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Los Angeles Times: Movie Banned in India Because It Was “Lady-Oriented” Plays in US

April 3, 2017
Censorship of art in one country can put a global spotlight on the banned material. “’Lipstick Under My Burkha,’ which follows two Hindus and two Muslims searching for personal and sexual freedom, was blocked from Indian theaters this year by the national censor board even as it collected awards at...

Iran and North Korea: Trick or Treat?

June 5, 2018
Some foreign policy analysts criticized US President Donald Trump for pursuing a denuclearization agreement with North Korea soon after withdrawing from a 2015 agreement aimed at slowing Iran’s nuclear-weapons program. Iran and North Korea have a shared history of nuclear proliferation, writes...

Scandal Erodes China’s Soft Power

May 4, 2012
China invests billions on Confucius Institutes and CCTV broadcasts to spread Chinese language, culture and perspectives on world news. But China’s harsh authoritarian rule, exposed by a few incidents or individuals attracting global attention, can undermine efforts to build soft power through a...

The Four Horsemen of Economics

September 28, 2011
Humans are not necessarily stuck with the unsustainable, unstable economic constructs they have created. Political systems can shape local and global economies, either deliberately or by default. Stewart Wallis, executive director of the New Economics Foundation, urges nations to work in concert to...

2020 US Presidential Debates Begin: Night 1

June 27, 2019
The first night of debate for the US 2020 presidential race featured for 10 Democratic candidates, and almost half the discussion covered topics related to foreign policy. Time constraints were tight, with total response time for each candidate ranging from about 5 to 11 minutes. Even so, for the...

Free Trade Has Enriched the World with More than Diverse Goods

October 2, 2009
Amid the rise in unemployment across the globe, trade is the oft-cited cause for the current malaise. Hence, according to populists, restricting trade should be the cure. But, Director for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute Daniel Griswold says the populists have it wrong. If one really...

Can China and Turkey Forge a New Silk Road?

January 18, 2013
China and Turkey are taking steps to reinvigorate their relationship and role as strong bookends to the Asian continent while encouraging new connections along the routes of the ancient Silk Road network. The two countries aim to boost bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2020, and plans are underway...

Bangladesh, “Basket Case” No More

October 5, 2010
With the 1947 end of British colonial rule in India, Muslim-majority territories were created as a separate state, broken into East and West Pakistan. The eastern wing, more than 1000 kilometers from the west, pursued autonomy. At the end of a bloody war of resistance backed by Indian independents...
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