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Repeating Collective Failure, Long After the Great War

Unrestrained climate change: 2014’s tragic answer to the epic, collective failure of 1914?

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Is China’s Progress Inexorable?

Will the health consequences of modernization end the giant strides of the Chinese dragon?

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Don’t Worry, Germany: Export All the BMWs You Want!

A pathway to reducing Germany’s current account surplus.

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Small Business and the WTO

Why small businesses are likely to benefit from the WTO’s new agreement.

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Exporting Japanese Food Culture

Japanese cuisine has become a UNESCO world cultural heritage. What role can that play in reviving the economy?

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United States Blames Germany? What Nonsense.

For the U.S. Treasury to criticize German economic policies is rather rich.

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Carried Away by the Shale Gale

Is the so-called shale boom in the United States just hype?

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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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The Transatlantic Battle Against Tax Evasion

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

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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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