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India’s Treacherous Northeast

September 26, 2012
The Northeast corner of India may not top a list of volatile trouble spots for most global leaders, yet a quick glance at a map immediately shows the region’s challenges: shared borders with China, Burma, Bangladesh and Bhutan and slim connection to the rest of India via the Siliguri corridor, a...

US Senate Poses Questions in Impeachment Trial

January 29, 2020
US senators can submit questions for 16 hours over two days during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Early questions are short and pointed, exposing partisan polarization, seeking affirmation rather than new information. Democrats want witnesses, especially testimony from former...

Applying the Responsibility to Protect to Syria

March 5, 2012
More than 9000 people have been reported killed in a year of Syrian unrest, after the government used troops and tanks to crack down on determined protesters, and thousands of Syrian refugees try to escape the violence by crossing into Lebanon and Turkey. Human rights advocates had lauded...

The Third Revolution

November 1, 2010
US citizens are angry about high unemployment rates, and candidates for political office rail about outsourcing to China or India. But blaming Asia is shortsighted, explains Nayan Chanda, YaleGlobal editor in his column for Businessworld, and can't ease consumers' desire for inexpensive...

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...

Energy’s Changing Role in Relief Aid

November 20, 2018
Conflict and disasters have increased human displacement to record levels worldwide, requiring efficient distribution of humanitarian aid. Focusing on renewables for provision of energy services could promote sustainability, explains a team of writers representing the Payne Institute at the...

Monsanto’s Harvest of Fear

April 7, 2008
Relying on genetics and biotechnology, the Monsanto Company creates and patents specialized seeds with built-in protections against insects, fungus and disease as well as tolerance for heat, drought and other stresses – all of which can increase crop yields. The catch with Monsanto patents is that...

NATO Needs New Thinking, Not New Money

July 17, 2018
Donald Trump’s rough-and-tumble diplomacy in Europe overshadowed more pressing concerns for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Trump harangued allies to spend more on defense even though NATO members had already agreed in 2014 to strive for spending 2 percent of GDP on defense by 2024. “NATO’s...
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