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Dark Side of Free Speech

November 12, 2012
President Barack Obama will be the first US president to visit Burma, nestled between India and China, since renamed by its government as Myanmar, as well as Cambodia. The tour includes his attendance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations with also a stop in Thailand. The trip emphasizes...

Trump Passes Baton of Global Leadership to China’s Xi

November 16, 2017
Donald Trump’s dogged pursuit of “America First” policies are essentially ceding global influence and control to Xi Jinping of China. Nayan Chanda, the founding editor of YaleGlobal Online, analyzes the symbolism behind Trump’s speech delivered in Da Nang on November 10, the eve of Veterans Day in...

Rise of Muslim Population Poses Challenge for India

October 8, 2015
If current demographic trends continue, the ranks of religious believers in the world could rise through 2050, reports a Pew Research Report. Islam would show the fastest rate of growth, and the unaffiliated would decline in proportion to other religious categories. Riaz Hassan, director of the...

The Achilles Heel of Xi's Reforms

December 19, 2017
The rule of law is a fundamental prerequisite of globalization that contributes to a stable environment for trade and investment, argues Ge Chen, an expert on China’s judicial system and legal policies at the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin. Chen writes about the fervent anti-...

Giving Voice to British Arab Culture – And Its Discontents

June 29, 2005
When Reem Maghribi, a 26-year-old British Arab designer, realized that Arabs lacked a voice in the United Kingdom, she founded Sharq, a magazine devoted to the promotion of “British Arab Culture.” With an increasing number of British Arabs questioning their identity amidst a climate of “...

Saudi Arabia Shifts Policy From Risk Averse to Downright Dangerous

November 28, 2017
Saudi Arabia as absolute monarchy and the United States as democratic republic are polar opposites in terms of political governance and culture. Yet the two nations have had close ties since 1943 when pragmatic leaders focused on shared security concerns. More than seven decades later, the...

North Korea Nuclear Threat? South Koreans Roll Eyes

October 3, 2017
Dulled by more than six decades of outlandish propaganda and threats, South Koreans may have grown overly complacent about North Korean provocations, warns journalist Shim Jae Hoon. “Seoul is left shaken and apprehensive about the progress achieved by Kim Jong Un and his intercontinental missile...

Russia-Iran-Turkey Alliance Puts the US on Back-Foot

December 7, 2017
US power is waning in the Middle East as an emerging alliance among Russia, Iran, Turkey and Qatar gathers strength. “Most alarming for America,” according to author and historian Dilip Hiro, “Turkey is NATO’s easternmost member with the second largest military in the defense partnership” and “...
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