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The sources of this paralysis are somewhat different in the two countries. In Japan, a combination of highly constraining social patterns, consensus-based decision-making and an ossified political process have suppressed new ideas and made the country resistant to change. In the U.S., there is no shortage of fresh...
In a rich nation like the U.S., it's easy to be fooled into thinking there's always more time for problems to get solved. So it has been in Japan. The Japanese are wealthy enough that they don't suffer too much from the prolonged period of stunted growth...
Why Indonesia Matters Indonesia deserves just that. Obama's trip is crucial for introducing Americans to a country that may not evoke much beyond earthquakes and tsunamis but is nevertheless key to U.S. interests. A 17,000-island archipelago, Indonesia boasts the world's biggest Muslim population. It is also...
For the first time since the 1970s, Britons may find themselves ruled by a minority government. Back then, Labour's pact with the smaller Liberal Party proved short-lived, and the government eventually fell to a no-confidence motion. Britain's third party now has a longer name - the Liberal...
Brown bears some of the responsibility for the economic mess: he was Chancellor of the Exchequer under Blair and has been Prime Minister since 2007. But he has deflected blame to global pressures and has made political hay of his rival's lack of experience. "This is no time for...