A democratic deficit – or just sheer apathy?
While people in the streets at first glance seems to indicate a movement for political change, it may only indicate how easy it is to organize large groups using the […]
Read MoreOccupy Russia
An Occupy Wall Street campaign demonstrator stands in Zuccotti Park, near Wall Street in New York October 17, 2011. Source: Reuters / Vostock Photo Is Russia immune to Occupy Wall […]
Read MoreDifferent consumers, same products
In the 1990s, many economists in the U.S. and Europe predicted that the euro would fail. Yet precious few pointed to the West’s huge debt in the late 1990s – or forecast […]
Read MoreA triumph of willful ignorance
Even before 9/11, politicians had a tendency to rely on poorly researched information about distant regions and culture. Since then, the situation has just gotten worse. I had just boarded […]
Read MoreIs the West in debt to the Rest?
Developed economies may be in trouble, but those in emerging markets shouldn’t write them off yet. Official reactions in Moscow and Beijing to the debt debacle in Washington provide the […]
Read MoreРавнение на Запад
Западные ценности давно стали универсальными даже в тех странах, власти которых критикуют Запад Несмотря на бурный рост развивающихся стран, догнать развитые по уровню и качеству жизни им еще долго не […]
Read MoreДаже коррупция коррумпированна и некомпетентна. Почему в Давосе Россия проигрывает Индии и Китаю
Глобальный экономический форум в Давосе на прошлей неделе очередной раз показал, почему global outreach («разъяснительная кампания») в России неудачна: РФ еще не понимает внешний мир и не умеет с ним […]
Read MoreESC’s Toyota forecast on the money
On 29 January 2010, I posted a comment forecasting that Toyota will bounce back. Today, it was announced that Toyota retained its title as the world’s largest car manufacturer in […]
Read MoreСами с усами
Если Россия все еще хочет жить своим умом – это ее выбор Ключевой вопрос – может ли Россия избавиться от своего многовекового пофигизма и выйти на уровень Индии и Китая, […]
Read MoreBBC posts article “Davos 2010: ‘Perceptions of China are wrong’”
The boss of metals giant Alcoa, Klaus Kleinman, has said there are a lot of misconceptions about China in the West.Speaking on a panel at Davos, Mr Kleinman said it […]
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