A double take on economic planning and dynamism in India.
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The Obama/Modi Duo: A Summit of Democracies
President Obama’s visit to India has shown the world where his sympathies lie.
Pope Francis: U.S.-Cuba Matchmaker
What the U.S.-Cuba deal tells us about the future of Vatican diplomacy in a multi-polar world.
France’s Sudden Chinese Impulses
Why is the French finance minister invoking other cultures’ diplomatic style to defend France?
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Why are U.S. southern states so determined not to serve the very real needs of their poor populations?
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With Modi, India got a new life politically. What about Brazil?
Germany, America and the Global Order
How two reluctant, yet pivotal powers adjust to a pluralistic and less Western world order.
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