Seven years ago, the economist Brigitte Granville and I published an article in the Journal of Economic History titled “Weimar on the Volga,” in which we argued that the experience of 1990s Russia bore many resemblances to the experience of 1920s Germany.
No historical analogy is exact, needless to say. Russia’s currency did not collapse as [...]

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The Harpoon missile provides the Navy and the Air Force with a common missile for air, ship, and submarine launches. The weapon system uses mid-course guidance with a radar seeker to attack surface ships. Its low-level, sea-skimming cruise trajectory, active radar guidance and warhead design assure high survivability and effectiveness. The Harpoon missile and its [...]

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How the aggressive behavior of the world’s second largest exporter could drive prices higher for everyone.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Russia is again flexing its energy muscle.
On Friday, reports said Russia may cancel a contract it has with BP to develop a huge natural gas field in the middle of the country, claiming BP wasn’t producing [...]

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Singapore has told a meeting of Asian defence ministers that there is a danger of a new cold war breaking out between China and the United States.
The Singapore Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, told a summit of Asia-Pacific defence ministers that anti-China feeling is rising in the US.
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AND BRITAIN is not alone in its self-destruction. Britain’s rush to oblivion is part of a wider trend overtaking all of Western Europe. Take Sweden for example.
Some 12.5 percent of Swedes are immigrants and around half of Sweden’s immigrants are Muslims. Muslims will soon comprise the majority in many of Sweden’s cities.
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Japan is on the cusp of a constitutional revolution. To an overstretched West, a newly muscular Tokyo promises stability in a rapidly shifting region. Yet, in its rush to overturn six decades of official pacifism, the Japanese government is stifling the serious national debate required in a modern democracy. Is anyone paying attention?
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