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Drone Patrols on US Border Ineffective, Report Finds

January 7, 2015
Military-grade drones are too costly and ineffective for US border patrol, suggests a US inspector general report. “Customs and Border Protection has used drones since 2004 to aid investigations and patrol borders,” reports Jack Nicas for the Wall Street Journal. “The Inspector General report...

BBC News: Europe and Nationalism

September 10, 2018
Nationalist and far-right parties are making electoral gains throughout Europe. The most recent example: Sweden Democrats winning about 18 percent of the vote on September 9. BBC News points to common themes including opposition to immigration and refugees, Islam and the European Union project: “In...

The Cosmopolitan Tongue: The Universality of English

November 2, 2009
Today, languages are becoming extinct faster than species. One estimate predicts 90% of the 6,000 languages will cease to be spoken in the next century. Though lamenting such a loss, linguist and Columbia University Professor John McWhorter challenges the notion that language death equates to...

中国的民族冲突国际化

July 9, 2009
最近在中国新疆省乌鲁木齐市当地的维吾尔人与汉人发生了冲突，该冲突凸现了北京在少数民族权利方面所面临的难题。中国少数民族问题专家、太平洋盆地研究所所长杜磊（Dru Gladney）写道：该冲突也充分展示了，即便一个群体人数不多，但它与全球的联系可以引起全球对他们行动的关注，让一个大国感到尴尬。这次暴力的源头以及由此带来的巨大伤亡让人难以置信：在华南，一位受惊的汉族妇女无意中的尖叫，导致了维吾尔族人被指犯下了强奸的暴行并且被杀。有关的死亡报道在全球范围流转，从而引发了在新疆的示威抗议和导致死亡的骚乱。但是，杜磊指出，长期以来的歧视早已让维吾尔人与汉人之间的紧张关系到了剑拔弩张的地步，一触即发。...

Globalization: Custom-Made in China

October 15, 2004
The rapid pace of China’s economic growth has been remarkable, but the country’s success did not magically result from opening to the world, writes economist Fan Gang. China’s experience shows that countries must plot their own individualized paths towards market liberalization. Early in its...

Guardian: Indigenous Women Confront Ecuador's President

March 28, 2018
Amazon indigenous women are protesting oil drilling and mining in their territories, urging Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno to combat not only environmental exploitation but also the sexual and psychic violence “they claim accompany the industries.” A delegation of indigenous women met with Moreno...

Caixin: China to Roll Out Red Carpet for Foreign Financial Firms

November 21, 2017
China may do more to open its financial industry to foreign investors, lifting ownership caps for banks as well as securities, funds, and futures industries, according to a team from Caixin. “Sixteen years after China agreed to liberalize foreign access to its financial sector as part of its World...

Project Syndicate: Rethinking the Next China

May 28, 2017
China has steadily shifted policies since 1980 in pursuit of global economic leadership. “While many of the key building blocks of China’s transitional framework have fallen into place – especially rapid growth in services and accelerated urbanization – there can be no mistaking a new and important...
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