Tag / china
-
![]()
Pyongyang 2012: Policy Shift or Brinksmanship?
Without its nuclear deterrent, the North Korean regime’s continued existence would be unlikely. Its people are starving, and even its military, which is granted most of North Korea’s meager resources and is the 4th largest in the world, is beset by fuel and ammunition shortages and uses antiquated equipment. Threats of US-South Korean invasion would…
-
![]()
To Infinity and Beyond?
A Crucial Juncture It’s now 2012, and some are understandably more optimistic than others. An economic slump that began in 2007 remains Western policymakers’ biggest headache, in addition to near-total currency collapses and debt ceiling pantomimes. Developing countries, long schooled in the Western way to prosperity, should be forgiven for a little gloating. Yet while…
-
![]()
In Defense of Defense
As Thanksgiving approaches, the minds of Americans turn to thoughts of turkey, family, football, and the crippling national debt. While Europe continues to have its goose cooked, a secretive congressional “super-committee” (composed chiefly of super-partisans) is supposedly scurrying to complete a budget deficit plan before a Thanksgiving deadline. If they do not reach a consensus…
-
A Drop In the Bucket
Globalization does have its limits. Although it is too early to call it a trend, many American manufacturers have begun to return some of their production from overseas in a process known as “reshoring”. Notable companies planning reshoring include Ford, General Electric, Otis, and several others. Executives for these corporations are quick to point out…
-
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: The Bigger Picture
On December 18, 2010, the seventeen-year-old ban on homosexuals openly serving in the United States military was lifted. People across the nation felt confident that the gay rights movement was taking another step in the right direction. But, for many other parts of the world, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is not simply a military policy,…
-
G20 Talks Fiscal Imbalance
The two-day G20 conference is set to start today in Seoul, South Korea. President Obama arrived in the city a day ahead and addressed a press conference about the possible talking points. China’s trade surplus, one of the more controversial developments of the last few years is bound to be a hotly debated topic. Critics…
-
India Seems Impressed, How About Everyone Else?
Almost a week later—and at least a world away—it looks as if things are turning slightly sunnier for Team Obama. The President’s brief hiatus in India seems to be treating him kindly, even if the midterms didn’t. This is, as has been incessantly mentioned, the most time Obama has spent in a foreign country since…
