World Watch http://american.com Insight on what's happening beyond the United States. daily 1 2007-03-29T16:41:19Z Where Is America in Asia’s Future? http://american.com/archive/2010/february/where-is-america-in-asias-future Recent events and trends within Asia may well portend a stepped up pace for Asian regionalism—and heightened danger that the United States will find itself on the outside looking in. No publisher Claude Barfield world-watch 2010-02-02T22:29:25Z BernArticle Germany Puts Up Its Dukes? http://american.com/archive/2010/january/germany-puts-up-its-dukes The German government has slowly begun to accept the reality that, to save Afghanistan from the return of Taliban rule, some real fighting will have to take place. No publisher Gary Schmitt and Philipp Tomio world-watch 2010-01-29T21:01:29Z BernArticle I Spy? Not Anymore http://american.com/archive/2010/january/i-spy-not-anymore The National Security Council has ordered that the intelligence community downgrade China from a first to a second priority. It’s another victory for an American adversary. No publisher Michael Mazza world-watch 2010-01-28T22:51:53Z BernArticle Haiti’s Disasters: Natural and Man-Made http://american.com/archive/2010/january/haitis-disasters-natural-and-man-made Before the natural disasters of the last decade, a man-made disaster hit Haiti. As the Obama administration responds to this crisis, it should learn from past experience. No publisher Roger Noriega world-watch 2010-01-14T18:20:45Z BernArticle What Afghanistan Can Learn from Colombia http://american.com/archive/2010/january/what-afghanistan-can-learn-from-colombia Ten years ago, Colombia faced a security crisis in many ways worse than the one currently facing Afghanistan. No publisher Robert Haddick world-watch 2010-01-08T13:47:49Z BernArticle Two Decades Later: Nikkei and Lessons from the Fall http://american.com/archive/2009/december-2009/two-decades-later-nikkei-and-lessons-from-the-fall Twenty years ago this week, Japan’s Nikkei index reached its historic peak of 38,916. There are lessons from the fall for America and the world. No publisher Vaclav Smil world-watch 2009-12-29T21:57:32Z BernArticle The Bearded Gentleman http://american.com/archive/2009/december-2009/the-bearded-gentleman Rather than assassinate Iranian citizens abroad, which proved a constant irritant between Iran and host countries, the Islamic Republic has developed much more sophisticated mechanisms to control its exiled population. No publisher Ali Alfoneh world-watch 2009-12-08T13:39:25Z BernArticle The Critical U.S-India Relationship http://american.com/archive/2009/november/the-critical-u-s-india-relationshipg At the upcoming state visit, the challenge for President Obama is to make sure that the United States works closely with India on the issues of mutual concern. No publisher Neena Shenai world-watch 2009-11-18T13:40:45Z BernArticle How Prosperous Are We? http://american.com/archive/2009/november/how-prosperous-are-we The Legatum Institute's Prosperity Index goes a long way toward addressing shortcomings in other measurements of people’s well-being around the world. No publisher Roger Bate world-watch 2009-11-04T03:50:05Z BernArticle Hondurans, Not Zelaya, Will Decide Their Future http://american.com/archive/2009/october/Hondurans-Not-Zelaya-Will-Decide-Their-Future A new proposal by the interim government represents a triumph for the Honduran people and their constitution. No publisher Roger F. Noriega world-watch 2009-10-30T16:10:44Z BernArticle Hold the Champagne on China’s Economy http://american.com/archive/2009/october/hold-the-champagne-on-chinas-economy Those who witnessed Japan's spectacular rise and fall in the 1980s should get a familiar feeling watching China these days. No publisher Michael Auslin world-watch 2009-10-22T04:17:49Z BernArticle India’s Counterfeit Claims on Counterfeit Drugs http://american.com/archive/2009/september/indias-counterfeit-claims-on-counterfeit-drugs The Indian government is touting a new survey showing a low percentage of drugs within the country are counterfeit. But the reality is that India still has a major problem with poor-quality drugs. No publisher Roger Bate world-watch 2009-09-30T21:03:18Z BernArticle Anti-Americanism: Alive and Well in the Age of Obama http://american.com/archive/2009/september/anti-americanism-alive-and-well-in-the-age-of-obama Islamic countries distrust the United States under the leadership of President Obama about as much as they did under President George W. Bush. What's going on? No publisher Joseph Loconte world-watch 2009-09-16T13:54:12Z BernArticle Cuba Sí, Honduras No? http://american.com/archive/2009/september/cuba-si-honduras-no The Obama administration’s troubling moves in the last two weeks do little to bolster democracy in Latin America. No publisher Roger F. Noriega world-watch 2009-09-11T12:48:53Z BernArticle Time to Go ‘Down in Flames’ for Burma http://american.com/archive/2009/september/time-to-go-2018down-in-flames2019-for-burma U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said that after the Rwanda genocide she swore ‘that if I ever faced such a crisis again, I would come down on the side of dramatic action, going down in flames if that was required.’ She faces such a crisis again. No publisher Jean Geran government-and-politics world-watch 2009-09-09T20:57:31Z BernArticle