Economics

Commentary

China and the Blame Game

John F. Copper | Jan 31, 2012

American politicians are quick to point the finger at China, but the roots U.S. economic problems are closer to home.

Europe's Problem Is the Euro

Milton Ezrati | Jan 31, 2012

Why Germany deserves some of the blame for Europe's economic crisis.

The (Almost) Triumph of Offshore Balancing

Christopher Layne | Jan 27, 2012

The fact of U.S. decline is undeniable. A new grand strategy is in order.

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Essays

Rethinking the Pakistan Plan

Amitai Etzioni | Jan 04, 2012

U.S.-Pakistani relations are in crisis. Strategic fear of India prevents Pakistan from bending to U.S. demands. Easing India-Pakistan tensions could change the dynamics of the U.S.-Pakistan alliance.

The Seoul Nuclear Summit

Miles A. Pomper

Michelle E. Dover

| Jan 04, 2012

Obama has emerged as champion of securing vulnerable nuclear materials. Two years after his Washington summit on this arcane but important matter, national leaders will descend on South Korea to track progress and fashion goals for the future.

Drug Mayhem Moves South

Ted Galen Carpenter | Jan 04, 2012

Mexico’s drug violence is spreading into Central American countries that lack the resources to cope with such dire challenges. The region is in danger of reverting back to turmoil.

The No-Growth Trap

Benjamin M. Friedman | Oct 25, 2011

Without economic recovery there is no political consensus; without political consensus there is no economic recovery. If Washington fails to overcome its current stalemate, a long period of monetary stagnation and moral decline will set in.

Night Thoughts on Europe

Walter Laqueur | Oct 25, 2011

Europe’s problems go far beyond deflating currency and rising debt. It suffers from a lack of will, a crisis of confidence—and a serious identity problem. The once-great superpower has already fallen. Centuries of predominance slip away.

Chinese Nationalism and Its Discontents

Robert S. Ross | Oct 25, 2011

China must choose between kowtowing to domestic nationalism and submitting to a peaceful rise. Lately, nationalist belligerence has ruled the day. Washington is overreacting, encircling China. A latent rivalry ratchets up to dangerous levels.