In Focus

Reeling in EU Fishing

Saturday, 23 January 2010 | Andrew Feldman

article thumbnailThe EU struggles to find a fairer system for fishing in Europe.
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Troubled Waters

Wednesday, 30 December 2009 | Jeffrey Kaiser and Nathaniel Sobel

article thumbnailA water crisis is devastating the Middle East and emptying the Dead Sea, but regional cooperation...
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Offshore Drilling Looms on the Arctic Horizon

Wednesday, 30 December 2009 | Reid Magdanz

article thumbnailThe Inuit must decide if the benefits of offshore oil development are worth the risks it poses to...
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The Tides of Change

Wednesday, 30 December 2009 | Jessica Shor

article thumbnailOn the isolated atolls of Kiribati, climate change is more than an abstract threat.
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Schooling a New Golden Generation

Sunday, 24 January 2010 | Nathan Yohannes

article thumbnailEritrea's Sawa Defence Training Centre combines a secondary school education with basic military training for the country's youth, inciting pride in some and outrage in others.

An Illusion of Prosperity

Monday, 26 October 2009 | Alexandra Rose

article thumbnailFemale immigrants come to Hong Kong from the mainland and Southeast Asia hoping to share in the region's wealth but do not and cannot.

"I am a Seed of Peace"

Monday, 26 October 2009 | Micah Hendler

article thumbnailAt a summer program in Maine, children of conflict sing out a new harmony.

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Offshore Drilling Looms on the Arctic Horizon

The Inuit must decide if the benefits of offshore oil development are worth the risks.

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The Cost of Closure

In Arusha, Tanzania, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda triggers fierce debate over post-genocide justice.

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Alcohol Along the Nile

Egypt’s drinkers defy assumptions about alcohol use in a Muslim country.

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The Business of Brand America

America's PR Team looks to the private sector for ideas.

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Unlocking the American Dream

New Haven refugees find the key to independence in the English Language.

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The Development Game

Delhi Dynamic

Delhi races to build itself up as a "world-class city" - but is it moving too fast?

We All Like to Party: Student Politics in Argentina
Thursday, 04 February 2010 | Rasesh Mohan
ImagePolitical activist students in Argentina, operating on the university and national level, confront a bleak political scene head on.
 
Someone Else's Story
Monday, 25 January 2010 | Ariel Baker-Gibbs
ImageIn the Canadian publishing world, a once-poisonous debate over cultural appropriation comes to an uneasy conclusion.
 

Culture

Someone Else's Story

Monday, 25 January 2010 | Ariel Baker-Gibbs

In the Canadian publishing world, a once-poisonous debate over cultural appropriation comes to an uneasy conclusion.

Scarf Division

Sunday, 24 January 2010 | Alyssa Bernstein

Black- and red-checkered kuffiyas are wrapped up in Jordan's troubled search for a unified national identity.

White Skin on the Black Market

Sunday, 24 January 2010 | Catherine Cheney

The Tanzanian government response to widespread albino killings fails to dispel the ignorance that drives the market for albino body parts.

The Poor Man's Belly

Wednesday, 04 November 2009 | Rebecca Distler

ONLINE SERIES, Part 2: In a country where a poor man is a "man without a belly," rising rates of obesity are beginning to challenge researches and NGO workers to look beyond AIDS and...

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Yale in the World

Statistically Significant

Monday, 28 December 2009 | Oscar Pocasangre

A Yale economist's non-profit searches for better solutions to problems of poverty, bridging the gap between academia and the realities of development.

Slow Food School

Saturday, 04 April 2009 | Courtney Fukuda

Yale’s commitment to sustainable food generates international acclaim.

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Politics & Economics

We All Like to Party: Student Politics in Argentina

Thursday, 04 February 2010 | Rasesh Mohan

Political activist students in Argentina, operating on the university and national level, confront a bleak political scene head on.

From Disrupting Below to Disrupting Above

Wednesday, 30 December 2009 | Andres Medina

As President Daniel Ortega attempts to amend Nicaragua's constitution, he threatens the government's institutional credibility and the ability of the country's poor to make ends meet.

State-Building 101

Tuesday, 29 December 2009 | Danielle Tomson

Young civil servants acquire tools to rebuild their country from the Professional Studies Program at the American University of Kosovo.

Will Digitalization Pay Dividends?

Tuesday, 29 December 2009 | Tonia Sun

At Uganda's stock exchange, manual transactions are about to give way to an electronic system.

Recess is Over

Tuesday, 29 December 2009 | Diego Salvatierra

A Chilean grassroots movement makes a renewed call for education reform.

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Review

Surviving the Unforgettable

Sunday, 20 July 2008 | Rachel Wolf

‘White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki’captures the horror of nuclear war without the politics.

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