Have the worst wounds of the crisis been avoided? We might have cauterized the injury with an infection still inside. To name a few: advanced economies, the European Union (EU) and emerging nations face dire economic imbalances; archaic geopolitical style maneuvering is occurring at rising rates in Eastern Europe while Africa and the Arab regionContinue reading “One Step Forward and Two Steps Back: The 2007 Global Crisis and Our Future”
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Is China stealing American jobs? No, it’s not theft but those jobs are leaving.
An original answer based on my Quora.com response. Since the 1970’s, China, with the largest population worldwide, has been opening up its economy. Any industry it grows in is going to reverberate globally more so than other comparable nations because of the population alone. For example, look into the global scare that happened when textileContinue reading “Is China stealing American jobs? No, it’s not theft but those jobs are leaving.”
Displace the Definition of Refugee: Reforming Refugee Regime
We must redefine the norms and understandings of all refugees in the 21st century. The definition a refugee needs to be broadened and non-refoulment needs to be strengthened. Under the current refugee regime definitions, there are numerous groups that can be excluded from asylum. Regarding non-refoulment, nations have turned to containment, often external to nationalContinue reading “Displace the Definition of Refugee: Reforming Refugee Regime”
Mapping Inequality: Uneven Development between States in the International System
Access to the ability to achieve an elevated sense of livelihood is uneven within the broad process of globalization. This is especially true in a more knowledge-based economy, which seems to be the current norm. Inequality of this kind is not only between nation-states, but for each and every one of us within our respectiveContinue reading “Mapping Inequality: Uneven Development between States in the International System”