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Diplomacy
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adminDespite the capitalization of the word “diplomacy,” Henry Kissinger’s book is a masterpiece on diplomacy in Europe, not the rest of the world. The book, however, is sufficiently important, to become required reading in Harvard University. It was part of Historical Studies A-12 in the Core Curriculum at Harvard University,…
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Who Are We? The Challenges To America’s National Identity
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admin“Who Are We? The Challenges to America’s National Identity,” is a work of scholarship that deserves utmost respect. It asked all the right questions and proceeded with some of the most provocative answers yet. They seem trivial, such as how many Americans put up the Star and Spangled flag on…
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The Dictator’s Dilemma
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adminThere was a time in the 1980s when Communist regimes fell like bowling pins. They fell, simply because their people decided to vote with their feet. Instead of challenging the regimes head-on, they scrambled to cross into Western countries that were freer. This led to a deluge in immigration, which…
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The Rise And Fall Of The Great Powers
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adminThe delicate process of writing history comes in the form of mastering all sources well; often having to read multiple languages. The Ph.D. degrees in Harvard and other top universities in the US require the mastery of no less than two additional languages other than English. Paul Kennedy, a British…
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Social States – China International Institutions 1980 – 2000
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adminAlastair Iain Johnston, a Canadian who became a top Sinologist in Harvard University as early as late 1990s, is one of the first to look into Chinese state-craft in a detailed and systematic light; going as far back as the Ming Dynasty, and proving that China is just as adept…
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China Joins The World – Progress And Prospects
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adminChina Joins the World: Progress and Prospect” takes into account the many agreements that China has; especially its ascension to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Becoming part of the international trading community is of course a good thing. But WTO is also deployed as a mechanism to rein in the…
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Japan Rising
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adminThe rise of Japan is not a new thing. In the 19th century, through intensive reforms known as the Meiji Reformation, Asia witnessed the first inkling of a Japanese ascent. The problem with Japan’s rise is the perceived ‘junior’ status it is supposed to have vis a vis the Middle…
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Theory of International Politics
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adminTheory of International Politics,” as written by Kenneth N Waltz purports to understand great power politics from the standpoint of “structural” or “systemic anarchy.” When an international system’s organizing principle is one of self-help – notwithstanding the presence of the United Nations Security Council or peacekeeping troops which it can…
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The Only Game In Town
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adminMohammad El-Erian is not your typical American of Egyptian background. He has led PIMCO, one of the largest private equity firms in the world, and subsequent to that, led the endowment of Harvard University; none of which are the easiest of feats. But, there is also something very peculiar about…
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The Lean Startup
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adminThe global economy is stagnant, regardless of what the headlines say. Be it China or the US, there is a limit to what these big-sized economies can do. Why the limit? When they actually do them, it is the politicians and the well-connected cronies to the politicians that actually gain…