China’s Fourth Plenary Session sets course for fortifying the country’s political system and economic model against the “raging storms” of Western containment, technological sanctions, and domestic vulnerabilities.
China’s major cities struggle amid economic challenges
Despite a modest rise in national retail sales, Beijing and Shanghai face significant declines, prompting state media to launch a confidence-boosting campaign.
Xi Jinping’s waning sun
Elite purges and unscripted policy reversals hint at instability behind the Party’s veiled decision-making.
Niall Ferguson exaggerates America’s weakness and China’s strength
Despite its challenges, the U.S. remains the richest and most powerful nation on Earth. Ferguson’s provocative thesis ultimately detracts from the serious issues he raises.
Inflation news from China tells a sorry tale
Deflation at the factory gate reveals serious and fundamental economic distortions.
The U.S. keeps a list of trade beefs with Canada – and booze, property rights and Can-con are all on it
There is a hefty document published each year listing foreign trade policies the U.S. either doesn’t like, or that could pose a problem for U.S. exporters. So that begs the question: What Canadian trade policies annoy the U.S.?
Egypt Rethinking Aid Options
(July 15, 2011) Since the days of President Anwar Sadat through January of this year, Egypt has relied heavily on Western sources for assistance as well as for loans and credits.
Public power and private purpose: odious debt and the political economy of hegemony
(April 3, 2007) This Article examines the process by which overlapping interests between private bankers and government translates into influence and power mediated through the use of bank loans as instruments of foreign policy.
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