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Politics & Society September/October 2017 Essay

The False Prophecy of Hyperconnection

Network theory, too often overlooked, reveals that the connections that increasingly rule the world are not as benign as advertised.

Niall Ferguson

Add friend: Mark Zuckerberg at a conference in San Francisco, April 2016

U.S. Foreign Policy September/October 2015 Essay

The Meaning of Kissinger

Scholarly attention on Henry Kissinger has focused on his time in office, but his early intellectual development is worth exploring as well—for the insights it offers...

Niall Ferguson

Politics & Society Nov 1, 2010 Review Essay

Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson reviews Why the West Rules--for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future.

Niall Ferguson

Monetary Issues March/April 2010 Essay

Complexity and Collapse

Imperial collapse may come much more suddenly than many historians imagine. A combination of fiscal deficits and military overstretch suggests that the United States...

Niall Ferguson

Security September/October 2006 Essay

The Next War of the World

The twentieth century was the bloodiest era in history. Despite the comfortable assumption that the twenty-first will be more peaceful, the same ingredients that made...

Niall Ferguson

Middle East - Foreign Affairs

Economics March/April 2005 Essay

Sinking Globalization

Could globalization collapse? It may seem unlikely today. Yet despite many warnings, people were shocked the last time globalization crumbled, with the onslaught of...

Niall Ferguson

Economics - Foreign Affairs

Political Development September/October 2003 Review Essay

Hegemony or Empire?

Did the United Kingdom's influence in its heyday match the United States' today? Two Hegemonies provides an answer; but "empire" might be the better word.

Niall Ferguson

Economics March/April 2000 Essay

The Degeneration of EMU

To date, the successful launch of Europe's single currency has proven the euroskeptics wrong. But over time, the euro will be gravely threatened if the countries in...

Niall Ferguson and Laurence J. Kotlikoff

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