Over-regulation chases capital overseas—with negative repercussions for the U.S. economy.
Protectionist measures endanger America's financial well-being.
Nuclear hypocrisy for India's sake endangers U.S. security.
Demand for resources will be the flashpoint in U.S.-Chinese relations.
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No more Brie, no more Stilton, no more Gorgonzola. Just what have Washington and Brussels got against cheese? Don't you know there's a war on?
Bush appeases the anti-globalizers; the Democrats embrace them; the economy bubbles along; and the clouds gather.
American is playing matchmaker to Turkey and the EU. It had better work. A broken engagement could mean a clash of civilizations.
Is the United States becoming more skeptical of the EU, or just more confused?
Russia's reversal of fortunes in its resource-rich Far East will complicate the Asian equation for the United States.