The Globalist’s Top Ten Richter Scale Features of 2012
The Globalist looks back at the ten most insightful essays by our editor-in-chief, Stephan Richter.
December 29, 2012
| 1. | Yes, There Will Be a Social Revolution in America Is it time for an American Spring? Published November 13, 2012 |
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| 2. | How the Republicans Empower U.S. Minorities Why are the Republicans so keen on creating their own worst nightmare? Published November 9, 2012 |
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| 3. | The Silent Revolution Inside the IMF The global balance of economic power is changing — and the IMF is changing right along with it. Published October 30, 2012 |
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| 4. | Post-Election Agenda: Destigmatize American Government What is the most potent move to improve the competitiveness of the United States on the global stage? Published October 4, 2012 |
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| 5. | President Elizabeth Warren: An Angela Merkel in the Making? Will 2016 finally bring the arrival of a woman in the Oval Office? How about somebody other than Hillary Clinton? Published December 11, 2012 |
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| 6. | Germany and China: The New Special Relationship What is motivating Germany and China to pursue their new “strategic dialogue?” Published August 30, 2012 |
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| 7. | From Iraq to LIBOR: Excessive Risk-Taking and Democratic Accountability What is it about U.S. and UK financial and foreign policy elites that has them engage so willingly in excessive risk-taking? Published August 9, 2012 |
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| 8. | The United States in Egypt: A Fully Hedged Position How is Washington simultaneously pursuing democratization and a restoration of military rule in Egypt? Published July 16, 2012 |
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| 9. | Bureaucracy as a Root of American Prosperity Did the U.S. government once blaze a trail of innovation, societal progress and modernization? Published June 5, 2012 |
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| 10. | The Tragedy of Turkish Food How might Turkey’s relations with Europe be different if it had engaged in food diplomacy? Published May 12, 2012 |
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