Is China’s Politburo spoiling for a showdown with America? – Telegraph

Posted by Matt in March 14th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, 1920s, 1980s, Beijing University, Bonds, Case Professor, China Economy, China S Economy, Credibility, Dysfunctional, Gdp, Global Gdp, Indictment, Local Governments, Margins, Michael Pettis, Modern History, Politburo, Professor Victor, Realities, Shuh, Telegraph, Trillion, Wafer, Yuan

Michael Pettis from Beijing University argues that China’s reserves of $2.4 trillion – arguably $3 trillion – are a sign of weakness, not strength. Only twice before in modern history has a country has amassed such a stash equal 5pc to 6pc of global GDP: the US in the 1920s, and Japan in the 1980s. [...]

After the Pax Americana

Posted by Matt in October 10th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Geopolitical, U.S., Economic Crisis, Economic Power, Global Economic System, Global Shift, Global Trends, Modern History, National Intelligence Council, Pax Americana, Political Stability, Relative Wealth, world-war-II

The international order that emerged after World War II has rightly been termed the Pax Americana; it’s a Washington-led arrangement that has maintained political stability and promoted an open global economic system.
Today, however, the Pax Americana is withering, thanks to what the National Intelligence Council in a recent report described as a “global shift in [...]

Twilight of Pax Americana — latimes.com

Posted by Matt in September 29th, 2009 | no comment

Published in U.S., Economic Crisis, Economic Power, Global Economic System, Global Shift, Latimes, Modern History, National Intelligence Council, Pax Americana, Political Stability, Relative Wealth, Twilight, world-war-II

The international order that emerged after World War II has rightly been termed the Pax Americana; it’s a Washington-led arrangement that has maintained political stability and promoted an open global economic system. Today, however, the Pax Americana is withering, thanks to what the National Intelligence Council in a recent report described as a “global shift [...]

Irag: Going, Ready or Not – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in August 29th, 2009 | no comment

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The withdrawal of American forces from Iraqi city centers is a remarkable moment in Iraq’s modern history. The Iraqi government publicly celebrated that event as never before, linking it to the 1920 revolution against British forces in Iraq, and describing it as “the day of victory.”
But Iraqis have their worries: was the American withdrawal real, [...]

Neil Howe and William Strauss on The Fourth Turning in 1997 CSpan

Posted by Matt in July 3rd, 2009 | no comment

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By W. H. Cantrell
My short description hardly begins to do it justice, but Strauss and Howe have authored an absolutely brilliant book that will change the way in which we view history and our place in it. If we look back in time, we see that a great depression, followed by a major war, has [...]

USA and China – war?

Posted by Matt in February 10th, 2009 | no comment

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“America and China –War? How ludicrous!” You may scoff- and in so doing, you could comfortably consider yourself a member of the vast majority …today.

In recent modern history however, on no less than a diplomatic level, China actually threatened to unleash an ICBM with multiple warheads now targeted on Los Angeles, if the U.S. was [...]

Five Countries that could Follow Iceland into Meltdown

Posted by Matt in January 27th, 2009 | no comment

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Is Britain the next to fall?
The financial crisis has gotten so severe in Britain that it has earned London a new nickname in the international media: Reykjavik-on-Thames. The question in Britain is no longer when the economy will enter a recession, but when it will enter a depression, with many bracing for a slump that [...]

Global Trends 2025

Posted by Matt in November 21st, 2008 | no comment

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Global Trends 2025, a new report written by the US National Intelligence Council (NIC) ahead of President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration, envisages a future world marked by diminished US power, dwindling resources, and more people.
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The current trend of global wealth and economic power shifting roughly from West to East, described as “without precedent in modern history”, [...]

Obsession – Radical Islam’s War Against the West

Posted by Matt in October 3rd, 2008 | no comment

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Obsession – Radical Islam’s War Against the West is a new film that will challenge the way you look at the world.
Almost 70 years ago, Europe found itself at war with one of the most sinister figures in modern history: Adolf Hitler. When the last bullet of World War II was fired, over 50 million [...]

EU, U.N. roles hazy in new era

Posted by Matt in June 11th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Europe, Array, Europe, Experiments, Foreign Policy, Governance, History Questions, Islamic Extremism, John Bolton, Kosovo, Modern History, Muslims, Nation Building, New Era, Pristina, Profound Questions, Russians, Russiatoday, Serbia, Serbs

PRISTINA, Kosovo | Days before the West begins one of the most ambitious nation-building experiments in modern history, profound questions remain about how the day-to-day governance of Kosovo will be handled.
Kosovo now has its own government. But the U.N. mission that effectively ruled the former province of Serbia since 1999 is still here.
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Video: Kosovo: [...]