Rousing China To Military Dominance – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in March 19th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Blog, Call To Arms, China Dream, China Military, China S Military, Colonel, Conflict, International Affairs, Members, Military Dominance, National Defense University, Newsweek, Wealth Of Nations

But leaving aside historical truths–including those from China’s own past–about whether great powers can dominate without conflict, certain members of China’s military are publicly starting to itch for a more assertive role in international affairs. The latest hawkish call to arms is from Ling Mingfu, a senior colonel and professor at China’s National Defense University, [...]

The Global Decline In Democracy – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in March 16th, 2010 | no comment

Published in general, democracy, Global Decline, Middle Class, Newsweek, Political Freedom

A global decline in political freedom is partly the fault of the middle class.
The Global Decline In Democracy – Newsweek.com

America May Truly Be In Decline – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in March 16th, 2010 | no comment

Published in U.S., American Empire, Barack Obama, British Historian, Buzz, China, Congress, Current Issue, Decline And Fall, ferguson, Foreign Affairs, Health Care Reform, Imminent Demise, Leadership Position, Newsweek, Partisan Battle, Republican Critics, Unemployment Rate

Declinists have always projected America’s imminent demise. For a change, they’re onto something.
Call it America’s Age of Angst. The buzz of negativity seems to be everywhere. DECLINE AND FALL: WHEN THE AMERICAN EMPIRE GOES, IT IS LIKELY TO GO QUICKLY reads the cover headline for British historian Niall Ferguson’s article in the current issue of [...]

It’s China’s World We’re Just Living in It – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in March 13th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Architects, beijing, Brookings Institution, Cheng Li, China Center, Climate, Currency, Director Of Research, Global Institutions, Neighborhood, Newsweek, Rules Of The Road, Trade Technology, World China

The middle kingdom is rewriting the rules on trade, technology, currency, climate—you name it.
Fair enough: everyone understands that China deserves a big say in what goes on in its neighborhood. But what most people haven’t noticed yet is that Beijing also wants to write—or, at least, help write—new rules of the road for the world. [...]

Russia’s Only Way to Stay Relevant: Play the Pest – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in March 12th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Russia, Bearing, Boris Yeltsin, Eastern Europe, Fall Of The Soviet Union, Gambit, Good Faith, Intolerable Breach, Iran Plans, kremlin, Missile-Defense, moscow, Newsweek, Nuclear Arms Reductions, Nyet, Operatives, Relevance, Sanctions On Iran, Satellite Nations, Sovereignty, Vocabulary

Is there any word in the Kremlin’s vocabulary besides nyet? It seems to be the only phrase heard by U.S. officials negotiating with Russia on sanctions on Iran, plans for missile defense in Eastern Europe, and nuclear-arms reductions—even when the American plan has little or no bearing on Russian interests. Once upon a time, the [...]

Britain Is Losing the Falklands Battle – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in March 6th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Americas, Argentina, Britain, Argentina, British Oil, Brits, Continent, democracy, Dictatorship, Falkland Islands, Falklands, Falklands War, invasion, Malvinas, Margaret Thatcher, Military Dictator, Newsweek, Oil Rig, Popularity, Protest, Rocks, Royal Marines, Sheepherders, Wrong Side

The dispute that in 1982 led to an improbable war over the remote Falkland Islands is back, only this time it is not likely to end so well for the Brits. The Falklands War began when a faltering Argentine military dictator tried to resurrect his popularity by sending troops to seize the islands, claimed by [...]

An Unstable and Less Liberal Global Middle Class – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in March 6th, 2010 | no comment

Published in general, Bastions, Consumerism, Developing Nations, Economists, Emerging Market, Global Prosperity, Global Safety, India Indonesia, Middle Class, New Age, Newsweek, Oil Industry, Political Liberty, Popularity, Recent News, Russia, Russian Autocrat, Total Population, Vladimir Putin, Western Style

… Now, with the Western middle classes sinking into debt and distress, many economists look to a new emerging-market middle class as the potential foundation for a new age of global safety and prosperity. As China, Brazil, Russia, Turkey, India, Indonesia, and other large developing nations became more prosperous, it was always assumed that they [...]

Islamists Now Spreading Their Message in English – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in February 20th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Islam, Adolescence, American Kid, Brooklyn, Bully, Caucasian, Counterculture Movement, Drifter, Fascist Dictatorship, Freedom Fighter, Grateful Dead, Half Years, Jihad, Jihadist, Muhammad, Muslims, Newsweek, Osama Bin Laden, Rationalization, Smoking Weed, Vernacular

This American jihadist in Brooklyn thinks Osama bin Laden is a freedom fighter. Except there is one problem. Osama bin Laden is not fighting for freedom. He is fighting for an Islamic-Fascist dictatorship, sort of like Iran’s. Oh well.
In his view, America is a bully, and “bullies don’t stop until you hit them back”—which is [...]

Misunderstanding Risk: A More Dangerous World – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in February 19th, 2010 | no comment

Published in general, Assets, Catastrophes, Concentration, Dangerous World, Earthquake, Haiti, High Risk, Misunderstanding, Natural Disasters, New Decade, Newsweek, Omen, Population, Risk, Risk Areas, Slovic

The earthquake in Haiti is an omen for what the new decade has in store. We will see more natural disasters, and of larger scale, in the coming years. The trend is already accelerating: more than half of the planet’s 20 costliest catastrophes since 1970 have occurred since 2001. Because of the world’s quickly growing [...]

Zakaria: Why Iran’s Dictators Can Be Deterred – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in February 19th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Abundance, Atomic Energy Agency, Calculus, Dictators, Foresight, Government Rest, International Atomic Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iranian Regime, iranians, Military Strike, Newsweek, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons Capability, Political Consequences, Price Of Oil, Rally Around The Flag, Rest Assured That, tehran, Zakaria

Zakaria is blinded to reality, which is that a nuclear Iran will ultimately mean the death of millions of people.
We should not be thinking about just bombing Iran. We should be thinking about war with Iran in order to overthrow their government. Rest assured that this will not happen. Iran will get nuclear weapons, and [...]