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Globalizing Insurgency in Somalia Amid dire poverty and famine, Somali-insurgency al-Shabab conducts transnational recruitment The Eurozone Fights for Survival – Part II European nations that abandon the union would be pariahs in the financial markets Transnational Celebrity Activism in Global Politics: Changing the World? Many facets of globalization have combined to spur intense celebrity activism at the global level Get the latest from YaleGlobal for mobile devices Connect with us: Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook   How to Accommodate 9 Billion and Save the Environment – Part I Crises anticipated from climate change won’t wait for political action. This YaleGlobal series examines the challenges awaiting political leaders seeking solutions to a global problem that requires tough decisions on new energy policies, investments and consumption. In the first of two articles, Yvo De Boer, former executive secretary for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and global advisor on the issue, describes distrust among nations that led to the failure of the Copenhagen summit. In a highly interconnected world with discussions stretching over decades, small adjustments in energy policies or carbon emissions create winners and losers.... More News... The Challenging Billions David Bloom Project Syndicate, 26 August 2011 Job creation fails to keep pace with population growth Blinded by Science Timothy Caulfield The Walrus, 26 August 2011 The media and internet exaggerate breakthroughs in health research The Real Foreign Hand Backing Anna Rajiv Kumar The Hindu BusinessLine, 25 August 2011 As advanced economies struggle, foreign investors and India’s elite battle corruption The Great Failure of Globalization Jeffrey Sachs The Financial Times, 24 August 2011 European and US leaders refuse to acknowledge the cause for economic decline View email in browser | Unsubscribe | Update your profile | Forward to a friend   Copyright (C) 2011 YaleGlobal Online All rights reserved.