Tag Archives: British Empire

The Need to Challenge Conventional Economic Wisdom: Part II

What does the economics profession really know about generating economic growth?

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Nationalism Vs. Globalism: The Possibility of One Asia

Can the countries of Asia go it alone, or do they still need the United States to keep them connected to each other?

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Dateline America: What’s So Horrible About Being Anti-Colonialist?

Is President Obama really an anti-colonialist, as Dinesh D’Souza argues? And so what if he is?

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Remnants of Empire — Pakistan (2009)

What is Pakistan like 60 years after the British left?

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Ireland Says “Thank You” to Europe (Part I)

How has membership in the European Union benefited Ireland over the past few decades?

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Washington’s Place in a New World

What will the United States do in a world of dispersed power?

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India and Britain: A Tortured Relationship (Part I)

Why do China and India think in terms of generations, not quarterly results?

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China and the Global Politics of Trade, Then and Now: Part II

How were the foundations of modern trade policy created during the 1800s?

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China’s Great Trade Surplus: Part I

Is China’s trade policy today affected by its collective memory of 19th century dealings with Europe?

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Remembering the Last of the British Empire

Looking at Rhodesia in the days before Mugabe.

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