OP-ED: A Long Wait at the Gate to Greatness, By John Pomfret, Washington Post, July 27, 2008; Page B01
Fab piece by Pomfret. I feel like I was on NPR with him once...
[Ed:
Wow! That was a fun show!
One thing about Pomfret that bugged me...
Oooh! I retract the bitchy comment about Pomfret from last night ...]
Anyway, a great article detailing how overblown our fears and expectations of China are. The "rise of the rest" is profound and good, but hardly the immediate--if ever--displacement.of our lead position in the global economy and security order. Pomfret makes this point in spades, and numerous analysts point out similar severe limitations re: India.
Everyone loves that "who's up?" and "who's down?" stuff. It sells books.
But it's still a world of our making and managing. That's the essential message of Great Powers.
Own it, baby!
(Thanks: Ram Narayanan)
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