Microsoft’s kimchi problem

Microsoft’s success in the U.S. market is uncanny and ongoing. But in countries on opposite sides of the world, things sometimes go wrong for the wizards of Redmond. Brazilian authorities have announced plans to convert five federal government ministries from...

Holding China Together: a Review

In their new book Holding China Together (Cambridge, 2004), Barry Naughton and Dali Yang assemble a formidable team of specialists to peer into the black box of Chinese politics. Herewith a review and the implications for China’s future. “Municipal officials in...

Forecasting the United States Election

The American Political Science Association, meeting in Chicago, assembled six of the world’s top scholars in the field of electoral studies to forecast the US presidential election. Their verdict? Bush, probably. The Panelists: Helmut Norpoth (SUNY Stony Brook) Brad...