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Nuclear Security

April 13, 2010
The biggest potential threat to civilization, these noted authors argue, is the possibility of terrorists acquiring a nuclear weapon and using it in a major urban center. Fortunately, this can be prevented by securing all the fissile material in the world. It is a steep task but one that is well...

Europe’s Social Burden

July 21, 2010
For more than four decades, Europe’s system of taxation provided its citizens with job security, education, health and retirement benefits that were envied around the globe. But global recession, an aging population and tax avoidance have disrupted the system, explains YaleGlobal editor Nayan...

Malaria: GM Mosquitoes Offer New Hope for Millions

March 21, 2007
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have announced the development of a genetically modified mosquito that cannot transmit malaria. Malaria leads to 1 million deaths each year, mostly in developing nations. Initial experiments in cages suggest that the modified mosquitoes eventually overwhelm...

Bush's UN Agenda Is Well Under Way

August 2, 2005
President Bush's decision to appoint John Bolton to the post of UN Ambassador during the US Senate's recess sparked ire among those who see the appointment as a sign of the administration's disdain for the UN. But these objections may be moot: Bush's plan for UN reform was in...

The Tale of Globalization’s Exiles

August 30, 2007
Media and government reports focus on hedge funds and other mechanisms of finance that move money around the globe. But individuals also shift funds, including small amounts sent in envelopes or by wire, from immigrant workers in wealthy nations to poor relatives back home. For some poor nations,...

Europe Is Giving Global Economy a Surprise Boost Amid US Lull

December 21, 2006
Typically, when the US economy slows, Europe follows. But because of rising exports, Europeans demonstrate a renewed economic confidence, as demonstrated by more jobs, investment and spending. Modest economic growth is spreading throughout the continent known for heavy regulation of labor, trade...

World Security and Weapons of Mass Destruction

Hans Blix
September 25, 2006

Surge in Immigration Laws Around US

August 10, 2007
With the failure of a US immigration bill, most analysts assumed immigration reform was dead until after the next presidential election. But states have taken the matter into their own hands, considering more than 1000 pieces of legislation on immigration, with an unprecedented number of laws...
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