By Issac Greenwood
Since its onset over four years ago, the Syrian conflict has claimed over 250,000 lives and forced 11 million civilians to flee as refugees.
It Is Not All Child’s Play
By Sanjana Sethi
Aliceana Belling, 3, perusing the local departmental store for a Halloween costume, walks right past the rows of pink princess dresses straight to the superhero outfits. She asks, “Why can’t girls save the world?”
UAW Strikes a Deal with GM
By Samantha Torre
Sunday, October 25, 2015 may become an influential day in the lives of unionized General Motors workers across the country.
Iran Seeks Investment in Post-Sanctions World
By Isaac Greenwood
During his recent visit to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani encouraged American private investment in the soon-to-be unrestricted Iranian economy.
Millennium Development Goals
By Sanjana Sethi
In the wake of the last millennium, the United Nations Millennium Project spearheaded a global concerted pursuit to eradicate poverty. Nations and leading global institutions congregated to commit to a series of quantified and time-bound targets that came to be known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Meaning of the Volkswagen Scandal
By Dean Xu
In the 19th century, “Made in Germany” had been introduced by the British to mark inferior goods coming from Germany. However, this label has since evolved into a seal of quality and product reliability.
Any Hope for Afghanistan? With the War Economy Coming to an End, the Taliban is the Least of Afghanistan’s Worries
By Dylan Magee
With the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan decreasing by tens of thousands each year since 2011, the once stable war economy that was headed by over $130 billion donated by countries across the globe since the Taliban’s fall in 2001 is on the edge of a cliff ready to plummet into another period of rampant corruption and depression.
Open Markets, Closed Doors: The Impending Impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
By Hunter Bosson
After nearly a decade in the works, the largest trade deal in history is on track for ratification. Initiated by the Bush administration in 2008, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has evolved, largely in secret, into a vast treaty President Obama seeks to make into his crowning achievement.
Taming the Giants
By Sang Hyun Park
Taking the first-class seat on her plane to Seoul late last year, Cho Hyun-Ah ‘99 would not have known that an unopened bag of macadamia nuts would cost her a job and a prison sentence.
The Eurozone Crisis: A seemingly never-ending standoff between Greece and Germany
By Jeffrey Fung
Something that was meant to be a unification of several European nations has now turned into a situation filled with turmoil and confrontations.
A Tale of Two Economies: Veritas non Sequitur
By Shohini Kundu
Merely 30 years ago, Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone announced his desire to transform Japan into an “unsinkable aircraft carrier”. Three decades later, Japan cannot plug the holes of that carrier fast enough to keep it from sinking. Is there a lesson the U.S. can take from Japan?
Empires of the Sun: Expensive Investments, Cheap Oil, and the Future of Solar Power
By Andrew Billiter
In 2007, in response to widespread discontent over Apple’s refusal to divulge any details about the company’s carbon footprint, Steve Jobs penned a letter promising greater transparency and a shift to more sustainable practices across the corporation.
Who Did Well When Oil Tanked?
By Ethan Coy
Navigating the financial markets is all about predicting the future. Yet very few of the brightest minds in finance foresaw the precipitous crash in oil prices that began late last year. Not even Carl Icahn, one of the most respected fund managers in history.
Revolutionizing Luxury
By Paulina Kang
The luxury hotel market is on the rise, creating increased competition that will generate a need for luxury hotel companies to refocus their business strategies according to its dynamic market preferences.
The Future of Food?
By Reed Boehringer
Current agricultural and food consumption practices are unsustainable, and so a new wave of food-technology startups are hoping to reform the way the world eats.
A Jolt of Energy
By Andrew Billiter
Three months after the initial announcement in February by CEO Elon Musk, Tesla Motors recently revealed the Powerwall, a line of rechargeable battery units for residential and commercial use.
Google Launches Project Fi Wireless Network
By Sang Hyun Park
Google is moving into the $189 billion market for wireless service with Project Fi, a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) created in partnership with T-Mobile U.S. and Sprint.
The Shift Away from Fossil Fuel Investments
By Sang Hyun Park
In light of a growing fossil fuel divestment movement, banks and investors are limiting their financial exposure to coalmining companies.
The Chinese Economy
By Andrew Billiter
The Chinese economy posted disappointing growth figures again earlier this week, continuing the trend of slowing economic growth reported since 2012.
Oil Prices
By Andrew Billiter
The price of crude oil, seemingly stabilized after a lengthy period of precipitous decline, dropped again to $43 a barrel last week as global production continued mostly unabated, prompting the International Energy Agency to issue a warning that current oil storage capacity is reaching its limit.