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A Prescription for Marxism

February 11, 2005
In an era of free trade and free markets, some wealthy countries may soon be forced to embrace more centralizing, socialistic policies on healthcare. Aging populations are driving the cost of healthcare upwards. Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff argues that the growing expense of the health sector...

Art and Soft Power in Asia

January 3, 2019
Art is a means of soft power for persuading and attracting global attention. “As globalization has distributed economic benefits around the world more broadly, emerging economies are stepping up to express their role as actors in the global sphere,” explains John Zarobell, associate professor and...

Ukraine After Yanukovych

February 27, 2014
In November, Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych rejected signing an Association Agreement with the European Union and later negotiated a bailout deal with Russia. Months of protests led to a week of violence and culminated in Yanukovych’s removal from office. The parliament moved swiftly to...

Lebanon and Syria Sinking in Debt: The Economist

December 23, 2019
Effects of Lebanon’s recent political and economic crisis, stemming from a drop in remittances and bank deposits, have spilled over into Syria. The two nation’s economies have been intertwined for some time. Following the Lebanese civil war (1975-90), Syrian workers helped rebuild the war-torn...

The Arab Connection to Chechen Conflict

March 21, 2006
An Arab influence continues to transform secessionist efforts in Chechnya into a drive for an Islamic state. Islam, long part of the region’s identity, however, was not the impetus for nationalistic movement to separate from Russia, underway since the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union. Al Qaeda has...

Fighting Words: US and China Clash on Free Speech

October 17, 2019
Businesses around the world eye the massive Chinese market, and for professional basketball, that market makes up around 10 percent of NBA gross revenue. A tweet sent by the general manager of the Houston Rockets in support of the Hong Kong protests has jeopardized a market worth billions of...

Saudi-Iranian Rivalry Mushrooms to Threaten the Middle East

December 5, 2017
The increasingly fierce rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia ensures greater conflict for the Middle East. Countries are left with little option but to choose sides on this rivalry that is treacherous for the region, explains Rakesh Sood, India’s former ambassador to multiple nations and a...

Threat for India: Islamic State, Al Qaeda and Taliban

November 20, 2014
India's Muslims represent 15 percent of the nation's population, the world's third largest group in any nation after Indonesia and Pakistan. Extremist groups like the Islamic State, Al Qaeda, the Taliban and the Haqqani network increasingly view India as a target, notes author and...
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