The J Curve: a New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall by Ian Bremmer
Most people have probably never heard of this book, but I find it very insightful when looking at the idea of stability. Ian Bremmer (president of the Eurasia Group) explains his theory that stability can only come...
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Like most people who have some vague idea as to the current Middle East situation, a cease-fire comes as a sigh of relief. However, I’m confused about this whole situation and don’t really understand the Israeli goals or how anything positive will actually come from the most recent fighting. There has been...
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Note: This entry is about PGI Editor Dan Logue’s experience interviewing Rabin Subedi for the Fall issue of Perspectives in Global Issues. Click here to read the interview.
Since interviewing Rabin, I’ve had some time to really think about the actual events in Nepal last spring. It’s really a remarkable event that was...
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Like it or not, the Electoral College doesn’t appear to be going anywhere. While I know that many in the public enjoy taking this time around the next presidential election to rail about the uselessness of the Electoral College, let’s get one thing straight: the odds of it being abolished are slim to...
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