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The World Is Adrift as Nations Skirmish   However powerful, nations can’t protect themselves without protecting the globe Diasporas Shape Politics Back Home from Afar Global communications make transnational engagement from diasporas a growing force Connect with us: Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook   Can China Afford to Confront the World? – Part I China’s emersion into free-market capitalism, starting in 1978 under Deng Xiaoping, was gradual and cautious. Now the world’s second largest economy, China often clashes with its largest trade partner, the United States, most recently over currency revaluation measures at the G20 meeting in Seoul. This two-part YaleGlobal series analyzes China’s new assertiveness, both regionally and with the US, and the directions this can take. The Chinese bristle at US criticisms and contend that the US struggle with high unemployment rates, bubbles and wage inequality can’t be pinned on China.... More News... Leaking Siberian Ice Raises a Tricky Climate Issue Arthur Max Associated Press, 24 November 2010 Climate change and thawing permafrost are in accelerating spiral that releases methane   Koreas in Border Artillery Clash  John Sudworth BBC News, 23 November 2010 Exchange in fire across North-South Korean border heightens regional tensions    Russia Hosts Summit to Save Tiger Al Jazeera, 15 November 2010 Deforestation, loss of habitat and poaching hurry tiger’s extinction View email in browser | Unsubscribe | Update your profile | Forward to a friend   Copyright (C) 2010 YaleGlobal Online All rights reserved.