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US and China: From Co-Evolution to Decoupling

December 11, 2018
Henry Kissinger secretly visited China in 1971 to restore US ties, and the Chinese have respected him since. With a trade war underway and US concerns about intellectual property theft, the relationship has soured and transformed: from co-evolution, described by Kissinger as pursuit of domestic...

The Balance: Economic Impact of Rising Sea Levels

April 5, 2018
Sea levels are rising, and 25 percent of the rise since 1880 has occurred during the last two decades. An increase of a few inches may not seem dramatic, but the economic impacts are expected to be immense. “Higher levels will affect the eight of the world's largest cities that are near a...

We Are All Africans

July 21, 2009
Racial discrimination is perhaps the most superficial of all prejudices. And this is borne out not simply by an examination of the causes, but also by the scientific data surrounding our common ancestry. Both maternal mtDNA and paternal Y-chromosome show that everyone carries genetic code of...

It’s Just a Stealth Reform

July 25, 2016
The Indian government is promoting textile and garment production to restore the country’s manufacturing prowess while also slipping in labor reforms. “By highlighting subsidies and higher wages for workers while increasing the hiring and firing power of employers the government has adopted the...

Americans are Tuning Out the World

November 24, 2005
As the world becomes accustomed to the American way of life, Americans are tuning out the rest of the world. US citizens have paid less and less attention to foreign affairs since the 1970s, writes journalist Alkman Granitsas. The number of university students studying foreign languages has...

Understanding the Macron Phenomenon

June 20, 2017
Emmanuel Macron won a solid victory in France’s two rounds of legislative elections, albeit with a low turnout that could signal either trust in the new president’s policies or weariness after multiple rounds of elections. “Macron’s overt objective in running for the presidency was to destroy a two...

Donald Trump and the Declining Prestige of US Democracy

October 11, 2016
The nomination of Donald Trump, that an erratic candidacy could go so far, reflects poorly on the United States and other democracies. Admittedly, the businessman is not a practiced politician. The troubled campaign, lacking in policy specifics, has been marked with lies and insults against any who...

Trump’s Impeachment: What Comes Next?

October 3, 2019
Impeachment is the first step in a long constitutional process that could lead to US President Donald Trump’s removal from office. “No American president has been removed through impeachment,” explains Harold Hongju Koh, Sterling Professor of International Law with Yale Law School. “Only two US...
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