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Nayan Chanda, Editor of YaleGlobal Online, interviews Dr. Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa who was at Yale to participate in the conference "Africa at a Fork in the Road: Taking Off or Disappointment Once Again?" sponsored by the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, April 14 and 15, 2014.

Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank, is interviewed by Nayan Chanda, Editor of YaleGlobal Online. Mr. Kaberuka was at Yale to participate in the conference "Africa at a Fork in the Road: Taking Off or Disappointment Once Again?" sponsored by the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization.

Recently, the possibility of an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities has been looming. Such an attack could evolve into a major shock for the global economy, with serious geopolitical consequences. This panel will analyze, from various perspectives, the rationale, likelihood and probable consequences of that occurrence.

In an interview with Nayan Chanda, Editor of YaleGlobal Online Dr. Hillard Huntington, Executive Director of the Energy Modeling Forum at Stanford University, discusses the impact of Western sanctions on Iran's oil and gas export and the likely consequences of a war with Iran. Dr. Huntington also discusses energy security of the US and environment.

In an interview with Nayan Chanda, Editor of YaleGlobal Online Dr. Matthew Kroenig, Assistant Professor of Government at Georgetown University, discusses the pros and cons of an Israeli and US attack on Iranian nuclear installations and the arguments for Washington establishing a red line to deter Iran's nuclear weapons program.

In an interview Dr. Raghuram Rajan, Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India and former Chief Economist of IMF explains to Nayan Chanda, editor of YaleGlobal, the background of the global economic crisis, mixed US success in containing it, Europe's challenge and background to reforms on FDI and subsidy launched in India in September, 2012.