JUL 22, 2014 • Article
Japan’s "'76ers" Gain Global Attention: New Liberal Elite Can Change Japan
In this "Nikkei Business" interview, Carnegie Council Senior Fellow discusses his research on Japan's generation known as "76ers"--i.e. those born around 1976. He talked ...
JUL 10, 2014 • Article
July 1914: Sean McMeekin on the Outbreak of World War I
Would Europe have gone to war had Franz Ferdinand survived his visit to Bosnia? What were the blunders and miscalculations on all sides that fateful ...
JUL 7, 2014 • Article
It's Time for the United States to Ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child
America is one of only two countries that has not yet ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The other is Somalia. As ...
JUN 26, 2014 • Article
We Have a Plan: From Sarajevo to Baghdad
How should we mark the 100th anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the event that led to WWI? Here in Sarajevo, remembering its ...
JUN 26, 2014 • Article
We Have a Plan: From Sarajevo to Baghdad
SARAJEVO, BOSNIA, AND HERZEGOVINA – How should we mark the 100th anniversary of the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, the ...
JUN 25, 2014 • Article
The Participation Gap
"Inequality doesn't result only from differences in income or wealth (the focus of French economist Thomas Piketty). It also has a political dimension, fueled by ...
JUN 25, 2014 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Does India Really Need a Women-centric Bank?
With plenty of banks and microfinance services already available, does India's new bank have the right strategy to empower poor and rural women?
JUN 20, 2014 • Article
Can Japan Change? Yes, It Can!
It may not be a revolution, but change is happening in Japan in important ways. A more open attitude is emerging toward entrepreneurship, global education, ...