Common Behaviors of Selected Nations
including rise of nationalism/populism
Suggested reading & research from Ed Knox
Consider these countries and similar behaviors that began surfacing in 2014 and earlier:
- China
- Russia
- Hungary
- Turkey
- Egypt, Israel, ISIL, Iraq
- Japan
- US, to some extent
Look on the Topics page for links to background material on some of these countries. Also check Recent Updates postings on 01/12/14 and after.
Articles:
- "An Answer to Populism: More Referenda?" on "Fareed's Global Briefing," Sept 18, 2019
- "Twilight of the Populists?" on "Fareed's Global Briefing," Sept 5, 2019
- "Precarious Asia" on "Fareed's Global Briefing," Sept 5, 2019
- "Protest: The King Is Dead, Long Live the King" by James Dorsey on "Lobe Log," Sept 5, 2019
- "The Global Machine Behind the Rise of Far-Right Nationalism" by Jo Becker in "The New York Times," Aug 10, 2019
- "Can Mid-Sized Powers Save the Day?" on "Fareed's Global Briefing," June 19, 2019
- "The ordinary people making the world more right-wing" by Richard Youngs on "BBC News," Nov 5, 2018
- "The West’s major cities are a bulwark against the tide of right-wing nationalism" by Ishaan Tharoor in "The Washington Post," Nov 22
- "‘None of the old rules apply’: Dave Eggers travels through post-election America" by David Eggers in "The Guardian," Nov 18, 2016
- "The Plot Against America or the Plot by America?" by Mustafa Akyol in "The New York Times," Oct 28, 2016
- "Up in Arms" by Colin Woodard (author of American Nations) in "Tufts Magazine," Fall 2013
- "Think democracy means the people are always right? Wrong." by Julian Baggini in "The Guardian," Oct 5, 2016
- "Lies, fearmongering and fables: that’s our democracy" by George Monbiot in "The Guardian," Oct 4, 2016
- "Why Referendums Aren’t as Democratic as They Seem" by Amanda Taub & Max Fisher in "The New York Times," Oct 4, 2016
- "The Center Can Still Hold" by Fareed Zakaria on "fareedzakaria.com," Sept 23, 2016
- "The Case for More Government and Higher Taxes" by Eduardo Porter in "The New York Times, Aug 2, 2016
- "An Important White House Petition" from "Washington Report on Middle East Affairs," July 19, 2016
- "U.S. Police Routinely Travel to Israel to Learn Methods of Brutality and Repression" by Justin Gardener on "thefreethoughtproject.com," Aug 30, 2015
- "World More violent in past Year, but Middle East drives Deterioration" by Juan Cole on "Informed Comment," June 10, 2016
- "A New Map for America" by Parag Khanna in "The New York Times," April 15, 2016
- "Asia’s Silk Road Revival Shows the Age of the West Is Coming to an End" by Peter Frankopan on "Huffington Post," April 14, 2016
- "An Anti-Semitism of the Left" by Roger Cohen in "The New York Times," March 7, 2016
- Acemoglu, Daron & Robinson, James, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty, 2013
- Junger, Sebastian, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging, 2016
- "Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging – review" by Joanna Bourke in "The Guardian," June 26, 2016 (link to book)