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How a Soothing Drink Changed Fortunes and Incited Protests Tea's history reveals globalization’s best and worst sides – trade, prosperity, migration and war Don't Look for Jasmine Revolution or Tea in China Fear of Middle East-type protest sets Chinese authorities on edge, attacking foreign journalists Is Global Warming Real? How to Avert the Threat Bo Ekman, Founder and chairman of the Tällberg Foundation, discusses the challenge of global warming and the measures needed to avert danger to the planet Connect with us: Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook   Religion May Not Dominate Post-Revolutionary Middle East Arabs throughout the Middle East and North Africa long for the basic freedoms taken for granted in the West. With governments overthrown in Tunisia and Egypt and unrest raging elsewhere in the region, analysts worry about religious motivations and how these might influence governance. Such a narrow focus is misdirected, explains Endy M. Bayuni, visiting fellow with the East-West Center. The former editor-in-chief of the Jakarta Post postulates that the battles over governance will be waged between liberal and autocratic styles. Analysts who argue that liberal democracy is unsuitable for Arab states... More News... Painful Price of Forging a Democratic Era Roula Khalaf The Financial Times , 11 March 2011 The struggle for political reform turns deadly in Libya Heat Damages Colombia Coffee, Raising Prices Elisabeth Rosenthal The New York Times, 10 March 2011 Coffee growers lament climate change for declining yields in Latin America Women's Rights in Afghanistan Lose Steam Tom A. Peter The Christian Science Monitor, 9 March 2011 Gender equality remains a distant dream for women in rural Afghanistan America Should Not Prosecute Julian Assange Joseph Nye The Financial Times, 9 March 2011 US pursuit of the WikiLeaks founder discourages the freedom to connect View email in browser | Unsubscribe | Update your profile | Forward to a friend   Copyright (C) 2011 YaleGlobal Online All rights reserved.