Posted by Matt in June 17th, 2008 |
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U.S.,
America's Decline,
China,
Credit Card,
Economy,
European Union,
Hangover,
India,
International Legitimacy,
International Relations,
Iran,
iraq,
Journalists,
Mediocrity,
Orthodoxy,
Punters,
Relative Decline,
Russia,
Tv Talk,
United States,
White House
A new international relations orthodoxy is coalescing, to the effect that America is slouching towards mediocrity. In newspaper columns articles and on TV talk shows you will hear journalists charting the “relentless relative decline” of the United States. The military is overstretched; the economy is exposed; the political system is broken; the punters are suffering [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 1st, 2008 |
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China,
Beaches,
China,
Expatriates,
Hainan,
Hainen Island,
Hotels,
International Relations,
Miss World,
New Hawaii,
Sanya,
Southern Tip,
Strategists,
Tropical Island
China bills the tropical island of Hainan as a new Hawaii. Its sparkling beaches are lined by hotels patronised by western expatriates, Russian package tours and China’s new middle classes.
Sanya, the town on its southern tip, is best known for hosting Miss World in recent years. But right next door, China’s forward-looking naval strategists are [...]
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