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SEP 15, 2006 • Podcast
Uberpower: The Imperial Temptation of America
International resentment and lack of legitimacy is the high price that America is paying for its imperial ambitions, says Josef Joffe. To repair the damage, ...
SEP 13, 2006 • Podcast
Can Cultural Values Save the Environment?
Drawing from the book "Forging Environmentalism," which focuses on China, India, the United States, and Japan, a panel of experts discusses the social and cultural ...
SEP 12, 2006 • Podcast
The J Curve: A New Way To Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
Ian Bremmer describes the political and economic forces that revitalize some states and push others toward collapse.
SEP 12, 2006 • Podcast
Devin Stewart Interviews Ian Bremmer
"The J Curve is the nonlinear relationship between openness and stability," says Ian Bremmer, and it is important to recognise that a sudden increase of ...
SEP 7, 2006 • Article
REVIEW: The J Curve
National trade deficits usually get worse before they get better.This pattern resembles a "J" on graphs and so economists call it the J curve. ...