Devin Stewart ran articles on Toyota and Japan’s decline in Newsweek and the Huffington Post this week. Plus we invite you to join him at Japan Society on March 19 as he moderates a panel on Obama’s Internet Initiatives with Joshua Fouts of Dancing Ink Productions.
Video and transcripts have been posted from our Global Jobs Update with the ILO and Manpower, and from our Carnegie New Leaders session on Arab Press Freedom with Al Jazeera correspondent Khaled Dawoud. You can join the CNLs for next week’s discussion of the Ethics of Exit from Afghanistan.
Sincerely, Eds.
ARTICLES
Conservation and Governance
Peter Zahler
Afghanistan’s rich heritage of biodiversity is threatened by conflict. Yet conservation matters for more than just wildlife: It can, and should, provide a way for rural Afghan communities to manage their natural resources.
Toyota Is a Symptom of Japan’s Decline
Devin T. Stewart
Toyota’s fall from grace caps a 20-year economic malaise that is infecting the popular culture, manifesting itself in a preference for staying home, avoiding risk.
Public Procurement with a Conscience
Robert Senser
Although efforts to adopt decent labor standards through free trade agreements are stymied on the international level, a network of activists are working to make ethical procurement a government priority in the United States.
Japan’s Slow-Motion Crisis
Kenneth Rogoff
Japan’s ability to trudge on in the face of huge adversity is admirable, but the risks of crisis ahead are surely greater than bond markets seem to recognize.
Behavioral Economics and Climate Change Policy
“Irrational” patterns of behavior are central to human decision-making and should be the starting point for effective economic policies.
MULTIMEDIA
Press Freedom in the Arab World
Khaled Dawoud
Al Jazeera correspondent Khaled Dawoud reviews the history behind Al Jazeera and discusses some of the issues he has confronted regarding the channel’s coverage of the Middle East.
Global Jobs Update
David Arkless, David Denoon, Maria Jepsen, Raymond Torres, Devin T. Stewart
A panel of experts from the International Labour Organization, business, academia, and the European Union discuss the actions taken to address the financial crisis and the impact on job generation.
EVENTS
The Ethics of Exit from Afghanistan
March 16, 2010
Katherine Brown, Robert Diamond, Christopher McGurk, David Speedie
In this Carnegie New Leaders event, a panel of Truman National Security Project fellows with first-hand military, diplomatic, and NGO experience in Afghanistan will debate the ethics of various exit strategies.
Obama’s Internet Initiative & Social Reform in the U.S. & Japan
March 19, 2010
Japan Society 333 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017
Joshua S. Fouts, Devin T. Stewart
A panel of experts will explore the evolving role of information and communications technologies in reforming politics, business, and society in the United States and Japan.