No holds on China

Image source: bbc.co.uk Read an excellent piece this morning on one of my favourite topics; the future of US hegemony. Basically, the article paints a very grim picture for the US on account of the fiscal recklessness of successive governments (none more so than the Bush administration) and how this has ensured that China has [...]

The UnAmerican Century

Image source: www.utah.indymedia.org There is an excellent essay by Deborah Campbell in Adbusters this week on how an over-reliance on military force has seen American soft power–the cultural capital accumulated over the course of a century–melt away very quickly. I remember, growing up in England in the 1960s and 1970s, my parents always spoke of [...]

Confessions of an Economic Hitman

Image source: http://100777.com I’ve been reading a book by John Perkins entitled Confessions of an Economic Hitman. For students of international political economy, the themes developed in this book are not completely revelatory, but Perkins’ personal anecdotes certainly differentiate his book from the more ‘academic’ books on this subject. In essence, Perkins blows the whistle [...]