America: The Next Woolworth’s?

Will the United States continue to underrate its competition and stay on the road Woolworth’s went down?

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Reasons to Have Hope in Haiti, One By One

Do all the negative statistics about Haiti obscure the humanity and hope of the people there?

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The View from Taksim Square

What experiences did protesters in Istanbul go through during the June 2013 protests?

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Brazil and Turkey: The Global Middle Class Rises

Why are Brazil and Turkey both facing mass protests right now? What makes the two cases similar and what makes them different?

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Rohani’s Presidential Pulpit

Can the incoming Iranian president outmaneuver his country’s hardliners on foreign affairs? Will that enhance global governance?

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Brazil: The People Vs. the Politicians

Amid mass demonstrations in Brazil, what is working and what needs improvement in the country’s political processes?

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Time for a U.S. Pivot to Latin America

Why is China looking more attractive to Latin American countries than the United States?

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Syria, Iran and American Forgetfulness

Which nation is the key enabler of Iran’s steady rise in the Middle East?

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Japan: Is That Really The Third Arrow?

Does the third arrow of "Abenomics" miss the target in ending Japan’s stagnation?

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Japan: The World’s Really Lucky Country

Compared with other occupied nations, how did postwar Japan get so lucky?

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