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Indicators for success

National governments everywhere are anxious to understand where to invest so as to make the most of their countries’ potential strengths. By scoring locations and sectors on a scale that measures capabilities and competitiveness – by using…

Why the West rules – for now

â–  “HISTORY, n. An account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.” This is the definition given by Ambrose Bierce in The Devil’s Dictionary. It is a…

US-China: The cool war

What is the current structure of international relations? No topic has generated more heated, erudite debate since the end of the Cold War in 1991. I will argue that today’s global structure is one of “emerging bipolarity.” The US and China…