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.
A Lesson from Hong Kong in Pragmatism vs. Liberalism
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China Has a Vested Interest in the Defeat of the Islamic State
China appears to be aiding Iraq its fight against the Islamic State.
Watch Out What You Wish For: China Now No. 1 Economy
Being the world’s top economic power comes with many responsibilities, which China may be trying to sidestep.
The Threshold for Nuclear War Between Pakistan and India Keeps Dropping
Pakistan is playing fast and loose with the precautions to nuclear war.
India and China’s Pragmatism Challenge U.S. Superpower Status
India and China’s Pragmatism Challenge U.S. Superpower Status
The BRICS: Challengers to the Global Status Quo
Can the BRICS wrest control of the global economy from the United States and Europe, or will their internal contradictions tear them apart?
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President Obama is definitely “into” Africa. Unfortunately that has translated into holding the door open for U.S. multinationals to do what outsiders have done for centuries: extract the continent’s wealth.
China’s Christians: Persecution by Zoning Regulations
Every time you think China is becoming a more open society, it goes all repressive again.
The Impact of Chinese Maritime Policies on India
Controlling the South China Sea enables Beijing to project power into the Indian Ocean.
Breathless in North Korea
For 60 years, Koreans on both sides of the DMZ have awaited a peace treaty. Instead they’ve gotten an arms race and political repression.