Tibet and Its Guardians – between China and the West (2)

Posted by on Jul 2, 2012 in east west issues | 0 comments This article was first published in New View magazine Issue 49 -  4th Quarter Autumn 2008 Following on from part 1 (New View 3rd Quarter Summer 2008) this article will consider the question: “Why are China and the West so concerned to be the guardians  of  Tibet and its people?” from three aspects: economic, political and spiritual. Tibet on the Economic Chessboard In April 1904...
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Tibet and its Guardians – between China and the West (1)

Posted by on Jul 2, 2012 in east west issues | 0 comments This article was first published in New View magazine Issue 48 3rd Quarter July – Sept 2008   It’s a paradox. The more we human beings are willing to hear one another’s differences, the more hope there is that we can cooperate toward truly human ends. The more we accept our divergences, the greater the hope for convergence. For we cannot arrive at the truth of love without working...
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The US-China Relationship in the 21st Century and the Spectres of 1776 (2)

Posted by on Jul 2, 2012 in east west issues | 0 comments   © Terry Boardman This article first appeared  in New View magazine 2nd Quarter Spring 2007     The year 1776 saw four developments of crucial importance which are all in a sense related: the American Declaration of Independence from Britain, the publications of Adam Smith’s book The Wealth of Nations and the first part of Edward Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the...
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The US-China Relationship in the 21st Century and the Spectres of 1776 (1)

Posted by on Jul 2, 2012 in east west issues | 0 comments   © Terry Boardman This essay  – the first of a pair on the subject – was first published in New View magazine Winter (1st Quarter -  2006/2007)   The world’s future in the first half of the 21st century will be profoundly affected by the relationship of the Atlantean giants, China [1] and America.                           We can all...
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Merkel and the markets working in tandem

Posted by on Jul 1, 2012 in blog | 0 comments More evidence of how Merkel and the markets are actually working in tandem to bring about fiscal and political integration: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18546584 “Italian PM Mario Monti has warned European leaders that failure to agree on joint action will encourage market attacks on their economies. He predicted “progressively greater speculative attacks” without unified action...
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