The United Kingdom and the European Union reached initial agreement on three major Brexit issues, but as the British prime minister once said, “Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.” The agreement covers rights for UK or EU citizens living in either place, a €55 billion financial settlement...
To exit or not: The start to a successful settlement with the European Union on Brexit as shown by Theresa May and Jean-Claud Juncker received a blow from the British parliament.
NEW HAVEN: “Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed” was a...
An industrial revolution is underway with big data driving efficiency and innovation. More than half of US companies report using big-data analytics compared with 17 percent just two years ago, reports Forbes. “News reports that Cambridge Analytica swept up details on millions of Facebook users –...
Churning the sea of personal data: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologizes for the alleged theft of personal data, and CEO of Cambridge Analytica Alexander Nix explains how data can be used.
EAST LANSING: The scandal involving Facebook and...
China's key position in the world economy is increasingly obvious. A slew of indicators, from car usage and steel output to population size, shows that China cannot be ignored. Yet, writes Jeffrey E. Garten, Dean of the Yale School of Management, China will not be attending the upcoming Group...
A 'New China' has arisen. When will the G-8 take notice? (Photo: Nayan Chanda)
NEW HAVEN: When the Group of Eight industrial nations meets in Sea Island, Georgia on June 8, they will wrestle with the usual agenda...
About 34 million people left Africa and became international migrants in 2015, more than 2 percent of the continent’s population and a slightly higher percentage than those migrating from Asia. Kalundi Serumaga, writing for NewAfrican, describes the many young Africans fleeing conflict and poverty...
Why would the Communist Party, which attempts to censor all media in China, allow and even encourage Chinese citizens to surf the internet? So that people can explore the world, of course! Helping Chinese people learn about the world is the big goal, according to President Jiang Zemin. But the...
China Cyber Cafe
Last summer, when George Vradenburg, former AOL vice president, asked President Jiang Zemin if the Chinese government really encourages people to get online, he must have already known the answer - Yes. Without government...
Amidst the lingering turbulence in the Middle East, US policymakers look to Africa as an alternative source of petroleum. Washington has launched military training operations in a number of African nations in an effort to combat Islamic terrorism and secure oil supplies. While there is no doubt...
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Parks are civic gathering places. Plans to turn Istanbul’s Gezi Park and Taksim Square into a shopping mall were weighted with symbolism – galvanizing protests and representing what “seems an effort to erase the face of the old, majestic Istanbul, which has largely disappeared in recent years in...
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The United States and Europe each are coping with heavy debt and the prospect of decline, argues Mark Leonard, co-founder and director of the European Council for Foreign Relations. Polarized electorates and clumsy austerity programs add to uncertainty and compound economic woes. Leonard suggests...
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