Exceptional? America’s belief...

Apr 12, 2011 by

Exceptional? America’s belief in its uniqueness and what it means for world affairs

Americans have arrived. Loud, unruly, besieging the hotel like a citadel. It’s a common holiday story. Americans’ conviction,...

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American dreams and nightmares

Apr 3, 2011 by

American dreams and nightmares

In several recent BBC articles, journalists argue that the American dream is dead,  that it has dreamt itself out. Such conclusion...

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Dangerous proximity: American...

Mar 29, 2011 by

Dangerous proximity: American academics and the financial crisis

In America knowledge and power, academia and politics, are closer to each other than they are in Europe. The first time I entered a...

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Hard, soft and softer power

Mar 5, 2011 by

Hard, soft and softer power

On one of the planets the Little Prince meets a king.  The king orders the Prince to yawn, but  as the Prince is not tired, he...

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