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Is Water the Next Oil?

May 31, 2007
Water is more vital for human life than oil – and environmentalists, corporations, communities and governments increasingly recognize its unequal distribution around the globe could lead to severe environmental degradation and intense conflicts in the years ahead. Anyone who cares about water...

American Universities Eye Chinese Students

November 12, 2013
Increasing numbers of Chinese choose to study abroad, and nearly half head for US institutions of higher learning. The reasons behind the exponential growth, even at the undergraduate level, are as much financial as “the emphasis on globalization and diversity touted by the universities,” explains...

India’s Act East Policy and Manipur

September 5, 2019
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pursued an “Act East Policy,” intended to strengthen Indo-Pacific strategic relationships, regional political stability, and economic exchanges with Myanmar and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN. Stronger ties require...

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...

China Plays NIMBY With the Taliban

March 12, 2020
China’s leaders have detained a million Uyghurs for reeducation, claiming the goal is preventing extremism. But little concern is displayed about the Taliban who increasingly gain control in Afghanistan. China shares a 76-kilometer border with Afghanistan and holds regular discussions with the...

Is Partition a Solution for Syria?

July 31, 2012
The roots of Syria’s intractable civil war rest in sectarian differences and a legacy of colonialism that divided a region’s people, favoring a few elites and suppressing dissenters. Today, the violence continues unabated. The bitter feud that divides Syria’s minority Alawites and Christians and...

Now, Globalization With Chinese Characteristics

June 6, 2017
Since 2009, when author Wenshan Jia coined the term “Chiglobalization,” China has continued to embrace globalization. China's leaders have forged ahead with new connections in ways that outpace the rhetoric and globalization endeavors of Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States. “China...

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...
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