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Britain’s Legacy in the Middle East: Iraq’s Oil

How has British and U.S. desire to control Iraqi oil shaped the country’s recent history?

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China: The Optimistic BRIC

How does traveling in China change one’s ideas about Chinese communism?

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U.S. Dollar Decline as a National Strategy?

Is relying on a weak dollar really a promising economic strategy? Why would it not work as advertised?

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Another American Dream

How do North America's aboriginal communities approach the global challenges of the 21st century?

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U.S. Futures and Out-of-Control Deficits

Does the United States have to worry about a currency crash, just as the United Kingdom experienced in 1956?

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Imagining a Post-Dollar World

Are the dollar’s days as the global reserve currency numbered?

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Berlin 1961: Staring Down a Soviet Tank’s Barrel

How did a tense scene at Checkpoint Charlie in 1961 almost lead to nuclear war?

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History of the Future

What do current conditions in rich countries tell us about the world’s future?

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Who Was the Richest Person Ever?

Marcus Crassus, John D. Rockefeller, Carlos Slim, Mikhail Khodorovsky — who’s the richest of them all?

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Wangari Maathai: Independence — Kenya’s and My Own

How did Wangari Maathai help change the social landscape of Africa?

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