Tag Archives: Global West

Asia’s Lacking Pride

Why would emerging countries copy the unhealthy eating habits of the West, when their own tradition is so much healthier?

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The Optical Illusion of Western Decline (Part II)

Why is the false narrative of Western decline so persistent?

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Toward a Pacific-Oriented America? (Part I)

Is the United States really shifting from an Atlantic to an Asia-Pacific orientation?

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A Brief History of Cheap Labor

How was cheap labor key to turning Britain, Germany and the United States into industrial powers?

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Chandran Nair on Asia’s Global Responsibility

Why is it up to Asia to fashion a more environmentally and socially conscious brand of capitalism?

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The Post-Crisis Global Economy: This Time, It’s Different

How have relations between economic powers changed since the financial crisis struck in 2008?

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Pascal Lamy: Whither Globalization?

Is the globalized world of the 21st century being managed with a system — and a mindset — designed for a century that has faded away?

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A Call for the United States to Rediscover Its Ideals

What can George Washington and Elvis Presley teach U.S. policymakers about the value of modesty as a tool of powerful multilateralism?

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The Elusive Quest for Energy Security

Why do the world’s countries need to take a global approach to securing future energy supplies?

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From “Made in the USA” to “Made in China”

Why will Western economies have to wage an increasingly intense competition with the rest of the world for resources and capital?

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