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Flawed Geopolitical Giants Fuel Global Tensions

Harold James, Princeton University | April 21, 2008

Not the US but the new big globalizers are responsible for renewed global tensions since the 1980s. ++ BRIC countries, – Brazil, Russia, India and China – terrify because they compensate for weakness by projecting power. ++ Yet they struggle with inclusive development, demography, and financial transparency. ++ Small adaptable states are actually more likely to overtake performances of major EU economies.

 

 
Tags: | International security | BRIC | Brazil | Russia | India | China |
 
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