Tag Archives: United Kingdom

Thatcher Lives! In Putin’s Moscow

Can you track the many ways in which Russia’s President and the UK’s late Prime Minister were alike?

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Thatcher Vs. Hawke: Whose Reforms Worked Best?

Who left behind a stronger economy: the warrior-like conservative British Prime Minister or Australia’s bridge-builder?

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Thatcher, Merkel and the Euro

What is the legacy of Britain’s Margaret Thatcher for Europe’s crisis-stricken countries today?

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British Exceptionalism and the European Union

Why does the United Kingdom rely so much on an adversarial and confrontational model of political discussion?

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The U.S. Refusal to See China as a Positive Challenge

Why don’t Americans let themselves be spurred to stimulate their competitive juices when they look at China?

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Ranking U.S. Income Inequality

Which pair of countries is most similar to the United States in terms of income inequality?

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London to Germany: Now Save the Euro!

Many U.S. and UK analysts think Germany is destroying the euro. The Germans think they are saving it. Who’s right?

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Europe’s Champions on Different Economic Paths

Why is Spain starting look a little more robust economically than Britain?

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The German Strategy on the Euro: A Pre-Summit Roadmap

How does Germany see its role, and what are its real intentions and specific plans, with regard to saving the euro?

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Britain’s Self-Defeating Blame Game

How justified are claims by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne that the eurozone crisis is killing Britain’s economic recovery?

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