CHINA surprised many in the international community when the State Council published a white paper in January 2018 titled China’s Arctic Policy.Canada,for example,with 40 percent of its land mass in its three norther...CHINA surprised many in the international community when the State Council published a white paper in January 2018 titled China’s Arctic Policy.Canada,for example,with 40 percent of its land mass in its three northern territories and with 162,000 kilometers of Arctic coastline,has yet to release its long-anticipated northern plan;while China,more than 7,000 kilometers away from the Arctic Circle,has already mustered the political will to produce a comprehensive and positive Arctic strategy.The white paper on Arctic policy is one more indication of China’s intent to have a voice on all major issues of global governance.展开更多
IN 2020,the world community will meet in Beijing to discuss how to correct an almost irreversible problem–biodiversity loss at the Convention on Biological Diversity.Over the past half century,there has been a massiv...IN 2020,the world community will meet in Beijing to discuss how to correct an almost irreversible problem–biodiversity loss at the Convention on Biological Diversity.Over the past half century,there has been a massive decrease in the size of species populations worldwide.At the Beijing conference,China could play a decisive role in securing the planet’s future.展开更多
THE COVID-19 Policy Framework in response to the current pandemic was recently released by the InterAction Council–a group of former world leaders–co-chaired by Bertie Ahern,former prime minister of Ireland,and Olus...THE COVID-19 Policy Framework in response to the current pandemic was recently released by the InterAction Council–a group of former world leaders–co-chaired by Bertie Ahern,former prime minister of Ireland,and Olusegun Obasanjo,former president of Nigeria.This report builds on the longstanding emphasis of the InterAction Council to promote global security.The Council’s global health focus in recent years has been on enhancing the links between human and planetary health to secure the wellbeing of future generations.The COVID-19 Policy Framework aims to provide a comprehensive,multi-sector approach to assist global,national,and community responses now,as well as to promote constructive recommendations for the recovery process.展开更多
WHENEVER high-level conversations turn to national or regional strategies for managing water-related climate impacts,many are compelled to look again and again to China as a model for imagining and then creating a sus...WHENEVER high-level conversations turn to national or regional strategies for managing water-related climate impacts,many are compelled to look again and again to China as a model for imagining and then creating a sustainable future for all of humanity.Why?Because as China goes,so goes the world.展开更多
IF we think back to the China of some 70 years ago,it was the heir to one of the greatest civilizations in world history,but it was also a country that had endured unspeakable tragedies from foreign invasion,civil war...IF we think back to the China of some 70 years ago,it was the heir to one of the greatest civilizations in world history,but it was also a country that had endured unspeakable tragedies from foreign invasion,civil war,famine,and economic decline.Today,China is a leader in the global economy,it has pulled hundreds of millions of its citizens from grinding poverty,it has municipal and transportation infrastructure that is the envy of the world,and it is so technologically advanced that the country is now a genuine space power.Few countries have made such a rapid advance in so short a time.展开更多
LAST September,virtually,due to COVID-19,leaders from around the world made speeches lauding,decrying,or reflecting on the history of the United Nations.This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Unit...LAST September,virtually,due to COVID-19,leaders from around the world made speeches lauding,decrying,or reflecting on the history of the United Nations.This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and in the recent past such anniversaries have been marked by significant actions taken by the 193 states that are members of the organization.In 2005,for example,the 60th anniversary of the UN,which followed the horror of the Rwandan genocide,the General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution on the Responsibility to Protect,a major advance in international law where every state acknowledged in paragraphs 138-139 of the World Summit Outcome Document that it had the“responsibility to protect its populations from genocide,war crimes,ethnic cleansing,and crimes against humanity.”展开更多
CHINA’S economic progress since the commencement of its reform and openingup in 1978 gives hope to every developing nation that if China can do it,so can we.A 2019 report by Switzerland-based financial services compa...CHINA’S economic progress since the commencement of its reform and openingup in 1978 gives hope to every developing nation that if China can do it,so can we.A 2019 report by Switzerland-based financial services company Credit Suisse Group said that China was this century’s champion in wealth creation and the figures it cites are truly amazing.Having successfully cushioned the impact of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009,unlike so many other nations,China has seen total household wealth rise from US$3.7 trillion in 2000 to US$63.8 trillion in 2018,an exponential 17-fold increment.展开更多
BORN of centuries-long interactions between China and other civilizations along the ancient Silk Road,the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI)appears as the quintessential manifestation of multilateralism on the world stage ...BORN of centuries-long interactions between China and other civilizations along the ancient Silk Road,the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI)appears as the quintessential manifestation of multilateralism on the world stage since the Second World War which was,sad to say,one of quite a different kind.The BRI sets out to capture the spirit of the Silk Road,or to articulate,in contemporary vernacular,an Eastern inclination towards human solidarity.展开更多
THE World Bank says the world has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,and who could disagree?The bank’s June 2020 Global Economic Prospects Report described how the world is enduring the deepest recession in...THE World Bank says the world has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,and who could disagree?The bank’s June 2020 Global Economic Prospects Report described how the world is enduring the deepest recession in decades with no clear end in sight,except perhaps in China.The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)shares the similarly gloomy view in its June 2020 Economic Outlook.展开更多
SPACE has become more and more woven into our daily lives:Satellites that orbit the earth send and receive signals and data that are used for Internet communication.Satellites also produce the GPS networks that allow ...SPACE has become more and more woven into our daily lives:Satellites that orbit the earth send and receive signals and data that are used for Internet communication.Satellites also produce the GPS networks that allow us to navigate our streets,pinpoint our locations,and monitor our weather.Meanwhile the introduction of 5G capability will substantially increase the speed of the Internet and“the Internet of things”propelled by artificial intelligence and the rise of big data.展开更多
THE chit chat at family dinner a couple of years ago turned political when we began discussing the best alternatives for my home country’s development.I argued,on a self-sufficient line,that protecting and managing o...THE chit chat at family dinner a couple of years ago turned political when we began discussing the best alternatives for my home country’s development.I argued,on a self-sufficient line,that protecting and managing our biodiversity instead of relying on fossil fuels—as we had for decades—was Colombia’s best possible strategy.To me,in view of our enviable competitive advantage of hosting around 10 percent of the world’s biodiversity,this made irrefutable sense.But the knee-jerk response of a family friend knocked the wind out of my sails.Genuinely curious,he asked,“What the heck is biodiversity?How do you use it?How can it improve our GDP?”展开更多
GLOBAL governance is a commitment to political cooperation among states, non-governmental organizations (NGO’s), businesses, and other transnational actors aimed at solving problems that affect more than one state or...GLOBAL governance is a commitment to political cooperation among states, non-governmental organizations (NGO’s), businesses, and other transnational actors aimed at solving problems that affect more than one state or region.展开更多
NORMAN Bethune is the best known Canadian in the world,according to Adrienne Clarkson,a former governor general of Canada and herself of Chinese descent.This is so because Bethune is a hero of China’s revolutionary e...NORMAN Bethune is the best known Canadian in the world,according to Adrienne Clarkson,a former governor general of Canada and herself of Chinese descent.This is so because Bethune is a hero of China’s revolutionary era,immortalized by Mao Zedong in his December 21,1939 essay“In Memory of Norman Bethune.”展开更多
文摘CHINA surprised many in the international community when the State Council published a white paper in January 2018 titled China’s Arctic Policy.Canada,for example,with 40 percent of its land mass in its three northern territories and with 162,000 kilometers of Arctic coastline,has yet to release its long-anticipated northern plan;while China,more than 7,000 kilometers away from the Arctic Circle,has already mustered the political will to produce a comprehensive and positive Arctic strategy.The white paper on Arctic policy is one more indication of China’s intent to have a voice on all major issues of global governance.
文摘IN 2020,the world community will meet in Beijing to discuss how to correct an almost irreversible problem–biodiversity loss at the Convention on Biological Diversity.Over the past half century,there has been a massive decrease in the size of species populations worldwide.At the Beijing conference,China could play a decisive role in securing the planet’s future.
文摘THE COVID-19 Policy Framework in response to the current pandemic was recently released by the InterAction Council–a group of former world leaders–co-chaired by Bertie Ahern,former prime minister of Ireland,and Olusegun Obasanjo,former president of Nigeria.This report builds on the longstanding emphasis of the InterAction Council to promote global security.The Council’s global health focus in recent years has been on enhancing the links between human and planetary health to secure the wellbeing of future generations.The COVID-19 Policy Framework aims to provide a comprehensive,multi-sector approach to assist global,national,and community responses now,as well as to promote constructive recommendations for the recovery process.
文摘WHENEVER high-level conversations turn to national or regional strategies for managing water-related climate impacts,many are compelled to look again and again to China as a model for imagining and then creating a sustainable future for all of humanity.Why?Because as China goes,so goes the world.
文摘IF we think back to the China of some 70 years ago,it was the heir to one of the greatest civilizations in world history,but it was also a country that had endured unspeakable tragedies from foreign invasion,civil war,famine,and economic decline.Today,China is a leader in the global economy,it has pulled hundreds of millions of its citizens from grinding poverty,it has municipal and transportation infrastructure that is the envy of the world,and it is so technologically advanced that the country is now a genuine space power.Few countries have made such a rapid advance in so short a time.
文摘LAST September,virtually,due to COVID-19,leaders from around the world made speeches lauding,decrying,or reflecting on the history of the United Nations.This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and in the recent past such anniversaries have been marked by significant actions taken by the 193 states that are members of the organization.In 2005,for example,the 60th anniversary of the UN,which followed the horror of the Rwandan genocide,the General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution on the Responsibility to Protect,a major advance in international law where every state acknowledged in paragraphs 138-139 of the World Summit Outcome Document that it had the“responsibility to protect its populations from genocide,war crimes,ethnic cleansing,and crimes against humanity.”
文摘CHINA’S economic progress since the commencement of its reform and openingup in 1978 gives hope to every developing nation that if China can do it,so can we.A 2019 report by Switzerland-based financial services company Credit Suisse Group said that China was this century’s champion in wealth creation and the figures it cites are truly amazing.Having successfully cushioned the impact of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009,unlike so many other nations,China has seen total household wealth rise from US$3.7 trillion in 2000 to US$63.8 trillion in 2018,an exponential 17-fold increment.
文摘BORN of centuries-long interactions between China and other civilizations along the ancient Silk Road,the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI)appears as the quintessential manifestation of multilateralism on the world stage since the Second World War which was,sad to say,one of quite a different kind.The BRI sets out to capture the spirit of the Silk Road,or to articulate,in contemporary vernacular,an Eastern inclination towards human solidarity.
文摘THE World Bank says the world has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,and who could disagree?The bank’s June 2020 Global Economic Prospects Report described how the world is enduring the deepest recession in decades with no clear end in sight,except perhaps in China.The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)shares the similarly gloomy view in its June 2020 Economic Outlook.
文摘SPACE has become more and more woven into our daily lives:Satellites that orbit the earth send and receive signals and data that are used for Internet communication.Satellites also produce the GPS networks that allow us to navigate our streets,pinpoint our locations,and monitor our weather.Meanwhile the introduction of 5G capability will substantially increase the speed of the Internet and“the Internet of things”propelled by artificial intelligence and the rise of big data.
文摘THE chit chat at family dinner a couple of years ago turned political when we began discussing the best alternatives for my home country’s development.I argued,on a self-sufficient line,that protecting and managing our biodiversity instead of relying on fossil fuels—as we had for decades—was Colombia’s best possible strategy.To me,in view of our enviable competitive advantage of hosting around 10 percent of the world’s biodiversity,this made irrefutable sense.But the knee-jerk response of a family friend knocked the wind out of my sails.Genuinely curious,he asked,“What the heck is biodiversity?How do you use it?How can it improve our GDP?”
文摘GLOBAL governance is a commitment to political cooperation among states, non-governmental organizations (NGO’s), businesses, and other transnational actors aimed at solving problems that affect more than one state or region.
文摘NORMAN Bethune is the best known Canadian in the world,according to Adrienne Clarkson,a former governor general of Canada and herself of Chinese descent.This is so because Bethune is a hero of China’s revolutionary era,immortalized by Mao Zedong in his December 21,1939 essay“In Memory of Norman Bethune.”
