Is French leadership strong only when opposing action? Have German leaders finally learned to be diplomatic?
The German Strategy on the Euro: A Pre-Summit Roadmap
How does Germany see its role, and what are its real intentions and specific plans, with regard to saving the euro?
France’s Epoch-Making Choice
Will Francois Hollande choose to make France like Germany or to make France like Italy?
After the French Elections: The Potential Benefits of Hollande
With the election of François Hollande, could France be in for a repeat of its transformative early-1980s experience?
The New Europe: A Wobbly France Is Rebalanced by a Strong Poland
In the new Europe, alliances are thankfully built on performance and competence, not tradition and habit.
A Preview of the French Elections: The Benefits of Hollande
Could it be that France is in for a repeat of its transformative early 1980s experience?
The Increasing Irrelevance of the U.S. Presidency
The weakened office of the President raises very serious questions about the ability of the United States to adapt to modern times.
What Chile’s Student Protests Can Teach the United States
Will U.S. students take a page from their Chilean brethren and protest the high cost of college education?
A Co-Directorate for the IMF? Say Yes to Lagarde and Carstens
What's a creative solution to give the emerging market countries their fair leadership share in the IMF?
Middle Class and Globalization: A Big Power Comparison (Part I)
Which nation stands to lose the most compared to its own expectations, projected path and historic experiences?
























