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Dan Steinbock

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Looking East in Singapore

Economic success has made Singapore a strategic player in Southeast Asia, as it navigates between the United States and rising powers China and India. But as the city-state grows more prosperous, it becomes more vulnerable to terror.

A Deadly Disconnect

The United States is focused on fighting extremism, but ordinary Pakistanis are worried about the economy. Why emerging markets are key to the war on terror.

A Dream Deferred

When South Africans threw off the oppression of the apartheid system, the future seemed bright. But thanks to years of government incompetence, political and economic success is far from assured.

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May 27, 2012