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Economic Fixes Should Not Worsen Environmental Crisis By ignoring environmental protections in financial-recovery packages, governments invite new crises US Falls Behind in Global Race for Talent World's best and brightest are less keen to study, work or stay in the US Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution and How It Can Renew America Friedman takes a fresh look at two of the biggest challenges we face today: America's surprising loss of focus and national purpose since 9/11; and the global environmental crisis, which is affecting everything from food to fuel to forests Get the latest from YaleGlobal for mobile devices Connect with us: Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook   Mongolia Opens Doors for Foreign Investment Foreign investment in Mongolia's mining sector – coal, copper, gold and more – is fueling rapid growth. Like other developing nations, Mongolia wrestles with how to control the development and spread wealth throughout a dispersed population of 2.7 million in sustainable ways rather than passing it on to a handful of elites or creating a welfare state, explains journalist Steven Borowiec. He points out that Mongolia has long been squeezed by Russian and Chinese interests: China is the largest trade partner and investor for the former Soviet satellite, making it tough for Mongolia to compete. So far, job growth for Mongolians has not kept pace with revenues earned by the government from foreign investment; poverty, urbanization and inflation contribute to social problems.... More News... What Does Gaddafi's Fall Mean for Africa? Mahmood Mamdani Al Jazeera, 21 October 2011 Systems that fail to reform can expect bitter insiders to seek outside intervention Foreigners' Sweetener: Buy House, Get a Visa Nick Timiraos The Wall Street Journal, 21 October 2011 Trying to avoid a McMansion fire-sale, the US lures wealthy foreign investors The New Geopolitics of Food Lester R. Brown Foreign Policy, 18 October 2011 As prices soar, the world is losing its ability to deal with food shortages So Many US Manufacturing Jobs, So Few Skilled Workers Lucia Mutikani Reuters, 17 October 2011 Rejecting skilled trades, American students ignore demands of the job market View email in browser | Unsubscribe | Update your profile | Forward to a friend   Copyright (C) 2011 YaleGlobal Online All rights reserved.