Political geography Articles

China Also Rises

Piers Brendon | Oct 20, 2010
Will China seek revenge for its century of humiliation at the hands of the West?

The Last Temptation of Risk

Barry Eichengreen | Mar 26, 2010
Eichengreen explains the origins of the economic crisis.

War From Cyberspace

Richard Clarke | Dec 22, 2009
As Obama appoints Howard A. Schmidt to a new cybersecurity post, former cyberczar Richard Clarke shows America is the most vulnerable country in the world.

Ennui Becomes Us

Randall L. Schweller | Dec 16, 2009
Chaos and randomness abound. The increasing disorder of our world will lead to a sort of global ennui mixed with a disturbingly large dose of individual extremism and dogmatic posturing by states.

The Kremlin Begs To Differ

Dimitri K. Simes
Paul J. Saunders
| Oct 28, 2009
One doesn’t need to be a Russian domestic radical or a foreign Russophobe to see major flaws in the way Russia is ruled. The population, however, is satisfied with the status quo...for now.

Fatah Resurrected

Khalil Shikaki | Oct 27, 2009
Abbas sits atop a newly invigorated Palestinian Authority; the West Bank is completely secure. They want peace but will adopt a one-state solution if Netanyahu turns his back on Palestinian progress. Israel must act now.

Death Cometh for the Greenback

Joseph E. Stiglitz | Oct 27, 2009
America’s debt is ballooning. Runaway inflation threatens our creditors. Faith in the almighty dollar is wavering. Soon a global reserve, complete with its own currency, will land the final blow against the dollar. But contrary to popular opinion,

Shades of Abu Ghraib

Alistair Horne | Oct 27, 2009
The grisly subject of torture is back with us again. A look back at the dark days of de Gaulle's struggle to hold onto Algeria reveals consequences that echo loudly in our newest fight to retain what it means to be civilized.

The Federalists Go to Brussels

Christopher Patten | Oct 27, 2009
The European Union’s potential for superpower status has been greatly exaggerated. Brussels has neither the stomach for the job, nor the united purpose to undertake it.

The Perilous Case of Kim Jong Il

Michael J. Green | Aug 25, 2009
Kim Jong Il is dying. Sons, generals and statesmen vie for his throne. With Pyongyang's impressive arsenal of chemical-, biological- and nuclear-weapons programs, the Fall of the House of Kim could end in a peninsular war or worse.

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