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IMF: Global Corruption Costs Trillions in Bribes, Lost Growth

May 16, 2016
Corruption destabilizes governments and the global economy as a whole. “Public sector corruption siphons $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion annually from the global economy in bribes and costs far more in stunted economic growth, lost tax revenues and sustained poverty,” writes David Lawder for Reuters...

India Mobilizes Against Cyclone Fani: BBC

May 2, 2019
About 10 percent of the world’s population lives directly in coastal areas and about 40 percent live within 100 kilometers. “Almost two-thirds of the world's cities with populations of over five million are located in areas at risk of sea level rise,” explains a UN factsheet. Even as...

Europe’s Heat Wave: BBC

June 30, 2019
A heat wave is spreading across Europe with temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius, or 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and other nations reported records. Spain’s meteorological agency reported a mass of tropical wind is coming in from Africa, and the high temperatures...

Peru May Join Latin America’s Populist Tilt to Left

January 18, 2006
A populist movement is gathering momentum in Latin America. Moderate socialist candidate Michelle Bachelet has just been elected as the first female president of Chile. More radical Peruvian presidential candidate Ollanta Humala’s support has also been rising rapidly in recent polls. Humala is a...

Reuters: “Existential Crisis” at WTO

October 24, 2018
The World Trade Organization plans reforms after the United States has blocked appointments and threatened withdrawal. “At stake is the effectiveness - even the survival - of a key stabilizing force in the global economy,” reports Tom Miles for Reuters. “Since its founding in 1995, the WTO has...

中国内部的权力转移——上篇

April 16, 2012
中国的领导层过渡是个不透明的过程。权力极大的政治局常务委员会预计在十月公布新任命，主席胡锦涛不再担任中国共产党的总书记，把控制权交给副主席习近平。野心勃勃的重庆市委书记的解职、加上就一个英国商人之死而展开地对他妻子的调查让中国权力交接成为了聚焦点。本期耶鲁全球系列文章分析了中国的内部分歧及其对外交政策的影响。中国领导人大致分成两派：支持社会正义方案的民粹派和支持经济增长的精英派。布鲁金斯学会约翰•桑顿中国中心研究主任李成在上篇中指出中国领导层的三个趋势：领导者没有派系那么强有力；强大的特殊利益侵蚀了管治；以及虽然国家很强大，但执政党仍然软弱。由于缺乏有组织的异议，...

The Wall Street Journal: Japan, European Union Strike New Trade Deal

July 7, 2017
Developed nations continue to organize trade deals and set new trade rules even as the United States is promoting “America first” policies. Japan and the European Union announced that they have agreed on terms of a new trade deal as the G20 summit was getting underway. “If approved, the pact would...

Philippines’ Next President: Implications for ASEAN

May 11, 2016
Voters in the Philippines fell in line with global trends of frustration over bureaucratic processes, by selecting a maverick leader who promises to shake up government, end corruption and bring rapid improvement. Rodrigo Duterte was elected president. “Standing on a platform of eradicating crime...
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