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As China Sneezes, Will the World Catch Cold?

September 17, 2012
The world became accustomed to double-digit growth in China. But such growth wasn’t sustainable, as Europe and the US struggle with debt. Analysts concede that China’s growth, fueled by easy credit, is slowing. Yale lecturer and author Vikram Mansharamani outlines the implications: In recent years...

World After Covid-19: The Economist

April 23, 2020
Kishore Mahbubani, founding dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, has long observed that the era of Western domination is ending. The Covid-19 pandemic hurries the demise and marks the start of an Asian century. “The crisis highlights the contrast between the competent responses of East...

Recalling Turkey’s Peace Process

December 27, 2018
About 30 million Kurds live throughout the Middle East in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Armenia. The ethnic group represents about 13 percent of Turkey’s population and at least 7 percent of Syrians, and the United States has long backed Kurds fighting extremists in Syria. Turkey and its Kurdish...

The Guardian: Qatar Given 10 Days to Meet 13 Sweeping Demands by Saudi Arabia

June 24, 2017
Saudi Arabia is demonstrating insecurity and intolerance for other points of view by leading a trade and diplomatic embargo against tiny neighbor Qatar and then issuing a 13-part ultimatum. Saudi Arabia’s population is 15 times larger than Qatar’s 2.2 million. Qatar denies that it funds or harbors...

A Floundering WTO – Part I

March 21, 2006
The long-term future of global trade hangs in balance as the World Trade Organization struggles to reach consensus on desperately needed reform. A two-part series analyzes the promise WTO once held and how the pursuit of narrow and immediate gain by the richer nations may threaten the future for...

Putin and Trump Must Partner on Nuclear Security

April 25, 2017
The devastating power and ethical challenges of modern nuclear weapons ensure no winners regardless of which nation might launch first. The United States and Russia hold the most nuclear weapons and, despite differences in many areas, are best equipped to lead on all aspects of global nuclear...

Guadeloupe Riots Turn Paradise Into War Zone

February 20, 2009
Some economic patterns are troublesome: A stunning locale captivates visitors, a tourism industry emerges, land prices skyrocket as foreign investors compete, until local residents can no longer afford to live in their own community. On the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, more than 70...

Korean “Peace” Olympics Raises Tension Between Seoul and Washington

February 6, 2018
War on the Korean Peninsula would be catastrophic. North Korea has nuclear capability while South Korea depends on an alliance with the United States, the world’s largest military. Even hardliners on North Korea like former US national security official Victor Cha – no longer under consideration...
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