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Economist: Saudi Arabia Push Out Foreigners to Make Local Jobs

May 7, 2018
Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman’s is implementing an economic restructuring plan to create more jobs for locals. “Finding jobs for young Saudis – around half of whom are unemployed – is critical for Prince Muhammad, who is the power behind the throne,” notes the Economist. Heretofore, the...

India’s Modi Turns the Tables on China

May 26, 2015
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in office for just a year, approaches China with new confidence. During a visit to China, the prime minister was candid about India’s strategic distrust and its determination to build new ties with other powers including the United States, Japan and Australia....

Interrupting a History of Tolerance – Part I

July 19, 2007
Anti-Semitic rhetoric, literature and films emerge from modern Middle Eastern society, and yet Arab nations do not have a long history of intolerance. A three-part YaleGlobal series explores the history of anti-Semitism, with the final part analyzing the delicate task underway in Saudi Arabia to...

Rising Tensions in Asia

December 15, 2004
In an already tense region, Northeast Asia, the announcement of Japan's new defense upgrade brings a new wave of anxiety to its neighbors. As the United States and Japan forge a stronger strategic alliance, and considering the growing US presence in central Asia and the Middle East, Chinese...

Scholars Urge Debate on Women's Role in Prayer

March 24, 2005
When Amina Wadud led mixed-gender prayers last Friday, she struck two birds with one stone: Not only is mixed-gender prayer prohibited in Islam, but women under Islamic law are forbidden from leading services. With the event, Wadud, a professor of Islamic studies at Virginia Commonwealth...

NPR: Net Neutrality Rolled Back – But Not Dead Yet

June 12, 2018
The US Federal Communications Commission has rolled back net-neutrality rules but telecommunications companies may be slow to charge more for popular sites or slow down smaller sites that cannot pay new charges: “The net neutrality rules were approved in 2015,” explains Laurel Wamsley. “Companies...

Fundraisers for Koalas: GMA

November 27, 2019
Koalas are an iconic symbol of Australia. Bushfires and droughts are decimating their numbers and the eucalyptus groves from which they feed. “The chairman of the Australian Koala Foundation estimated that more than 1,000 koalas have been killed and nearly 80% of their habitat has been destroyed by...

Turkish Strategy - Libya’s Haftar on Defensive: DW

May 7, 2020
Since 2014, two factions have divided Libya: Libyan National Army forces in the east led by Khalifa Haftar, supported by the UAE, France and Russian mercenaries, versus Fayez Serraj's Government of National Accord in the west, recognized by the United Nations and supported by Turkey and Syrian...
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