Tag Archives: Japan

Japan Votes to Go Back to the Future

Who is more fundamentally opposed to real reforms, Japanese politicians, Japanese voters — or both?

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What Japan Can Learn from Kate Middleton’s England

What does Japan’s monarchy’s need of a male heir say about gender equality?

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America’s Double Take on China

How do the people of a small American city view China — as an opportunity or a threat?

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Should We Expect Multinationals to Be Loyal?

Why would a European CEO be “shunned” if he moved much of his production to China?

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Can Central Bankers Cope With the Crisis?

Are the current monetary tactics of Western central banks analogous to dosing a patient with steroids?

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The British Seeds of American Decline

Is the decline of the United States as an economic superpower inevitable? Or can it avoid the mistakes of past superpowers?

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America and the Crisis of Global Power

What steps does the United States need to take to boost its global standing in the decades ahead?

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China: The Optimistic BRIC

How does traveling in China change one’s ideas about Chinese communism?

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Another Bipolar World Order (Part II)

What is the chief competition that will determine the destiny of mankind in the 21st century?

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Toward a Pacific-Oriented America? (Part I)

Is the United States really shifting from an Atlantic to an Asia-Pacific orientation?

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