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The United States as a Failing State? A Perspective From 2013

A country’s success or failure must be measured against its inherent potential.

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Innovation and Management in China, Germany and the US

Will China follow the U.S. model or the German model for innovation and management?

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Systematically Silencing America

How Republicans and their cynical allies deal with America’s real problems.

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Weakened West or Triumph of Democracy?

In a triumph of Western democracy, the interventionist impulses of US and UK are cut down to size.

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Walmart: Benevolent Dictator of America

After the D.C. mayor’s veto: What’s Walmart’s real game plan — aside from refusing to pay a living wage?

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Mexico & Brazil: Why U.S. Spying Stings So Much

After the NSA snooping, why are politicians and citizens all across Latin America so dismayed?

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U.S. Into Syria: Six Key Mysteries

What happens when a bunch of former senators run U.S. foreign policy?

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Syria: The End of American Omnipotence

How is the Syria crisis forcing U.S. elites to see what the world already knows?

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The Transatlantic Battle Against Tax Evasion

Why is combating tax evasion so important in the globalization debate?

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Shadows of Snowden Over the Atlantic Alliance

Beyond betrayal of trust, what about the NSA scandal worries Europe most?

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