Tag Archives: Special Series

Reflections on Doing Business in India and China

How do the realities of doing business in India and China reflect on those countries’ abilities to cultivate talent and new technologies?

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Readying Europe for This Global Age

Does Sweden’s Foreign Minister see Europe as ready to do its part to contribute to global prosperity and stability?

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China and the End of the End of History

Could the Western democratic system be only a transitory phenomenon in the long history of humankind?

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China’s Future: Does Governance Really Matter?

Just how important are improvements in domestic governance for China’s future development?

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The China-Japan-Korea Triangle

Do the ghosts of Northeast Asia’s past imperil the region’s future stability and prosperity?

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America’s Consumer Democracy Versus China’s Modern Mandarinate

Are the consumer democracies of the West becoming ungovernable, while authoritarian China moves into the future?

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The Inexorable End of the Africa Story

Is all the excitement about the future of Africa’s economy really justified? Or is the continent’s success mostly just a commodities story?

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China’s Urban Billion: Civilizing the Cities

Can China’s cities by 2030 really accommodate one billion residents — equal to one in every eight people on the planet?

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Health Care and the Road to American Serfdom

Individual rights in the United States are not threatened because government is too oppressive. The real problem is that government is too weak.

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Iran Sanctions: The Cat and Mouse Game Continues

Are U.S. sanctions against Iran strengthening the economic and financial position of its competitors, including China, India and Turkey?

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