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EurasiaNet.org: Moscow’s Perennial Quest for Recognition

June 13, 2017
US intelligence agencies point the finger at Russia for attempting to intervene in US and other democratic elections, but the shenanigans won’t increase Russian influence. “The rise of Donald Trump’s administration in the United States was supposed to be a boon for Russia,” explains Igor Torbakov...

How Not to Kill the Oceans for Fish

September 18, 2009
The oceans and the seas – lifegivers to billions of people through sustenance and subsistence – are being quickly depleted of their fish through wasteful fishing methods, fisher overcapacity, and illegal fishing, writes Alex Rogers, Scientific Director of the International Programme on the State of...

Iran’s Mounting Malaise

August 6, 2013
Iranians – frustrated by a flailing economy, compounded by rigid policies of a theocratic government and sanctions from the West that target the country’s nuclear program – expect reforms from President Hassan Rouhani. Iran confronts challenges that, if left unaddressed, will bring severe...

Wired: To Save Florida’s Oranges, Scientists Race to Weaponize a Virus

April 19, 2017
A disease known as citrus greening, spread by the bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus and the psyllid as insect vector, has infected about 90 percent of Florida’s orange groves. Scientists try traditional breeding and genetic engineering methods as well as chemical and heat treatments to...

American Ports in a Storm

February 23, 2006
New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas L. Friedman criticizes politicians in Washington for their opposition to a proposal to turn management of six US ports over to a state-run Dubai company. In an interview with YaleGlobal editor Nayan Chanda, Friedman argues that a far greater danger...

The Atlantic: Moral Reckoning for Trump’s Immigration Policy

June 18, 2018
Public outrage intensifies over a Trump administration policy that labels incoming immigrants without documentation, including asylum-seekers, as law-breakers and requires border agents to separate children from detained parents. About 2000 migrant children have been separated under the “zero...

Family Tree of Chinese Sage Branches Out to Include Women

October 9, 2006
The Chinese philosopher Confucius lived more than 2500 years ago, and his teachings about how to live a life of purpose still resonate today. As a code of ethics, Confucianism emphasizes peaceful relationships and benevolent dictatorships through hierarchy, requiring women to obey men, the young...

Tremors of Global Insecurity Reach Shangri-La

September 27, 2004
As the South Asian nation of Nepal has seen, the forces of globalization may be both a blessing and a curse. While open borders helped to develop trade, manufacturing, and tourism as the country's economic pillars, a Maoist insurgency has devastated the country in recent years. Amidst this...
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