The Non-Aligned Movement was formed in 1961 by developing nations as a buffer from the tangle of Cold War machinations and legacies of colonialism. Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s prime minister at the time, was a co-founder of the movement, and non-alignment has since been an integral part of the nation...
Fading NAM: Once a powerful presence on the world scene, the Non-Aligned Movement gathered for its 17th summit, attended by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, top left, and host Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro; India's Prime Minister Narendra...
The Covid-19 pandemic exposed society’s dependence on globalization and the challenges. Trade went from predictable to uncertain as nations blocked and confiscated protective medical gear and other needed supplies. Leaders worry about similar disruptions for food or other necessary products. “But...
In 2012, the Philippines enacted the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act, providing for family planning. But implementing the law has not been easy with opposition from the Catholic Church. “The law polarized the Philippines, a predominantly Catholic country, with a growing 100...
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Both South Korean and American officials have claimed that a resolution to the North Korean nuclear weapons crisis should be achieved using different methods than in Iraq. The latest suggestion by the South Korean government is to route a Russian gas pipeline to its northern neighbor, in exchange...
North Korea's nuclear weapons programme could be halted by an international deal to ease its chronic energy shortage by laying a gas pipeline to the communist country from Russia, according to plans set to be revealed...
The conventional wisdom in recent weeks has been that Israeli settlements in Palestine inflame anti-American sentiments in the region and harm American interests. But this opinion article argues that a major source of grievance for Palestinians is global American culture, represented, in this...
Pop quiz—What does more to galvanize radical anti-American sentiment in the Muslim world: (a) Israeli settlements on the West Bank; or (b) a Lady Gaga music video?
If your answer is (b) it means you probably have a grasp of the historical roots of...
The Almond, the first novel of North African writer Nedjma, has attracted media and critical attention ever since its publication in France last year. The novel is a study of sex – a topic very much off-limits to authors in traditional Arab societies, let alone the women who live within the...
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According to reviewer Alan Wolfe, Samuel Huntington’s distinguishing characteristic in previous books has been detached pragmatism. However, in Huntington's latest book, Who Are We? The Challenges to America’s National Identity, he delves into the issue of immigration to America with...
In the course of a remarkably distinguished academic career, Samuel Huntington has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to realism. Distaste for sentimentality is certainly on display in his best-known book, The Clash of...
Explorers slowly extended regional trade routes throughout ancient history, and the year 1000 marked the first time that an object could circle the world. Thus, globalization began, argues Valerie Hansen, the Stanley Woodward Professor of History at Yale University. This essay is based on her book...
The Year 1000: A small portion of the Qingming Scroll from the Song Dynasty, left, shows vibrant trade in a Chinese community; author Valerie Hansen conducted research in more than 15 nations to explore the earliest days of globalization, including...
