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.
华盛顿——
在华盛顿,民主党和共和党领导人突然间就大规模减税的需要达成了一致。减税计划不仅影响美国中产阶级,也影响富人(不管是在世时还是去世后)。人们长久以来翘首以待的两党一致突然形成了,这是否意味着美国面貌会焕然一新,更上一层楼?
很不幸,结果恰恰相反。两大党派的确形成了一致,然而形成一致的是极其危险的公共财政观点——他们将要继续和延长被老布什总统称为“巫术经济学”(voodoo economics)的政策。其后果将深刻影响美国和全世界。
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