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India Not Shining Any More India's reversal on FDI in retail trade exposes weak governance that paralyzes global success A Global Consensus to Rise and Occupy Protesters around the globe connect, lashing out at inequality, cronyism and dysfunctional governments That Used to Be Us Thomas. L. Friedman explains the reasons for the slow decline of the United States, especially American failure to adapt to the hyper-connected world it helped to create, and also the path to recovery Click Here for Transcript Exceptional People: How Migration Shaped Our World and Will Define Our Future Authors Ian Goldin, Geoffrey Cameron and Meera Balarajan set out to counter the prevailing negative narratives on migration Get the latest from YaleGlobal for mobile devices Connect with us: Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook   Riots, Language and Britain's Globalized Underclass Violent riots broke out in Britain in August, and researchers, searching for reasons, examined the messages relayed by rioters over social media. Many of the calls to don disguises and join the mayhem were in a dialect labeled Multicultural London English by sociolinguists and Jafaican by the media – a post-racial blend that emerged from the more than 300 languages and dialects spoken by youth who attend London's schools. Rough language can encourage rough behavior and, combined with limited social mobility and poverty, restrict youth opportunities. Globalization has created a multicultural underclass trapped within tight neighborhood pockets, and some educators question if limited language and experiences reinforce dysfunctional ways. Sociologist Garry Robson concludes that Great Britain has a challenge in mainstreaming its multiethnic underclass, both globalized and trapped – and that requires candid discussions and acknowledgement that Multicultural London English is a problem. More News... US Military, Taliban Use Twitter to Wage War Ernesto Londoño The Washington Post, 21 December 2011 War of words tries to win hearts and minds North Korea After Kim Jayshree Bajoria Foreign Affairs, 20 December 2011 Expect the regime to prioritize the military and needle the international community for aid Analysis: In Death, Kim Gives China a Dose of Dread Chris Buckley, Ben Blanchard Reuters, 19 December 2011 Change is inevitable China-Based Hacking of 760 Companies Shows Cyber Cold War Michael Riley, John Walcott Bloomberg Businessweek, 16 December 2011 With spying on the rise, companies may hesitate to work with known culprits View email in browser | Unsubscribe | Update your profile | Forward to a friend   Copyright (C) 2011 YaleGlobal Online All rights reserved.