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Downsizing and Letting Go: Stuff

December 14, 2019
Older and younger people alike are reconsidering the size of their homes and how many belongings they should own. Decluttering and downsizing are in vogue, and many people conduct regular inventories to assess which belongings they have not used or touched during the previous year. “Moving from a...

The Real Disaster: Inadequate Preparation

June 21, 2006
Businesses are often not prepared for large-scale disasters – and as a result of globalization, a threat to one business has become a threat to all. Large-scale events in the form of terrorism or natural disasters hinder the supply-chain for businesses and the flow of goods to consumers. Despite...

The Economist: How to Rescue the WTO

July 26, 2018
The World Trade Organization, long dependent on US trade policy, now struggles to intervene in the current trade war with China. The WTO is forced to remain a bystander as the United States blocks nominations to seats to the dispute settlement board even as the number of trade disputes rise....

Reuters: Ramaphosa Elected President of South Africa

February 15, 2018
Jacob Zuma, in power since May of 2009, resigned as South Africa's president on orders from the African National Congress, the ruling party. Cyril Ramaphosa, a lawyer, former trade unionist and businessman, was nominated to become next president by the National Assembly. He will serve as...

Eurasianet: Uzbekistan and Sufi Revival

December 13, 2018
Religious monuments and celebrations attract visitors from afar. Governments of Uzbekistan once limited religious practices, but have since lightened restrictions. The history and culture of the Ferghana Valley are now a draw for tourists intrigued by the famed Silk Road of centuries ago. “Bukhara...

Russia’s Internal Otherness

August 21, 2018
Russia is Europe’s most populous country, and Vladimir Putin, in his fourth term, promises to focus on modernizing the economy and social institutions. “It is evident... that achieving a new level of economic development is hardly possible in total isolation,” argues Viatcheslav Morozov, professor...

Germany’s Nationalist Movement Rides on a Wave of Islamophobia

January 29, 2015
Nationalists in Germany are making Islamophobia a scapegoat for troubles, with protests in Dresden and support spreading throughout the country. Political, business and cultural leaders are determined to block parties with xenophobic rhetoric, explains Frank Griffel, professor of religious studies...

Existential Threat to Erdoğan: Spiegel

July 3, 2019
The mayor-elect of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, countered authoritarian tactics and demonstrated their weakness. Turkey’s largest city elected Imamoglu, and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, rejecting the defeat of the Justice and Development Party candidate and claiming election fraud, ordered...
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