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When Globalization Really Began

April 30, 2020
Explorers slowly extended regional trade routes throughout ancient history, and the year 1000 marked the first time that an object could circle the world. Thus, globalization began, argues Valerie Hansen, the Stanley Woodward Professor of History at Yale University. This essay is based on her book...

US Retreats From Its Lead on Epidemic Preparedness

June 27, 2017
Resentment over trade, foreign aid and other global endeavors along with promises to put America first helped Donald Trump win the US presidency. But highly infectious diseases do not stop at national borders, and “global health is a humanitarian duty, one with strategic implications,” explains...

Can Global Supply Chains Be Accountable?

May 16, 2013
A factory collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers may be a wakeup call for apparel manufacturers, retailers and consumers. More than 90 percent of US apparel is made outside the country, and the unending quest for low prices and profits encourages crowded factories with brutal...

How To Get Rid of Nuclear Weapons

May 5, 2010
As signatories of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty gather to review its forty years’ performance, the danger posed by nuclear weapons remains undiminished. Gareth Evans, Co-Chairman of an International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, interviewed by Nayan Chanda, Editor...

Hope for Africa During Covid-19 Pandemic

May 26, 2020
With the rapid spread of Covid-19, analysts feared the worst for Africa on both health and economic fronts. Africa can be resilient, maintains Eric Ekobor-Ackah Mochiah, 2019-20 Fox International Fellow at Yale University and a doctoral candidate at the Economics Department of University of Ghana....

Impeachment Trial Brief and Response

January 19, 2020
The US House of Representatives and the President have submitted trial briefs to the US Senate. The House brief, 100-plus pages in length, outlines efforts by US President Donald Trump’s personal attorney and others, including withholding aid and meetings, to convince Ukrainian leaders to announce...

Democracy: Does the People's Will Matter?

November 2, 2017
Separatist tendencies rumble around the globe as citizens take issue with governments over taxes, religious beliefs and cultural norms, recognition of minority rights or mismanagement. The West cheered such movements during the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union. But the United States and the...

Harvey Tests Houston’s Prominence in the Global Energy Markets

September 7, 2017
Houston is the fourth largest US city, and since the 1970s its economic growth has centered around the energy industry. Hurricane Harvey devastated the region, and “the storm’s aftermath and cleanup raise questions among energy importers across the globe,” explains Agnia Grigas, author and senior...
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