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Guide to Reform the Middle East? Try East Asia In North Africa and East Asia, former enemies can compromise and build new governments A Tahrir Square Moment in India One activist – and an angry middle class – rallied to protest India's endemic corruption World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse Lester R. Brown's book on climate change addresses 21st century investment mega-trends 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   The West Likes Democracy for Some Arabs, But Not Others The US has reasons for hurrying some Arab authoritarian leaders to the exit and not others. Syria and Bahrain are cases in point, explains author Dilip Hiro. Citizens of both nations resist leaders from minority sects and ongoing discrimination. Syria is 68 percent Sunni, run by a president, an Alawi, which is a Shia sub-sect; Bahrain is 70 percent Shia with a Sunni king. Syria has long defied the US, serving as a conduit between Iran and radical groups in Palestine and Lebanon.... More News... How a Persian Gulf Backwater Became an International Power Broker Sonia Verma The Globe & Mail, 20 April 2011 Qatar steps onto the world stage – to preserve its sovereignty Bordeaux Vineyards Acquire Taste for Chinese Buyers Alexandra Topping The Guardian, 20 April 2011 Sacrificing a few vineyards to Chinese investors could open a new market NATO's Last Mission? Fred Kaplan Slate, 19 April 2011 A formidable alliance is one of equals, with a common sense of purpose The War on Soft Power Joseph S. Nye Jr. Foreign Policy, 19 April 2011 The US budget deal could weaken the nation's global influence View email in browser | Unsubscribe | Update your profile | Forward to a friend   Copyright (C) 2011 YaleGlobal Online All rights reserved.