April 2, 2015 | Like Singapore’s recently deceased Lee Kuan Yew and China’s Deng Xiaoping, Vladimir Putin is establishing a political succession that ensures continuity for his brand of authoritarianism.
December 18, 2014 | The lack of majority support for Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement is an example of developing nations’ inclination towards pragmatism, not liberalism and civil rights.
September 24, 2014 | India and China’s Pragmatism Challenge U.S. Superpower Status
May 1, 2014 | Europe is way ahead of the U.S. in curbing dangerous high-speed financial speculation that adds nothing of value to the economy.
April 29, 2014 | When the public abandons voting and attempts to veto a policy or even an entire government.
February 18, 2014 | Samuel Huntington wrote: “In the emerging world of ethnic conflict and civilizational clash, Western belief in the universality of the Western culture suffers three problems: it is false; it is immoral; and it is dangerous.”
February 14, 2014 | With the U.S. Congress deadlocked over trade, Chile's progressive new government may be able to win new protections and increase transparency in the TPP talks.
February 3, 2014 | When the losing party in an election resorts to extra-legal measures, democracy is threatened and secession may follow.
December 11, 2013 | Susan Rice presented a plan in her Georgetown speech on how to make a deal with Beijing.
November 22, 2013 | China’s good relations with states at odds with each other could yield results at the negotiating table soon.