WTO on the brink, needs a rethink
Kevin P Gallagher is a professor of international relations at Boston University where he co-directs the Global Economic Governance Initiative.
POV: Is Philippines Typhoon the New Normal?
While the initial estimates of the Haiyan death toll of 10,000 have been revised downward, images instantaneously transmitted around the world of bodies in trees, burial trenches packed with lime-sprinkled body bags (some heartbreakingly small), and families picking through rubble for the most basic needs of sustenance cannot fail to catch the attention of the world.
Passage to India
When it was organized 32 years ago, the BU India Club (BUIC) hoped to bring together people of South Asian descent from around the Boston area to meet and network. Today, BUIC is the largest cultural group on campus, with more than 250 active members and over 1,000 alumni.
The club hosts meetings, community service events, dinners, basketball tournaments, and festivals. But its flagship events are the cultural shows members stage each fall and spring. This year’s fall festival, Rangeela, drew a crowd of several hundred. The event showcased Indian dance teams performing classical Indian dance, as well as other styles, such as garba raas, bhangra, and hip-hop fusion. The Hindi-fusion a cappella group Suno also performed.
International BU students get a taste of first Thanksgiving meal
For Americans, Thanksgiving is an annual celebration of food and family. However, many people around the world have never experienced the holiday—or its hearty flavors. The Boston Globe profiled several MET International students as they sampled turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, pumpkin tarts, and more.
Embassy Row: Delusions of U.S.-Pakistan relationship
"After 66 years of bilateral ties, U.S.-Pakistani relations are still based on delusions — and [CAS Professor] Husain Haqqani is on a campaign to correct the diplomatic self-deceptions."
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