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The growing wave of statistics on dwindling US competitiveness in the global economy has spooked American workers and brought blame on the heads of US manufacturers. China, India, and other developing economic superpowers are gunning for the position once occupied by mighty America – or so the wisdom goes. But the verdict on China and India's imminent rise to power may not be so clear-cut,...

Only a handful of Chinese brand names have achieved global consumer recognition. More often, many view China as a low-cost producer of Western consumer goods. The fact that Western companies essentially place their logos on goods manufactured in China, preventing Chinese companies from developing name recognition, exacerbates this perception. Lenovo, a major Chinese computer company that...

The history of televised news in the Middle East is a checkered yet fascinating one, writes S. Abdallah Schleifer of the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Early news broadcasts relied upon a simple regurgitation of state activity – presidents giving prepared speeches, inaugurating some new public work, or returning from a trip abroad – providing little analysis or variety. Stock footage paired...