Category: Globalization

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The Globally Integrated Job Market

The recent terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom are sending shockwaves across the Asian work force, especially among the Indian medical community which has never had past difficulty placing workers in foreign

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Culture and Connectivity

Many of those who protest the advance of globalization believe they are speaking for those who can’t speak for themselves (the disconnected, but apparently content, people in remote reaches of the world).

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Interest at the Edge

Zenpundit Mark Safranski pointed me in the direction of John Hagel’s and John Seely Brown’s web site. Having recently discussed events at the Edge of Globalization, I was immediately struck by their

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Fostering Good Governance

In my last post, I wrote that programs are needed in emerging market countries to develop leaders with integrity and vision. David Pugliese reports from Afghanistan on one such program there. The

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A Lesson in Corruption: São Tomé

I have never underestimated how difficult it is to help an undeveloped nation break free of poverty’s grasp. The term Development-in-a-Box™ has given some critics the idea that I believe otherwise. I

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Economic Development and Global Security

John Hillen, president of Global Strategies Group (USA) LLC, wrote a thoughtful op-ed piece for Defense News entitled “National Security Evolution.” [18 June 2007] Hillen, a staunch conservative, brings an interesting perspective

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Reconnecting with the World

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius writes, “When foreign policy gurus Henry Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft all start saying the same thing, it’s time to pay attention.” [“Wise Advice: Listen, and

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Kurdistan and Stability

A New York Times article by Kirk Semple caught my eye with its first sentence: “It is a measure of soaring Kurdish optimism that government officials here talk seriously about one day

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