Notes & Comment : China: A World Power Again : It is normal for China to be a significant actor on the world stage. The West - the real newcomer - had better get used to it
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The Western world in general believes that democracy is the only solution to China's problems, but a Western-style democracy in the highly populous and precarious China could be disastrous. Despite its problems, China has managed to maintain relative social peace during the recent economic transition. In future dealings with China, Western states will need to set aside self-righteous beliefs about communism.
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1999
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History moving north
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Mexico's population growth, water shortages, and inability to generate enough jobs is likely to undo the nation, sending even more Mexicans northward. The degeneration of its central government may presage the decline of the U.S.
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1997
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And now for the news: the disturbing freshness of Gibbon's 'Decline and Fall.'(Edward Gibbon's 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire')
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Edward Gibbons viewed history as a pattern formed by individual events in his 'Decline and Fall.' There are many parallels between the history of Rome that Gibbons documented and the history of the US.
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1997
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