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Is Equity in Trade an Attainable Goal?

September 15, 2004
As developing countries struggle to survive in the competitive global market, many wonder if the current system is inherently biased against them. Groups like Oxfam International, a prominent development organization, aim to remedy what they regard as structural failures in the world economy by...

伊朗的全球野心——第一部分

September 13, 2010
当美国正在伊朗的东西两侧忙于开战的时候，伊朗已经开始寻求国际影响力。本期的耶鲁全球系列文章认为在这个全球棋局中，伊朗可不是一个小卒子。贾姆希德• 乔柯西（Jamsheed Choksy）在这三篇系列文章中的首篇指出，当大国因为伊朗违反了核不扩散承诺而纷纷对其发起制裁，该国的领导人却在培养和发展中国家的关系。借助古波斯帝国荣光的呼声不绝于耳；最近的民调也显示，包括沙特、阿联酋、阿联酋和埃及在内的中东各国大多数阿拉伯民众对伊朗发展核武器抱赞同的看法。西方纵容了阿拉伯地区的独裁统治，许多公民因此被边缘化，对此怨声载道。伊朗还承诺将在亚洲兴建天然气管道、促进与中国的贸易、...

Islam and the West

June 8, 2006
Such a dichotomous opposition of terms as the “West” and “Islam” will inevitably be loaded with misunderstanding and contention. If words alone perpetuate misconceptions, then political, strategic and cultural relations between the two entities can be expected to be more complex. In discussing the...

Council on Foreign Relations: US Temporary Foreign Worker Programs

June 20, 2017
Each year, the United States allows temporary workers to enter the country to work for seasonal agriculture, tourism and other industries and skilled labor, too: “more than one million visas were granted in 2014, up from some four hundred thousand in 1994,” reports Claire Felter for the Council on...

The Economist: Unintended Effects of Rules Aimed at Stopping Financial Crimes

August 3, 2017
As the old saying goes, everyone pays the cost of crime. Costs include direct losses and indirect regulations. The Economist explains that banks are “lending less and shedding customers” due to “strict new rules on capital and liquidity” and avoiding high-risk customers and sectors. Poorest nations...

Japanese Whaling: Asia-Pacific Journal

March 4, 2019
Japan, in withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission, plans to resume commercial whaling in July within the country’s exclusive economic zone, suggesting the country “remains committed” to managing such resources. Whaling has been part of Japan’s culture for four centuries, and the...

Will a Rising China Be a Responsible China?

November 28, 2013
The Chinese Communist Party’s Third Plenum released its plan for reforms, including moving toward the free market in allocating resources, abolishing prison reeducation, easing the one-child restriction for some families and eliminating local control over the judiciary. Despite such guidance on...

Why Africa Fears Western Medicine

August 14, 2007
Africa has a history of Western doctors who claim to provide health care while in reality “administrating deadly agents.” The most infamous example is Wouter Basson, who killed hundreds through injecting poisons, but was never convicted. More recently, a Libyan court convicted a foreign physician...
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