Letter from the Editors: Special Issue on Thoughtful Personal Reflections on the Global World Around Us

This editorial article introduces the special issue of AIB Insights on reflections on the global world around us. The issue includes “A Glimmer of Hope” by Joseph J. DiStefano; “The Aesthetics of Waste: Reflections on the New Shanghai” by Farok J. Contractor Rutgers University and “Urgent Call for Research on International Trade in Human Beings” by Patriya Tansuhaj.