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冷战带来了令人意想不到的好处——限制物种入侵

January 11, 2010
对于全球化的支持者来说，孤立主义往往被认为具有负面影响。但对于冷战期间断绝与外界一切往来的东欧，这种孤立却对防止由外来入侵物种涌入——在这里是指鸟类——而可能引起的环境破坏起到了积极的作用。俄勒冈州立大学的科学工作者进行的一项调查发现，冷战期间，东欧的非引进外来鸟种（即入侵鸟种）的数量从原来的11种下降到了5种。新物种的引进往往会造成一些无法预料的后果，其中包括由对食物的额外需求导致的食物供应链的失衡。有趣的是，很少有人会认为鸟类的活动受到国境的影响，但事实上，一旦它们被带到一个新的地方，便会在那里聚居繁衍。于是，东欧的生态系统受到了源于冷战的贸易政策的影响。但毫无疑问，...

Pakistan Floods: UN Urges World to Step Up Aid Efforts

August 16, 2010
Floods continue to batter Pakistan, where 20 million are already homeless. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges government leaders to hurry relief to the region to avoid additional fatalities, refugees and chaos. “His warning came amid growing fears of social unrest or even a military takeover...

印度的选举表明公平全球化能够取得成功

May 21, 2009
印度国民大会党在近期选举中的大获全胜不仅对印度国民意义非凡，对全世界的公民来说也是意义深远。作者萨达纳德•杜海姆（Sadanand Dhume）认为，这一现象表明民主和发展可以携手并进。这个被认为在金融危机中仍将获得5%经济增长的国家，是发展中国家的一个典范。印度在实现这一增长速度的同时，能够成为世界上最大的民主国家，拥有世界最多选民人数，并享有充分的多元主义。这一切证明了民主制度并不只是一种西方现象。但其意义并不仅仅是一种观念的胜利。国大党的胜利表明，印度国民赞同那种兼顾精英和平民之利益的公平全球化的中间路线。请注意，国大党的主要竞争对手从左右两翼夹击该党。在右翼方面是印度人民党（...

印度和中国走上了不同的领导世界之路——上篇

November 1, 2010
许多人期待，在全球化中快速强大的中国和印度，将承担领导世界的角色。然而，本期耶鲁全球的上下两篇系列文章认为，寄望这两个国家领导解决全球问题也许是期望过高，为时过早。印度前外长希亚姆•萨兰在本系列的上篇中说，印度在历史上总是站在文化十字路口，适应全球化的各种现代形式。当经济力量转移亚洲时，崛起的大国有着不同的利益，在高速增长、在全球留下显眼足迹与国内某些地方还是赤贫这两极之间挣扎求稳。像印度这样崛起的大国正大步流星领导发展中的世界，有时为实现其最大利益，反对工业大国发起的全球行动。但在其他方面，印度仍然是“未成熟的大国”，无法如所期望的那样发挥领导作用。如果无法平衡全球与国内利益，...

Silicon Valley's Immigration Problem

March 12, 2007
Only a decade ago, the graduates of India’s finest universities looked to the US for jobs and other opportunities. “The US took “for granted that these talented immigrants want to come here and that they will help the next generation of American start-ups achieve greatness,” writes journalist...

Deal on Setting Up Single European Patent

March 3, 2003
After thirty years of disagreement, governments of the European Union have reached a deal to set up a single European patent. The new patent will be valid in up to 25 nations by the time the agreement takes effect. The deal has been hailed as a testament to the EU’s ability to put aside the...

Al-Qaeda Tries to Split West Over Iraq

April 16, 2004
Yesterday over Arab television, Osama bin Laden, leader of Al-Qaeda, offered European countries a three month respite from terrorist attacks in exchange for withdrawing their forces from Iraq. Mark Huband, security correspondent for the Financial Times, says that this move hints at Al-Qaeda's...

Less Toxic Relations Between Japan and China

February 8, 2008
Any incident can trigger old animosities between China and Japan, wartime opponents early in the previous century. The latest incident is 10 Japanese people falling ill after eating pesticide-tainted gyoza, or dumplings, made in China. Despite such controversies, both Japanese and Chinese leaders...
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