By John Lee
19 Jan 2010 |
World Politics Review
Russia has always been a critical component in the Eurasian balance of power, but the 21st century
seems to be leaving Moscow behind. Still, even as
economic and political power shifts to Asia,
aging and forgotten Russia will not disappear from the Eurasian
equation. A game-changing great-power rivalry could be brewing -- not
between Russia and the West, but between Russia and China.
By John Lee
25 Dec 2009 |
World Politics Review
Major
economic and social problems stand in the way of
China's continued rise. But while many analysts recognize that these
problems exist, most ignore the ways in which China's problems are
structural, and why solving them without the
prospect of enormous turmoil will be difficult and even unlikely.
By John Lee
10 Nov 2009 |
World Politics Review
Major
economic and social problems stand in the way of
China's continued rise. But while many analysts recognize that these
problems exist, most ignore the ways in which China's problems are
structural, and why solving them without the
prospect of enormous turmoil will be difficult and even unlikely.
By John Lee
28 Jul 2009 |
World Politics Review
With her now-completed inaugural visit to India, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's broad
mission was to show that the Obama administration
is just as serious about a strategic partnership with New Delhi as the
previous one under George W. Bush. But strengthening the
U.S.-India bilateral relationship is just one part of the equation. The
other is to get "buy-in" from American partners in
Asia.
By John Lee
15 May 2009 |
World Politics Review
Last week, officials in China's Gong'an county were forced to withdraw an order
requiring civil servants to smoke locally produced cigarettes, or else face a fine if
they failed to meet their quotas. This smoking-edict farce is a relatively trivial example of local corruption in China. But it also points to another serious, if rarely mentioned,
problem for Beijing: that of economic fragmentation.