Word: failings
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...underwhelms on other big issues. "When it comes to pressing international problems like Afghanistan, Pakistan or North Korea, the E.U. is either largely invisible or absent," wrote Grant in his essay, provocatively titled "Is Europe Doomed to Fail as a Power?" Lucio Caracciolo, editor of Limes, one of Italy's leading foreign policy magazines, says the problem is a Cold War hangover. The post-World War II period was a golden age for Western Europe, a time of reconstruction under the U.S. security umbrella, he argues. When it ended, Europe went into shock. "We're in denial," Caracciolo says...
...economic relevance, privileged status in Chinese society and hands on the country's wealth. This means the CCP does not believe sweeping economic, much less political, liberalization is required for China's continued rise, let alone that it constitutes the endgame. (Read "China and the U.S.: Too Big to Fail...
...author of Will China Fail?, is the foreign policy fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney and a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington...
...party's ideological beliefs [Feb. 15]. What happened to jumping over the net and congratulating the guy who beat you? Through obstruction, obfuscation and outright lying about Obama - death panels, indeed - they make it clear that the only GOP agenda is to bring Obama down. If this President fails, we all fail. Judith Buczek Camano Island, Wash...
Common Spaces: Lacking. The Junior Common Room is a bit of a fail. You can go there to watch TV, but the environment is not exactly a cozy one, with awkward open spaces and not enough couches to go around during social events. The Old Library is more of a space for meetings than hanging out, and the Towers do have the “G-Spot,” which despite its sexy name is a fairly tame common space. Unlike Quincy or the Quad Houses, there are few game rooms or facilities for fun activities...