Lessons From Arab Spring
The CCP has a history of monitoring political unrest around the world closely. The Arab Spring is no different. Read Here – The Diplomat
Shifting Sands
As 2013 comes to a close, efforts to revive growth in the world’s most influential economies – with the exception of the Eurozone – are having a beneficial effect worldwide. All of the looming problems for the global economy are political in character. Read Here – Project Syndicate
Fading Headwinds
Ben S. Bernanke says the headwinds that have held back the U.S. economy may be abating, leaving the country poised for faster growth as his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman comes to an end. Read Here – Bloomberg
The Year Of The Horse
2014 is the year of the horse in China. But for the rest of us, it might prove to be the year of China. Read Here – Time
The Strange Case Of Manmohan Singh
In the abstract, it’s hard to imagine a situation under which a leader retires after a decade-long tenure under which more than 137 million people were lifted out of poverty and be generally considered a disappointing failure, but that’s exactly the situation facing Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who officially announced today, as had been widely expected, that […]
Wishing All Readers Very Best For 2014
Dear Readers, It’s been a roller-coaster 2013 for foreign policy and international relations. The New Year is unlikely to be different, with more surprises and crisis expected to hit the ever-shrinking world. Keep visiting us and catching up with what’s happening around you. Thanks for all your support in the year that just rolled past.
Xi Sees Reforms Progressing in China
Xi Jinping, delivering his first New Year’s address as China’s president, said the country must press ahead with reforms in 2014 to improve livelihoods and make the country “rich and strong.” Read Here – Bloomberg
Mapping Change
Humans have been sketching maps for millennia, but Claudius Ptolemy was the first to use math and geometry to develop a manual for how to map the planet using a rectangle and intersecting lines—one that resurfaced in 13th-century Byzantium and was used until the early 17th century. Read Here – The Atlantic
Good Riddance To Bad Uncle
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un hails the recent execution of his powerful uncle Jang Song-Thaek, saying it had helped cement unity among his people. Read Here – AFP
The Bangladesh Conundrum
There seems little chance of any understanding between Bangladesh’s two main political forces emerging ahead of the scheduled January 5 elections. Read Here – The Hindu
