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Oil Dependence As Virtue

Daniel W. Drezner | Oct 30, 2008
In short, a world that doesn't need oil may also be a world that doesn't need the United States.

Black is the New Green

Flynt Leverett | Jan 02, 2008
The almighty dollar has some surprising vulnerabilities. Why America's financial health now rests in the hands of China and the oil producers.

A Second Look. . . .

Ian Bremmer | Jul 01, 2007
When it comes to BRICs, the Brazilian tortoise might end up beating the other three hares.

Uncle Sam in the Arab Street

Ray Takeyh | Mar 01, 2004
If America promotes democracy in the Middle East, it must be prepared for some very unpleasant consequences.
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BRIC Wall

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Mar 10, 2010
Russia and China aren’t the only countries against sanctioning Iran—Brazil and India are too.

Loose BRICs

Daniel W. Drezner | Jun 17, 2009
Americans shouldn’t be alarmed by the BRIC summit. The body is just another toothless international grouping, not an attempt to exert hard power.

The Other 'New Russia'

Dan Steinbock | Dec 14, 2007
The public focus in the West has been on Russia’s electoral politics and Vladimir Putin’s possible successors. But emerging consumer markets there represent another “new Russia” that the media is largely ignoring.

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