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Category: 🌍 Geopolitics
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China’s Debt Dilemma and Its Global Consequences
Introduction The rise of China has been one of the defining stories of the 21st century. After a relatively closed economy in the late 1970s, China has emerged as the world’s second-largest economy and a formidable global actor. Many have hailed its growth model—driven by manufacturing, exports, and increasingly by digital innovation—as a miracle. Yet…
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Has China Won? Kishore Mahbubani on America’s Strategic Dilemma in the 21st Century
Kishore Mahbubani’s Has China Won? opens with a bold provocation: can America truly lose to China? Drawing lessons from history, Mahbubani argues that the United States risks misreading China by framing it as merely a communist adversary, rather than a civilization-state playing the long game of wei qi. With American soft power in decline and…
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A Family Affair in the Kingdom: Javanese Nepotism from Court to Republic
A satirical yet rigorous tour of Javanese “family power,” from royal courts and political marriages to today’s dynasties. The essay dissects how KKN undercuts meritocracy, public services, and trust—then maps realistic reforms toward fair, expert-led governance. Culture matters, but so do rules that reward competence over surname.