Russia and Japan launched a new program aimed at resolving a territorial dispute that has lingered since 1945 when the Soviet Union seized the islands of Kunashir and Iturup. Japanese with no ties to the islands boarded a ship for a visit. One scholar suggests that the trip may have been more...
Russia and China, fans of national sovereignty and obstacles for US influence, pivot to each other during times of troubles of their own making, whether the 2014 annexation of Crimea or the brutal crackdown of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. “Today, closer relations also help anchor Russia in...
Wary friends: Russian President Putin’s hope of finding in China's President Xi a counter to the West may be misplaced, top; China’s One Belt, One Road policy is making inroads in Russia’s backyard, like Kazakhstan, whose President Nursultan...
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched “Make in India” to create jobs and attract foreign investment, but the campaign “remains mired in political battles and cultural battles,” explains Nayan Chanda, founding editor of YaleGlobal Online who also consults for the publication. “India’s hope...
As the year comes to a close, PM Narendra Modi’s 15-month-old effort to turn India into a global manufacturing hub through his signature ‘Make in India’ campaign remains mired in political battles and culture wars. His energetic personal advocacy of...
As globalization gained speed during the latter part of the 20th century, so too did India’s integration with the world economy. Baldev Raj Nayar, emeritus professor of political science at McGill University, counters critics who suggest that globalization has increased instability or poverty. By...
Shopping spree: As India's "Hindu rate of growth" gives in to globalization's fast clip, shopping malls sprout Enlarged image
MONTREAL: As the driving force of the world economy since the mid-1970s, globalization...
Responding to the recent flood of bad publicity about the potential loss of French jobs to Polish immigrants, Poland has come up with a marketing plan to improve its reputation in France. Hiring a model to pose as a "Polish plumber" – a figure who has come to symbolize French labor...
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The process of globalization continues to produce new surprises. Thomas L. Friedman, whose 1999 classic “The Lexus and the Olive Tree” has been translated in 30 languages, offers an update on globalization since his last interview with YaleGlobal editor Nayan Chanda a year ago. Friedman says that...
Thomas L. Friedman
The following is a partial transcript of Nayan Chanda's interview with the New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman conducted on March 25, 2004.
Nayan Chanda:...
'American imperialism' has become a common refrain for people seeking to understand the glue holding together the current international order. A variety of scholars and commentators claim authority on the topic, says author Jonathan Schell. But, he cautions, in their rush to proclaim...
L. Paul Bremer III, Chief US administrator in Iraq: Does he have the political power to hand it over to the Iraqis? (Photo: AFP)
NEW HAVEN: In the wake of September 11, 2001, American political observers have...
