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Sep/Oct
2001
The Rise of the Brand Statepremium content icon
Peter van Ham

Image and reputation have become essential parts of a state's strategic capital. Like branded products, branded states depend on trust and customer satisfaction. And they are the harbingers of a postmodern politics based on style as much as substance.
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Interview with the Author
Peter van Ham
Capsule Review
Summer
1992
Western Doctrines On East-West Trade
William Diebold, Jr.
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In the Magazine

November/December 2009 / 6, 88
Essay
In the Quicksands of Somalia
Bronwyn Bruton

Washington's repeated attempts to bring peace to Somalia with state-building initiatives have failed, even backfired. It should renounce political intervention and encourage local development without trying to improve governance.
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