Results for “Asia”

…s to prevent the emergence of a challenger that threatened the country directly, or that might fence off and manipulate Asia or Europe or Latin America against Washington’s aims, the concern now is different: Mastery of topological destiny. There are those who observe, as an Amer...

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… Chinese print media platforms in the world, with more than five newspapers in major cities in North America, Southeast Asia, and Greater China and a daily circulation of more than one million copies. China’s efforts to dominate Chinese-language media coincided with two other d...

…n of US utilities, we do see capex growth starting to level off. This is the opposite of what will happen in Europe and Asia, where we expect regulatory capex to increase. Moreover, we believe US utility regulators will continue to pressure returns on equity (ROEs) as interest ra...

…re sectors for the past 21 years, and his sector perspective benefits from his having lived 10 years abroad (5 years in Asia covering the Asian utilities and 5 years in Europe covering European utilities) and 11 years in the US. In addition, as Managing Partner, Jos controls all...

…er saying famously “Gentlemen should not read each other's mail.” The moratorium did not last long. With war looming in Asia and Europe, President Franklin D. Roosevelt reactivated the operation as the Signals Security Agency. It proved its value in breaking the Japanese machine-...

…]a former steel worker and Soviet-era Communist Party leader, has been in power for two decades, presiding over Central Asia's most vibrant economy. Human rights activists, however, have long accused him of persecuting dissidents and political opponents. Mr. Aliyev, 48, [*]has se...

…s, undermine China's carefully nurtured and reasonably successful "charm offensive" toward the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and play right into the U.S. strategy of convincing ASEAN nations that they need its protection from a bullying China? In China, has the...

…aler network are a proxy for global trends. Caterpillar’s US sales are leading the pack for the first time in a while, Asia is moderating, and Europe trails with a distinctly negative trend. We expect a recovery in US payrolls this year, and eventually, in labor incomes. The U...

…ajority ethnic Chinese state outside of Greater China (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao). Singapore is also unique in Southeast Asia because its rigorous standards of governance and zero tolerance for corruption make it virtually impossible to bribe or openly suborn political leaders or...

…ually independent and anti-authoritarian, which might make them creative and inventive in ways that are hard to find in Asia. At the moment, I think speed/quality of brain development plus motivational system are the key to understanding both mind and individual differences. Impo...

…al cliff risk. Obama’s win makes it more likely that this risk will intensify into year-end. Across regions we favor EM Asia and Europe vs. the US. While the US is facing fiscal cliffrisks, Asian equities are benefiting from concrete signs that economic activity is rebounding in...

…ever we do in Syria cannot feel like a quagmire. What we do in Syria will affect the recently announced ‘rebalancing to Asia’. We cannot secure WMD without boots on the ground. Meghan O. 1. Iran’s reaction to fall of Assad. Look to 2007 actions agains Iran. Didn’t have Iranian ‘...

… called out big steel for threatening “economic recovery and stability” while Americans risked their lives in Southeast Asia. J.F.K. threatened to sic his brother’s Justice Department on corporate records and then held firm as his opponents likened his flex of muscle to the power...

…ect for human dignity (No deportations. No discrimination). A new trade framework, the active presence of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Latin America and the expansion of Confucian Institutes should be part of this initiative. Latin America is ready and ri...