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How China sees things

How China sees things

Here’s a book that looks not in at China but out from China. Read more...
America’s Forever War with Itself

America’s Forever War with Itself

The great American nation has always been at war with itself, compromising social and political stability at home, and undermining its ability to lead the free world, writes John West Read more...
"Age of Revolutions" – Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present

"Age of Revolutions" – Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present

A study of the cultural and social backlashes to the dramatic economic and technological transformations. Read more...
India’s fragile democracy

India’s fragile democracy

The survival of Indian democracy is a miracle, writes, John West
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Trump’s Threat to Freedom and Democracy

Trump’s Threat to Freedom and Democracy

The Trump movement is anything but a freakish aberration in U.S. history, despite liberals’ continuing astonishment about it Read more...
There’s no monopoly on democracy

There’s no monopoly on democracy

The United States prides itself on being a government of the people. But the nation that invented modern democracy is no longer the model for it Read more...
Merkel not to blame for all of Germany’s problems

Merkel not to blame for all of Germany’s problems

The memoirs of former German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, are fuelling the present-day criticism of her legacy. But Merkel is not to blame for all of Germany’s problems, writes John West.
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Understanding Russia’s crony capitalism

Understanding Russia’s crony capitalism

Anders Aslund’s study of Russia’s crony capitalism provides many insights into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its international behaviour more generally, writes John West. Read more...
Living With Illiberalism?

Living With Illiberalism?

Seven suggestions for Western action abroad — and, crucially, at home. Read more...
Can Paris survive French political turmoil?

Can Paris survive French political turmoil?

Paris is undoubtedly the world’s most beautiful city, and is modernising in many ways. But it is also the capital of a country mired in political turmoil. How can it survive?
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On Xi Jinping – How Xi's Marxist Nationalism is Shaping China and the World

On Xi Jinping – How Xi's Marxist Nationalism is Shaping China and the World

Kevin Rudd’s book, “On Xi Jinping,” offers insights on the transformation of Chinese politics, economics, and foreign policy under Xi Jinping, highlighting the renewed role of ideology, Read more...
Trump’s threat to freedom and democracy

Trump’s threat to freedom and democracy

President Trump’s re-election represents a grave threat to American liberal democracy. Read more...
How healthy is India's democracy

How healthy is India's democracy

Have India's recent elections breathed fresh life into India’s flagging democracy? Read more...
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping

The Political Thought of Xi Jinping

Under Xi Jinping, China has returned to ideology-based policies and abandoned collective leadership, according to Steve Tsang and Olivia Cheung. Read more...
India after Gandhi

India after Gandhi

In his third edition of “India after Gandhi,” historian Ramachandra Guha argues that India is now in the middle of its fourth crisis since independence. Read more...
The challenge of “China, Inc.”

The challenge of “China, Inc.”

The Chinese Communist Party has transformed China into a giant corporation, which has made it a formidable geopolitical competitor Read more...
Why so many people feel “There is nothing for you here.”

Why so many people feel “There is nothing for you here.”

Bob Harris' comments on “There is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-first Century” by Fiona Hill. Read more...
Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China

Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China

Hal Brands and Michael Beckley argue that China is passing its economic peak. It is this factor that may be more dangerous than a rising China, and that conflict may happen sooner than most believe. Read more...
Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party

Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party

Neither Xi Jinping nor the Chinese Communist Party are as all-powerful and domineering as they might seem. Read more...
Shinzo Abe’s legacy continues

Shinzo Abe’s legacy continues

Tragically assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has left an extraordinary legacy which is being carried forward by the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Read more...
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