Decline of America Like many other intellectuals in the United States and the West, Professor Joseph S. Nye is overly concerned with the position of the U.S. as the worlds leading power. He does not want China to overtake his country.
For a resilient and connected Asia-Pacific The effects of continuing global economic uncertainty serve to remind us of our interconnectedness made possible by the advent of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the risks emerging from such a highly networked economy. Y..
Sic Transit Moammar Gadhafi When I was in school I used to wonder who Gloria Mundi was and how she had died, but it turned out to be my defective Latin. Sic Transit Gloria Mundi means Thus passes the glory of this world. But still, it kind of fits, doesnt it? Sic Transit..
Horsemen of apocalypse stalk Somalia UNITED NATIONS The four horsemen of the apocalypse are stalking Somalia and riding further a field into the impoverished Horn of Africa.
The love Steve Jobs makes I bought my first Apple computer exactly one week before Steve Jobs died. I like it a lot. It's a MacBook air, which I decided to buy after a lot of hemming and hawing over the price.
7 billionth child At some point this month, a child will be born and the worlds population will reach seven billion. There is a good chance that this childbirth will take place in the Asia-Pacific region, home to 61 percent of the worlds population.
Myanmars balancing acts with India, China In its continued efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation with neighboring economic powers, the Myanmarese (Burmese) government has to balance its diplomatic engagements between India and China, which are traditionally economic and political riv..
Syria saved, for now UNITED NATIONS In a rare use of a double veto, both China and Russia, shot down a weak Western-backed draft resolution urging human rights in Syria. By failing to adopt a resolution condemning grave and systematic human rights abuses by the D..
Disgruntled Washington awaits President Lee When President Lee Myung-bak visits Washington this week, he will find his American hosts in something of a funk. The U.S. capital is a sour, cranky place these days, accurately reflecting the mood of the vast majority of Americans.
Farewell to Steve Jobs and#8212; marketing hero! We mourn the death of the premier international marketer of our century. We see his influence daily. We talk about consumer segments around the globe increasingly dancing together to the same music, and even singing the same tunes.
Religious persecution in Pakistan Stability in Central Asia is threatened by Pakistans slow surrender to extremism. Many of Pakistans problems are rooted in the spread of hateful and intolerant beliefs.
US-Myanmar rapprochement? Political analysts and observers alike may be asking whether the engagement between the United States and Myanmar are real or just phony political maneuvers. Optimists may call it a step toward democratization and pessimists may still be reluctant ..
Balancing act in Saudi Arabia Its amazing how much subtext you can pack into a single word. Consider this recent announcement by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia: Women will be able to run as candidates in the municipal elections and will even have the right to vote. Well, hu..
Business can make a difference The War on Terror was launched 10 years ago, on Oct. 7, 2001. It represents a battle against terrorism, extremism and global geopolitical adversity seen to oppose democracy and freedom of choice.
Will euro survive until tomorrow afternoon? Few things are as galling as being right too soon. Back in 1970, dissident Soviet historian Andrei Amalrik wrote a book boldly called Will the Soviet Union Survive Until 1984?"
Mechanism for clean development Today 50 percent of the global population lives in urban areas, the center of economic activity. Although cities occupy just 2 percent of the earths landmass, they are the primary causes of climate change, consuming 69 percent of the worlds tot..
Macro-coordination for financial turmoil Central banks seek to stabilize financial markets as share values around the world fall sharply and display considerable volatility because of concerns about government finances unlike in 2008 when the worries were about the health of private finan..
