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The Politics of Palm Oil

September 17, 2013
Palm oil is Indonesia’s most valuable agricultural export and the industry employs nearly 2 million people. Indonesia has laws prohibiting the slash-and-burn method of clearing fields for large plantations, explains Pavin Chachavalpongpun, of Kyoto University’s Centre for Southeast Asian Studies....

10 Quick Facts on US Trade

May 10, 2018
Trade offers many benefits for economies, and the outlook for the United States is not as grim as some political leaders suggest. Still, there are challenges for the US-Chinese trade relationship, explains Farok J. Contractor, professor at Rutgers Business School. The United States does have a...

Latin America: Anti-US in Words, Not Deeds

October 1, 2013
An avalanche of secrets exposed by a former National Security Agency contract worker is complicating US relations with southern neighbors. Reports allege that the United States spied on countries regardless of poor or good relations. Stopping the Bolivian president’s plane in Europe for a few hours...

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July 9, 2020

Hard Work, Furtive Living: Illegal Immigrants in Japan

March 2, 2006
As Japan confronts challenges of a low birth rate, an aging population, and a shrinking labor pool, Sharon Noguchi describes the country’s newfound reliance on illegal workers who are employed in low-wage jobs and unprotected from exploitation. Immigrants from China, Latin America and South Asia...

Global Impact: China’s 1989 vs. Hong Kong’s 2019

February 13, 2020
The 1989 Tiananmen Square protests led to iconic images, like the lone man, his identity unknown, confronting a line of Chinese People’s Liberation Army tanks. The ongoing protests in Hong Kong, which began in 2019, have already lasted more than twice as long as the Umbrella Movement and more than...

Daily Naya Digantha: Bangladesh as Pakistan or Kashmir?

July 11, 2018
Political opponents can be counted on to issue dire warnings to sway support their way. Supporters of the Awami League warn that the party’s loss could make Bangladesh similar to Pakistan, and some observers suggest India may be working to boost the Awami League in the elections to be held later...

Murder in the Middle East

October 16, 2018
After a shakeup in Saudi Arabia’s royal succession plan, the country presented its new crown prince as a reformer. Much of the world went along with the characterization until journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2 and was not seen again. Turkey accuses the...
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