How are native English speakers handicapping themselves by not learning other languages?
Obama Steps Out Alone on Climate Change
Will America now respond to the 21st century threat of climate change and lead? Or will ambivalence prevail?
Tibet and 21st Century Water Wars
How will the Tibetan Plateau determine the course of Asia’s future?
Coordinate Currencies, or Stagnate
What can the United States, China and other nations do to prevent a wave of competitive devaluation of currencies?
America: The Next Woolworth’s?
Will the United States continue to underrate its competition and stay on the road Woolworth’s went down?
Brazil: The People Vs. the Politicians
Amid mass demonstrations in Brazil, what is working and what needs improvement in the country’s political processes?
Time for a U.S. Pivot to Latin America
Why is China looking more attractive to Latin American countries than the United States?
U.S.-China: The Difficulty of Becoming Number Two
Are U.S. politicians ready to tell their people that the day is near when the United States will no longer be the globe’s number one?
Why China Does Not See Itself As a Model
Despite its growing economic and political power on the global stage, why doesn’t China want the world to view it as a model?

























