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Egyptian Youth Sidelined From Their Own Revolution Despite fast-approaching elections, young revolutionaries are mere bystanders in Egypt’s political planning Water Challenges Asia’s Rising Powers – Part II India must prepare for future growth by planning a low-water economy Global Civics: Responsibilities and Rights in an Interdependent World To negotiate resolutions, citizens and leaders must delve into global civics lessons and understand the political processes, argues Hakan Altinay An interview with John Dramani Mahama Ghana's Vice President John Dramani Mahama says how stigma of homosexuality hampers fighting AIDS, talks about the role of telecommunication in political transformation, voices concern about NATO attacks on Libya, and Ghana's effort to avoid the curse of wealth from natural resources Connect with us: Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook   Is France on Course to Bid Adieu to Globalization? The French have long been critical of globalizing forces that disrupt their nation’s economy or threaten their identity. Calls for démondialisation, or deglobalization, has emerged as a leading issue in the French presidential campaign. Intense opposition to engagement with the world builds among the left and right, along with alarm about the global debt crisis, structural youth unemployment and a disturbing rise in inequality. Policy changes – including France distancing itself from European Union politics, as foreshadowed by its 2005 rejection of the European Constitutional Treaty – could be in store, explains journalist Pierre Haski. Some pleas for deglobalization are selfish and xenophobic.... More News... Sorry, Pakistan: China Is No Sugar Daddy Urmila Venugopalan Foreign Policy, 22 July 2011 China has gained from US security in the region Resist the Temptations of the Cloud! Richard Stallman Spiegel Online, 21 July 2011 Warning – remote computing puts privacy at risk Keepin' It Cool: How the Air Conditioner Made Modern America Rebecca J. Rosen The Atlantic, 18 July 2011 An invention distracts people from their deteriorating environment The Decline of Agriculture? Dahr Jamail Al Jazeera, 18 July 20111 Extreme weather makes farming a gamble View email in browser | Unsubscribe | Update your profile | Forward to a friend   Copyright (C) 2011 YaleGlobal Online All rights reserved.