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Japan Trains Others to Enforce Law in East, South China Seas

May 19, 2016
China has emphasized a bilateral approach on disputed claims in the East and South China Seas and fragmented the opposition. A united regional front could uphold the rules-based order and reduce the potential for conflict, argues journalist and author Yoichi Funabashi. “Mindful of its own tensions...

End Game in Sri Lanka

February 23, 2009
Civil war has divided Sri Lanka since 1983, as Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam fought for a separate state for Tamils, which comprise 18 percent of the country’s population. But global and regional events that conspired against the rebel cause can’t be counted on during the post-conflict phase,...

India and China Take Different Roads to World Leadership – Part I

November 1, 2010
Many anticipate China and India, with their rapid rise to power through globalization, to adopt global leadership roles. Yet expectations that either nation will lead the way in resolving global problems may be too high and too premature, suggests this YaleGlobal series. Historically a crossroads...

Of Do-Gooder Celebrities and Stereotyped Bleak Image

September 16, 2004
Many people would be thrilled by a visit from pop star Ricky Martin. This is not necessarily the case in Calcutta (Kolkata), India. Western superstars, such as Martin, periodically travel to the city for charity-related sojourns. Many Indians suggest that despite the stars' good intentions...

The Gordian Knot of Gaza

March 6, 2009
The internal politics for authoritarian Arab nations allied with the US complicate any resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and empower nations that resist Western influence, like Iran. The lack of power and miserable existence for Palestinians who seek their own state resonates with...

Globalized Inflation

June 20, 2008
Intricate connections between global economies – including trade treaties, exchange rates and foreign investment – prevent individual nations from completely controlling how their individual economies are molded. Low US interest rates have fueled a credit crisis and inflation so drastically as to...

China Considers Relaxing One-Child Policy

March 24, 2011
Human-rights advocates have long railed against China’s one-child policy – and exemptions have gradually been granted to a limited number of families, allowing them two children. Warned about population imbalances and young adults overwhelmed with caring for aging parents without sibling support,...

Dealing With Nuclear North Korea

January 10, 2011
North Korea’s newly revealed uranium-enrichment program continues to advance. No amount of sticks or carrots – negotiations, incentives, sanctions, waiting for the regime to fall – has slowed the North’s determination in building its nuclear arsenal, writes author and nuclear expert Bennett Ramberg...
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