AFTER AMERICA REPORT


Monthly Archive for May, 2009

Rising China

Global power shift picks up pace

Author of forthcoming book “When China Rules the World” says newly assertive China ready for global power role.

China Still Young

Middle Kingdom not ready

Should we question Chinese readiness to even lead Asia, let alone the world?

Innovative Challenges

U.S. ranks eighth in Global Innovation Index

In a new playing field, ability to innovate quickly and efficiently is more important than ever.

Not So Broad

U.S. broadband in stagnation, others leap far ahead

Broadband expert Sascha Meinrath says U.S. not keeping up with other countries.  Continued failure will hurt job productivity and market growth.

Northern Proceeds

Responsible fiscal policy pays off

Norway goes from strength to strength, despite world recession and plummeting oil prices.

Tribal Prospects

Tribe-Based Anarchy Can Balance Power and Be Respectful of Justice

German libertarian, anarcho-capitalist points out: “In the clash between the USA and the USSR, the state which was less strict, less organized, less centralized won over in the end.”

California Tensions

Californians Uneasy About State’s Future Path

Competing priorities, cultural divergence, are pulling California apart

Outlaws at Sea, Chaos Ashore

the ‘larger chaos to come’

A Christian perspective on emerging global chaos

America Needs to Prepare for Multipolar Economics

A time of great opportunity for small and medium-sized businesses

‘creativity and nimbleness will be the Darwinian difference’

Trains Leave U.S. Behind

European companies to prosper from railway mania in Middle East

The U.S., once a leader, now lacks expertise to compete for contracts.