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Burma’s Nuclear Temptation

December 3, 2008
The landmark Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, put in force in 1970, has three goals: preventing spread of nuclear weapons or technology, promoting cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy and encouraging nuclear disarmament. Because disarmament has not been a priority, the...

Bloomberg Businessweek: Climate Change Could Make Borrowing More Expensive

January 23, 2018
The value of bond holdings for locales or companies struck by disaster can plunge: “bond rating agencies such as Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings are looking at whether they should be including more disaster forecasting in calculating the grades they give to government debt and...

Globalization Is Not Made in the West

April 13, 2005
Too often, globalization is seen as an exclusively Western phenomenon, an aggressive force that often endangers indigenous cultures and ways of life. But, as Robbie Robertson writes, this view is not simply reductive – it is inaccurate. "Globalization is not about rampant capitalism,...

Germany’s AfD and Moscow: Spiegel

April 15, 2019
Governments and researchers try to figure out the appeal of far-right populism and extreme views that resist compromise and cooperation, immigration, education, climate change mitigation and more. It turns out, for Germany, Russia is behind propaganda that has made Alternative for Germany the...

Chechen Terrorism: Old World Motive, New World Method?

August 31, 2004
Less than a week after a recent Russian airline tragedy, a female suicide bomber attacked a Moscow subway station; evidence indicates that Chechen separatists were likely the perpetrators of both attacks. According to Russia analyst Ben Wetherall, the government's approach to the Islamic...

The EU Splits With Trump on Iran Nuclear Deal

May 24, 2018
US President Donald Trump has turned on European allies by withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, undermining the foundation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Iran was in compliance with the agreement, but hardliners convinced Trump to exit the deal rather than try for revisions. Many...

Fixing Global Finance: An Interview with Martin Wolf

March 5, 2009
Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator and Associate Editor for the Financial Times, talks about his new book “Fixing Global Finance,” and the current financial crisis. In this interview with Nayan Chanda, editor of YaleGlobal, Wolf explains why global imbalances caused the financial crises,...

Foreign Talent Policy Here to Stay: Lee Kuan Yew

February 19, 2003
Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore says that the current immigration policy, which is meant to attract foreign talent, will not change. In order to stay competitive not only in Asia, but also the world, Singapore must continue to attract talent, especially when it suffers a falling birth...
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