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Uberpower: The Imperial Temptation of America

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 ...

The J Curve

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. ...