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The resurrection and return of Jiang Zemin at the 18th party congress
The resurrection In the fall of 2011 China’s former president Jiang Zemin was believed to have died. For several months he had not made any public appearances. Black Audis drove up to his residence to pay their last respects to … Continue reading
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Revisit “Between Isolation and Internationalization: The State of Burma” as Clinton breaks the ice
These past days of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Burma and meeting the isolated country’s leaders have been very interesting. As it may indeed signal a potential opening-up and reform phase for Burma. The conference report below … Continue reading
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On anacondas and dragons
An important issue for both decision-makers and international relations researchers who focus on South-South Cooperation concerns the evolving relations between the four regional giants of the BASIC-group – Brazil, India, China and South Africa. Given the ups and downs in … Continue reading
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Ideology, pragmatism and playing politics in China
Ideology and politics at the Engelsberg Seminar I ‘m just back in Stockholm from the Engelsberg Seminar in Avesta. This year the seminar’s theme was Politics and Ideology. Although a couple of very distinguished political science scholars and historians pressed … Continue reading
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Hillary Clinton and the outsourcing of internet freedom fighting
The new ambivalence: should we do it? Let’s just face it: George W. Bush gave democracy promotion a bad name and China’s meteoric rise to wealth and global clout has made human rights promotion a very tricky game to play. The Obama administration … Continue reading
Reading the Pulse of the Rabbit
Ever checked the pulse of a rabbit? I can tell they are endowed with a very fast pulse. It can be anything from 130 to 325 beats per minute. Rabbits are nervous creatures — small wonder as many predators covet … Continue reading
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