlib, Syria, can eventually make its way to tankers destined for Europe or the Asia Pacific (Reuters)
BERKELEY: Oil is still the world’s leading...
Exercise is essential for good physical and mental health, both short and long term. But the World Health Organization reports that 81 percent of teenagers, aged 11 to 17, report not engaging in the recommended one hour of exercise, sports or other physical activity daily. “The health benefits of a...
Even though the new US embargo is not the first of its kind against China, it is the biggest in scope and it comes only a week before the two countries’ leaders meet in Russia. China sold weapons to Iran during its conflict with Iraq in the 80’s, but the US says a more recent arms sale breaks a...
The US on Thursday accused China of failing to enforce a weapons proliferation agreement, and imposed tough sanctions on Norinco, one of China's biggest and most prestigious state-owned conglomerates, for supplying...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has made few friends within the anti-globalization movement, despite government actions that – on the surface, at least – reflect goals espoused by demonstrators – from Seattle to Genoa. Liliana N. Proskuryakova argues that anti-globalization activists have held...
Populist authoritarianism: Vladimir Putin opposes globalization like the Left but lacks respect for civil liberties and social welfare
ST. PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin's policies have sought to...
Saudi Arabia has long valued continuity, reducing uncertainty by planning leadership transitions years in advance, preparing individuals for their future roles. But King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, crowned this year, has made many changes, including removing his predecessor’s choice for crown prince and...
A fledgling prince and war: Saudi Arabian Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg (top); Houthi rebels in Yemen challenge Saudi power
WASHINGTON: In less than six months since the death of...
From Sudan to Congo to Côte d'Ivoire to Rwanda, the African continent seems plagued with humanitarian crises. Some of these situations have received international attention – though often times, too late. Others have been virtually ignored. Such is the case with Northern Uganda, home to one...
Suffer the young: A group of children formerly abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army enjoy their freedom, but others may be kidnapped to replace them
NEW HAVEN: For nineteen years, war has plagued northern Uganda. Led...
Networks of trade contribute to peaceful relations among nations, but Europe, China and the United States are finding themselves in a challenging love triangle. Increasing US antagonism on trade may move other economies closer together, explains Xueying Zhang, a 2018-2019 Fox Fellow at Yale...
Big FDI trades: China has led with foreign direct investment in Europe, including takeovers of firms like Germany’s KUKA robotics; President of the European Council Donald Tusk, left, and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker welcome...
In 1998, 39 pharmaceutical companies filed a lawsuit against South Africa. They hoped to stop the government from producing the generic drugs that would have made treatment affordable for the country's AIDS victims. A public outcry ensued, and critics accused pharmaceutical companies of...
AIDS in South Africa - Man Dying
Last year, at a conference about health and human rights, a representative from a pharmaceutical company told the audience a joke. It was about the now infamous lawsuit that 39 pharmaceutical companies brought...
