The success – and failures – of World Bank reforms

Development projects can have profound impacts on their societies. There are many benefits that flow from building new roads and power plants, and from modernizing agricultural practices. But they can also have permanent negative consequences. For example, communities may be involuntarily relocated to make way for roads or power plants. These projects can change the […]Continue Reading

‘When China Attacks’ – and the US goes down to defeat

“It’s a year or two from now” and here’s what we see: explosions at Pearl Harbor and nearby Hickam Air Force Base, a drone attack at Naval Base San Diego, the collision of a Chinese-crewed fishing vessel with a US oil tanker departing Hawaii for the Western Pacific. Meanwhile, “the People’s Liberation Army is ashore […]Continue Reading