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The Age of Vulnerability

October 20, 2014
Studies confirm that inequality continues in the United States as income rises for the very rich but stagnates or even declines for the majority. Economist Joseph Stiglitz describes a study from the UN Development Programme for an essay for Project Syndicate: “America ranks fifth according to HDI,...

宣礼塔之外：欧洲与伊斯兰的纷争不断增加

January 14, 2010
在任职于布鲁塞尔的记者沙达•伊斯兰（Shada Islam）看来，瑞士禁止兴建清真寺宣礼塔（minaret）象征着在欧洲的一个重大问题。瑞士的这一举动不但突显出欧洲穆斯林与非穆斯林之间日益扩大的裂痕，而且也突显出欧洲采纳多元文化主义的必要性。实际上，上述问题体现出认知与现实之间的鲜明反差。许多人认为，穆斯林正大量涌入欧洲，不仅抢走了欧洲人的饭碗，而且还会将欧洲变成伊斯兰法统治下的世界。事实上，穆斯林仅占欧洲人口的百分之三。但这些人似乎不愿意融入欧洲社会，甚至也不愿意寻找与其他欧洲公民之间的共同点。他们常常提出与自由社会相矛盾的要求，例如在公共场合实行性别隔离等要求。...

Oman’s New Sultan: Economist

February 17, 2020
Although Haitham bin Tariq’s accession to the position of Oman’s sultan, while surprising, went out with a hitch. Haitham plans to continue down the path laid down by the late Qaboos bin Said. In 1970, backed by the British, Qaboos took the throne from his reclusive father and charted a course...

Migrants' Bodies Pulled From Mediterranean

August 31, 2015
Europe lacks coherent policies on the refugee crisis as thousands flee conflict in the Middle East and poverty in Africa. The desperate pay smugglers for transportation. The report from Reuters suggests that at least 2,500 died since January, but the numbers are likely much higher with more than 10...

Wired: FCC Plans to Gut Net Neutrality, Allow Internet “Fast Lanes”

November 22, 2017
The US Federal Communications Commission has published its plans to reverse net neutrality rules that ban blocking or slowing certain internet content. Proponents describe the action as “fast lanes” and ending government “micromanaging.” In truth, corporations and anyone willing to pay will have...

The Eurozone Fights for Survival – Part I

August 16, 2011
The debt crisis rocking Greece, Portugal or Italy not only threatens the stability of the eurozone, but also raises serious questions about the region’s relations with the world. This two-part series examines the European crisis and its ramifications. In the first article, François Godement, senior...

China Rebalancing Won’t Doom Region

October 24, 2012
China aims to be more than an assembly line. The government is actively rebalancing its economy to exit industries dependent on raw materials and labor, and that provides great opportunity for China’s neighbors in two ways, explains Deepak Gopinath, global markets director for Trusted Sources, an...

Climate Change and the Risks of Denying Inconvenient Truths

November 2, 2016
Many industries – including agriculture and insurance – anticipate major disruptions from climate change. Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator for Financial Times, is pessimistic about US leadership on the issue, expressing alarm that climate change was not discussed more during the...
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