CNN is getting smarter, and you can feel it in the stories, you can feel it in the depth with which they're covered, the kinds of people in terms of guests who are brought on air, the way in which issues are discussed.

The tallest building in the world is now in Dubai, the biggest factory in the world is in China, the largest oil refinery is in India, the largest investment fund in the world is in Abu Dhabi, the largest Ferris wheel in the world is in Singapore.

If there is one lesson for U.S. foreign policy from the past 10 years, it is surely that military intervention can seem simple but is in fact a complex affair with the potential for unintended consequences.

It's not possible for two countries to be the leading dominant political power at the same time.

Having your fiscal house in order and having a more manageable macro-economic future is going to be very useful in creating growth.

The markets are much more interested in America's long-term trajectory than they are in feeling that there is an acute short-term crisis.

I'm largely in favor of financial reform.