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<a href="http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/asylum?page=gallery&gallery=2&photo=02" target=_blank>UNHCR / A. Di Loreto / July 2007.</a> Refugees Risk<br />Their Lives Traveling from Africa to Europe

JUN 10, 2008 • Article

Asylum in the EU: Between Ideals and Reality

Those who question the moral significance of borders often invoke the EU as a model of post-national belonging. Yet for asylum-seekers, "Fortress Europe" remains a ...

cover image, Network Power: The Social Dynamics of Globalization, David Singh Grewal

JUN 4, 2008 • Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Networks Power Globalization

A globalized world isn't flat, it's networked, says David Grewal. This underlying social dynamic leads to shared standards as well as social exclusion.

Harvard Class of 2024? <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/gusgordon/2284832191/">Gus Gordon</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

JUN 2, 2008 • Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: No Skipping Class

Ivy League brand names are leading the globalization of higher education as increasing numbers of highly competitive applicants come from Asia.

U.S. State Department

MAY 29, 2008 • Article

AN ENGAGING OUTLOOK: A New Foundation for U.S. Foreign Policy

A new U.S. foreign policy based on cooperation and engagement is not just morally appealing, but strategically smart, declares David Speedie.

CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/joka2000/98211504/">Jun</a>   (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

MAY 28, 2008 • Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Unsustainable Inequities

Left unchanged, the U.S.-Japan alliance will drift into irrelevance, and the United States will lose an important component of its Asia policy just ...

Democratic presidential candidate Barack <br>Obama. Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/2175936409/">Steve Jurvetson</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

MAY 27, 2008 • Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: ROUNDTABLE: U.S. Trade Policy under the Next President

Sherman Katz, Susan Aaronson, Franklin Lavin, and Thea Lee answer the question, How should U.S. trade policy evolve under the next president?

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unamid-photo/8100394490/">UNAMID Photo</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

MAY 23, 2008 • Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Market and Community Approaches to Food Crisis

The food crisis has tempted governments to enact export bans and pull other market levers, but helping small-scale farmers might be a better long-term target ...

CREDIT: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/bora_metin/1198145785/">Metin Sozen</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

MAY 22, 2008 • Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: In Vitro Meat, a More Humane Treat

As a growing world population demands more calories, new food technologies may help alleviate some of the hunger, cruelty, and environmental problems associated with industrial ...

The Kuwait Investment Authority was <br>created in 1953. Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/asam/423855130/">Sam</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

MAY 21, 2008 • Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Sovereign Wealth Funds under Scrutiny

Sovereign wealth funds could face a backlash if they fail to allay concerns over transparency.

Seismic signal from Sichuan earthquake. <br>Image courtesy of <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/gusheng/2489967930/">MacEsc</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">CC</a>).

MAY 15, 2008 • Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: China's Earthquake After Shock

Devin Stewart interviews Alexandra Harney, author of The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage, on how China is coping with the recent ...