by Sam Wilkin | Jan 4, 2005 | Blog
In the new year, hope springs eternal: while Iraq seems a looming disaster, there is at least the potential that US efforts there could help stabilize the Middle East. The key is to apply lessons learned in the reconstruction of Japan. All eyes are on Iraq’s upcoming...
by Sam Wilkin | Dec 14, 2004 | Blog
Promoting democracy in authoritarian regimes is now a central goal of US foreign policy. Yet Iraq, the test case, is not going well. Which is not a reason to abandon hope – democracy can be nurtured in even the most difficult places. First in Georgia, and now the...
by Sam Wilkin | Nov 30, 2004 | Blog
In this year’s FDI Confidence Index, published by A.T. Kearney, Mexico’s ranking plummeted from the third most attractive destination for foreign direct investment – just behind the US and China – to 22nd place. Considering Mexico’s vibrant democracy and membership in...
by Sam Wilkin | Oct 5, 2004 | Blog
Of the Asian crisis economies, Indonesia has suffered the longest and rebounded most slowly. Last month’s free and peaceful elections firmly established the country – the world’s largest majority-Muslim state – as a functioning democracy. But can it bounce back to its...
by Sam Wilkin | Sep 20, 2004 | Blog
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...
by Sam Wilkin | Sep 14, 2004 | Blog
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...
