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Hawaiian Seafood Caught by Foreign Crews Who Are Confined on Boats

September 16, 2016
Some fishing fleets along the US West Coast rely on foreign crews confined onboard for months at a time even when the vessels are in port. Federal laws allow the immigrant labor with low wages and no labor protections for what is ranked among the most dangerous jobs in the world. “With no legal...

Netanyahu, Obama and the Geopolitics of Speeches

March 4, 2015
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressing US Congress, warned that a deal with Iran, under negotiation with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, plus Germany, is inadequate. George Friedman, chairman of Stratfor Global Intelligence, writes that the issue at stake is...

US Federal Reserve Raises Rates

December 14, 2016
The Federal Reserve, seeing improvements in the US economy and reduced unemployment rates, not only raised its benchmark short-term interest rate for the first time in a year but anticipates more rate hikes in 2017. The board’s vote was unanimous. Rates were kept near zero for seven years since the...

China Ascendant – Part I

April 25, 2008
Athletes and Chinese guards bearing the Olympic torch cut a swath through those supporting and protesting a rising China. In this series, YaleGlobal examines the impact of China’s ascendancy. China’s economic growth has given it new resources which, when doled out internationally, have the power to...

Strategy for an Energy-Starved World: Go Coal!

July 15, 2004
Gas prices are soaring, as anyone with a car well knows. But, though $40 a barrel prices are hurting wallets, economist David Dapice argues that the situation has the beneficial effect of encouraging countries to look at alternative energy sources with greater urgency. China, for example, recently...

Korea Times: Guarantee the US Guarantee

June 11, 2018
All parties who care about the Asia Pacific region should hope for a successful summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. Expectations should not run high. “If the past is any indicator, the chances are high that the summit will be a failure,” explains researcher Charles Park for the Korea Times...

Delhi Gets Its First Internet De-Addiction

July 28, 2014
Addiction is when a substance or activity gets out of control, consuming so much time that it interferes with work, family relationships or health. Video games, online shopping, mobile-phone use and constant internet browsing join the list of addictions. “Worried over the complete lack of...

The Bell of Globalization Cannot Be Un-Rung

July 29, 2016
Analysts have suggested that British voters’ decision to exit the European Union signals a pronounced dislike for globalization – open trade, immigration and global institutions that set new standards. Phillip Lohaus argues that the term “globalizaiton” is “employed so loosely that it has lost...
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