For decades, US policymakers have preferred piecemeal tactical actions, while the Chinese government has consistently taken a more strategic approach. This mismatch is the reason why Huawei, to the shock of sanctions-focused American officials, was able to make a processor breakthrough in its flagship smartphone.
warns that short-termism will never be enough to offset the long-term benefits of strategic thinking.
With a democratic recession underway in many countries, one now commonly hears talk of democratic “backsliding” on a global scale. But not only is that term misleading; it also breeds fatalism, diverting our attention from potential paths out of the new authoritarianism.
thinks the language commonly used to describe the shift toward authoritarianism is hampering solutions.
Ashoka Mody
explains the roots of the lack of accountability in India, highlights shortcomings in human capital and gender equality, casts doubt on the country’s ability to assume a Chinese-style role in manufacturing, and more.
华沙——炎热的一天,紧张的时刻。在波兰后共产主义时代的首任总理塔德乌什·马佐维耶茨基奠定政府开拓性计划时,他摇晃着似乎要晕倒在地。就在人头攒动的国会紧张地猜测总理的健康状况时,马佐维耶茨基已经溜出侧门,到靠近华沙市中心的瓦津基公园呼吸新鲜空气。
“那是谁呀?”一个在沙箱中玩耍的孩子问他的妈妈。“那是总理”,她回答说——“我们的总理”。之前四十年很少有人用这样的词来形容波兰的共产党领导人。
马佐维耶茨基返回讲台时以惯有的假正经般的诙谐向大家道歉,说波兰经济就像他的双脚一样不稳固。他说得没错。
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