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Old Habits Die Hard
Katie Paul 8/27/2009 12:00:00 AM
In Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party is politics. As of Sunday, however, that "is" will probably be revised to "was." The conservative party has been in power since the inception of the country's postwar political system, having led Japan out of occupation, into economic ascendancy, and through crippling recession. But nothing lasts forever, and this weekend's national elections will almost inevitably end the party's half century of (nearly) uninterrupted dominance. Fired up with economic frustration and disillusionment with the clubby LDP, an unprecedented 90 percent of voters are poised to cast their ballots, most of them ready to relegate LDP leaders to the unlucky club of political stars finally forced to share the stage. Here, then, is an unscientific survey of other political power brokers—finally ousted after what seemed like an eternity in office—with whom they might commiserate.
Mail Call: Asian Ego Rising
5/2/2009 12:00:00 AM
COVER STORY: THE PRESIDENT’S INBOX
The World That Awaits
10/25/2008 12:00:00 AM
There are only two and a half months—76 days, to be precise— between Election Day and your Inauguration, and you will need every one of them to get ready for the world you will inherit. This is not the world you've been discussing on the trail for the last year or more: campaigning and governing could hardly be more different. The former is necessarily done in bold strokes and, to be honest, often approaches caricature. All candidates resist specifying priorities or trade-offs lest they forfeit precious support. You won, but at a price, as some of the things you said were better left unsaid. Even more important, the campaign did not prepare the public for the hard times to come.
PROLIFERATION
How India’s New Nuke Deal Might Set Off an Arms Race
Adam B. Kushner 10/11/2008 12:00:00 AM
When Congress finally approved the U.S.-India nuclear deal this month, it sailed through the body with scarcely a peep. Most analysts in Washington and New Delhi hailed the move. But some observers worry the United States has just helped spark a new arms race.
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Advice for Obama
7/19/2008 12:00:00 AM
Sometime near the beginning of what many here hope will be the first of Obama's two terms, and at the latest in 2010, the British government will most probably change from Labour to Conservative, from Gordon Brown to David Cameron. But Washington needn't worry: the next lot will be even more pro-American than the last. The Tories adore Obama, NATO, New York and American ways of doing almost everything. A Conservative government will, like the Blair and Brown ones, share Obama's insistence on taking a long-term, multifaceted approach to combating terrorism and his emphasis on the importance of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Britain's armed forces are overstretched and underfunded, but they will still help America as best they can, especially in Afghanistan. London is the place to have a conversation about a joint political, military and economic strategy toward Pakistan and Afghanistan. We have been in those places before. And we're there in several ways now—not just militarily but through our many new Brits of Pakistani origin who live mentally, if not physically, in both countries.
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