The Land of the Rising Sun is reopening its first nuclear reactor this week after shuttering all fifty of its plants in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
China has made a savvy but risky play by abruptly devaluing its currency at a moment when it needs to boost exports while claiming success at moving away from an export-driven growth model.
The Obama Administration may quietly be dropping its commitment to the failed, U.S.-run fighter scheme in Syria. But is the alternative any more practical?
If Lee Kuan Yew rather than Stalin or Mao had been the figure who caught the imaginations of post-colonial rulers across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, the world would be a better place today.
Donald Trump’s brand of populism is about appealing to the social and personal aspirations of ordinary people. Trump is living large, which is how many Americans would like to live.
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