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Cartoon Crisis - Globalisation and Alienation
Even as it connects the world, globalisation is creating a sense of alienation, injustice and inequality amongst communities. One of the predicaments of our times is that the more we are connected...
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Cartoon Jihad
Besides showing the cultural gulf with the West, the cartoon crises shows the clout of globalized Islam.The forces of globalization are responsible not only for spread of capitalism, but the growing...
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Cartoon Crisis - Clash of Civilizations?
The controversy over the publication of the Danish cartoons illustrates how globalization is creating a convergence of cultures.How did twelve cartoons erupt into a global catastrophe that brought...
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An Interview with Thomas L. Friedman
New York Times columnist and author Thomas L. Friedman discusses the next edition of his bestselling book, "The World Is Flat," due to be released later this month. Nayan Chanda: We have in our studio...
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Peacebuilding Through Sustainable Economic Development
An interview with the head of the Mercy Corps Collaborative Development Initiative in Kyrgyzstan, an economic development and peacebuilding project.Participants of Mercy Corps vocational training in...
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Reducing the Risk of Disaster
Mercy Corps is engaging in disaster risk reduction programming to identify hazards and lessen the destruction caused by disasters. Tajikistan's rugged landscape is quite enchanting, but highly...
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Globalization with Arab Characteristics
The Arab states need to adapt to global markets in order to increase employment opportunities for the booming young adult population. If the governments can address their daunting employment challenge,...
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Philanthropy in the Arab World
When we hear about the Middle East in the news we mostly hear about oil and conflict, but this article brings to light a new trend when it comes to the Arab world-philanthropy. However, the BBC reports...
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Do Higher Oil Prices Mean Poverty for Middle East?
It seems counter intuitive-- how can higher oil prices possibly make oil rich countries like Saudi Arabia worse off? Well, these prices are certainly hurting the middle class. Today's New York Times...
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Brave New World: Gulf Seeks Bold Science Initiatives
The Gulf States are investing in radical initiatives to strengthen science, but results are not guaranteed.A view near the site for the soon-to-be King Abdullah University of Science and Technology...
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Dubai Striving to be World’s Economic and Cultural Hub
Megacity Dubai is positioning itself to be the new financial and cultural capital of the world. Once a small fishing village, the place has transformed into one of the most thriving economies on...
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Silk Road Reopens
Is the Silk Road making a comeback?Newsweek says the historic trade route between Asia and the Middle East is reopening as trade grows between China and oil-rich Gulf countries. The chance to renew the...
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The Plight of Iraqis
Life has been hard for many Iraqi refugees. They flee their homes in the thousands each day to reach unwelcoming neighboring countries that do not have enough room or resources for them. The UN High...
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Libya's Border Crisis
This has been reposted from the Mercy Corps blog.On March 1, I entered Libya from Egypt with the Mercy Corps emergency response team. The situation at the border was chaotic. Thousands of foreign...
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A new model for Middle East economic practices starts with Tunisia, Libya
Sitting in cafes all over Tunisia are unemployed youth with college degrees and nothing better to do. Tunisia's recent revolution left it with skyrocketing unemployment and an economic collapse. Libya,...
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