Libya Exposes Fault Lines in the Mediterranean – Part II
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In the volatile Middle East, successful intervention requires respect for Arab public opinion.
The World’s Responsibility to Protect Libyans
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The international community ignores its blueprint for halting atrocities in Libya.
Libya: When Bombs Fall and Allies Fall Apart
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The no-fly zone over Libya divides many, from the Arab League to the UN.
Promoting Justice and Protecting the Environment in Asia
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Kala Mulqueeny is an energy and environment lawyer at the Asian Development Bank in the Philippines. Among other things, she works on environmental courts, sustainable electricity and water regulation, and carbon capture and storage regulation, and is active on these issues all over Asia.
Surprising But True, US Exports Are Growing
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The US can do more to improve its trade outlook, trade analyst Edward Gresser notes. The US can finalize trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and Korea; settle differences holding up the World Trade Organization’s Doha Round; end the Cuban embargo. Industries and government can emphasize quality, streamline costs and prepare an educated workforce. Whining about China’s trade success is not part of the formula.
Online Technology Challenges Censors – Part II
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This YaleGlobal series explores the challenges for authoritarian regimes in monitoring the internet’s new levels of information overload. In the second article of the series, author Bruce Judson describes how digital technology complicates the task for censors, with ebook readers that can store more than 1000 books.
Online Technology Challenges Censors – Part I
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To be effective, censors in the world’s second largest economy would have to eliminate the essential modern tool. Inquisitive youth test boundaries, and pragmatic leaders may eventually realize that, for promoting stability, allowing the battle of ideas is a better bet than repression.
Global “Chop Shops”: Slice, Dice and Outsource
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Farok J. Contractor, professor of management and global business, analyzes trends underway in the once-sacrosanct R&D sections of the pharmaceutical industry. Reduced costs in genetic research directly correlate with increased investments in the rising imaging industry and molecular-level sensing equipment. Gains in efficiency and productivity, however, come with public opprobrium.
Chilean Rescue Offers Lesson in Globalization
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The dramatic rescue cannot lull the public into assuming that mining is a safe endeavor. In demanding ordinary comforts at low costs, societies cannot deny need for regulations or safety planning, instead shifting consequences of risk to the poor.
Islam in Indonesia
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Arif Zamhari is an advisor and top activist for the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia. The organization – Nahdlatul Ulama – has 40 million members and runs 12,000 Islamic schools throughout Indonesia. Nadhlatul Ulama promotes moderate and progressive Islam, and Arif Zamhari himself advocates tolerance, dialogue, education, and engagement with civil society as a way to counter terrorism.