Articles & Reports

FEB 26, 2008 • Article

In states such as Kenya with a tenuous concept of nationhood, institutions need to distribute resources equitably if they are to foster stability and growth.

FEB 21, 2008 • Article

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened in Norway this week, but genetically modified organisms are not allowed. As global warming pushes wine grapes away from ...

FEB 21, 2008 • Article

When people think of chess, they usually think of Russia. But chess excellence has now gone global: The current World Champion is from India, and ...

FEB 20, 2008 • Article

Two recent energy deals are the latest moves in the Great Game for energy security, with the world's main powers jockeying for access to resources ...

FEB 19, 2008 • Article

Today's globalization may be causing more stress to our planet than we realize, and the food industry is just one example. When it comes to ...

FEB 14, 2008 • Article

The traditional flower market is a thing of the past. Flowers are now imported from all over the world, creating trade-offs for the ethical consumer.

FEB 13, 2008 • Article

The climate crisis requires better tools to compare the true environmental value of greenhouse gas reduction versus sequestration, so that we know whether to invest ...

FEB 7, 2008 • Article

The international community could act to stop the genocide in Darfur. For example, it could pressure China and enact an EU trade and investment moratorium. ...

FEB 5, 2008 • Article

Like many tools of globalization, the power of the Internet can cut both ways. What then is the solution to extremism on the Internet? Paradoxically, ...

FEB 1, 2008 • Article

As Fashion Week gets underway in New York City, it is worth asking where models' standards of beauty come from.