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November 12, 2020
in Current Affairs, Political Science

Djibouti: the Great Power Frontier

November 12, 2020
in Current Affairs, Political Science

Geoffrey F. Gresh— During a recent trip to Djibouti, I was invited to a luncheon following a lecture I delivered on the western Indian Ocean at the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) local headquarters by a commander of Italy’s military base. Along with the Italians, my luncheon partners for this special

October 17, 2006
in Business, Current Affairs, East Asian Studies, Economics, Social Science

China Rising

October 17, 2006
in Business, Current Affairs, East Asian Studies, Economics, Social Science

Posted by Reed Hundt, author of In China’s Shadow. While Iraq burns, China, inexorably, strengthens. Not a day goes by without reading in the newspaper, any newspaper, signs of China’s increasing economic prowess. But in a real sense, it’s not the Chinese government or even Chinese workers that pose a