News Analyses
| News Analyses are short analyses of recent events related to globalization. We strive to give a balanced presentation of the facts, and we explain the differing opinions of governments, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations on important developments. All the News Analyses have extensive links to other relevant websites and primary documents available on the Internet so that readers can pursue issues in greater depth. Most recent News Analyses are below, and older reports are archived by category on the left of this page. | ||
| Behind the New Burma | 02-10-2012 |
A thaw in relations between Burma and the West is underway. U.S. Secretary of State, United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary and other high level government officials from the West have recently visited this former pariah state. Europe eased travel bans for … |
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| A Kim of a Different Il: Possible effects of North Korean Succession | 01-30-2012 |
Introduction and History On December 17, 2011, North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Jong-il, died of a heart attack while on a train outside of Pyongyang. As a result, his youngest son, Great Successor Kim Jong-un, was left in control of … |
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