What does the security of another state have to do with the security of United States? Increasingly think tanks, policymakers, and academics alike are recognizing the power of “soft power” in developing societies. Or rather, they are recognizing that there is a link between the economic development and empowerment of a society and its...
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Economics
Reconstructing the Security Paradigm
Women’s Economic Empowerment Through Microfinance
Yesterday the CGA had the honor of having Roshaneh Zafar, founder and managing director of Kashf Foundation, come talk to us about microfinance. Zafar, a former World Bank employee, discussed the origins of her organization. At the start of her career, Zafar worked in the Water and Sanitation department of the World Bank, and...
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The Most Important Issue in Global Affairs Today: A New Economic Order
Our first entry, from Philip Tuson:
A NEW GLOBAL ECONOMIC ORDER in a post neo-liberal capitalist world is the single most important issue in global affairs today. All other issues are secondary in comparison, as without a strong, globally supported and wealth enhancing system, conditions will deteriorate owing to uncertainty, fear and instability. The U.S....
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Executives’ Pay Reform – Thorny but Necessary?
To truly grasp the complexities and the changes surrounding the finance and banking industry, it is essential to understand the debate surrounding the contentious issue of executive pay reform. When the public discovered that AIG executives were paid excessive bonuses this year, they were angered and resentful in light of the fact that the...
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List of Goods Produced By Child Labor or Forced Labor
The Department of Labor came out with a comprehensive report last week on the production of goods made by child labor or forced labor, in violation of international labor standards. The list of goods is a result of 15 years of investigation and research by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs...
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This Summer in Global Affairs…
Summer is nearly officially over (and the weather here in New York shows it). This means the Perspectives on Global Issues blog is back from its sun-drenched hibernation. Our editors have already been churning out their thoughts and analyses on the latest breaking news in the world of international affairs — but just...
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Resettled Refugees and the Recession
The U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program doesn’t get much attention in the news, and many that have heard about the program are lost in the complicated process of resettlement. A recent article in the Christian Science Monitor provides a bit of background on the program by following a Congolese-Rwandan family that was resettled in Clarkston,...
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Wildcat Strikes Across the UK – An IPE Case Study
Hundreds of workers walked out of the Lindsey Oil Refinery in North Lincolnshire when the owner, Total, awarded a £200m contract to an Italian subcontractor, IREM. Over the last three days, “Sympathy strikes” spread across the country – in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Workers fear that they may become victims of...
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