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5 Points on the Coronavirus: Yale Medicine

February 7, 2020
The new coronavirus originating in China has spread quickly in a globalized world of frequent travel and cross-border trade. But globalization of communications also ensures timely reports on symptoms and best practices as well as collaboration among the world’s public health researchers. So far,...

Wall Street Journal: Emerging-Markets Rout Boosts Contagion Fears

June 15, 2018
Stocks in emerging economies around the world like Brazil, Turkey and Indonesia have fallen dramatically in recent weeks – mostly driven by the strong US dollar and high US bond yields. Currencies and investments in emerging market bonds also remain low despite global economic growth. Countries...

China Separates Muslim Children From Families: BBC

July 5, 2019
A parent’s love for a child is unconditional, and anxiety is intense during separations when parents can’t be sure of a child’s safety. In the western region of Xinjiang, China is placing Muslim adults in detention camps, sending children to boarding schools, and indoctrinating young and old to...

CNN: Brexit Breakthrough in Brussels

December 8, 2017
The European Union and the United Kingdom reached agreement on the latter’s exit while maintaining some ties. “Crucially, the two sides reached a deal on the historically sensitive issue of the Irish border, which had threatened to derail the talks as they reached a critical moment earlier this...

Japan Times: Sense of Crisis Over Depopulation

September 6, 2018
Japan’s aging population has been in decline since 2008 – the country has 126 million people today and that could sink to 88 million by 2065.The culprit is a fertility rate of 1.43, well below replacement levels. Japan is not alone. “A declining fertility rate has also been observed in many other...

Africa’s Economic Potential Hit Hard by Gender Inequality

September 12, 2016
A recent United Nations Development Project report shows how increased gender equality in Africa would create economic benefits for the region as a whole – for both men and women. Gender disparities in educational and economic opportunities and health care are persistent. The report suggests that...

Reuters: Asian Markets Uneasy, Longer US Debt Yields Verge on 3%

February 9, 2018
The US Congress allowed a brief government shutdown before approving a two-year spending bill, and the US Treasury Department is on track to borrow almost $1 trillion this fiscal year, almost double from the previous year. The US is increasing spending after approving tax cuts that so far are...

Myanmar Ousts Rising Political Star

August 18, 2015
The West celebrated the promise of democratic reforms for Myanmar after a new government was installed in 2011. The military signaled its desire to restore relations with the West, ending crippling sanctions while reducing excessive reliance on neighboring China. Observers in the West had pointed...
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