Has the Developing World Abandoned Iran?
Iran can no longer count on its partners in the developing world in its standoff with the West.
Frenemies
When it comes to Vietnam and China, the frenemy of our frenemy is an even closer frenemy.
Pivoting Toward the South China Sea?
The United States has a keen interest in the South China Sea standoff, but it should tread lightly.
Review: The China Threat
A new book explores Eisenhower’s private feelings about Communist China.
China’s Missing Middle Class
Because of outsourcing, inequality is ballooning in both the United States and China.
Asia’s Mad Arms Race
Asia is currently in the middle of an unprecedented arms race that is sharpening tensions in the region and competing with efforts to address poverty and growing inequality.
True Lies About Apple and Foxconn
The Mike Daisey saga has shown that melodrama and sentimental fiction cannot alone change the world, but they have a place in progressive politics.
Taxing Job Creators
I’ve created lots of jobs….in China.
The Frog and the Scorpion
Amid slowing growth and an awakening population, can China avoid the scorpion’s sting of capitalism much longer?
Self-Immolations in Tibet
The current wave of self-immolations may make the issue of Tibet impossible for either China or the United States to ignore.
When Kony Met Daisey
Should we let the truth get in the way of a good story?
Syria’s Butcher
It’s a family tradition.
What Do The New World Bank Statistics Really Tell Us?
The statistics upon which most poverty elimination strategies are based are extremely misleading, and often steer experts toward the wrong solutions.
Beating China, Corporate Style
Why should anyone believe that catering to the interests of U.S. corporations located in or returning from China will make American workers any better off?
Our Man in Beijing?
For some bizarre reason, U.S. observers expect the latest Chinese leader to suddenly tear off his clothes and reveal a Captain America suit underneath.