It all looks American because America, the country that invented mass capitalism and consumerism, got there first. the impact of mass capitalism is now universal.

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.

In a world awash in debt, power shifts to creditors.

American influence is not what it used to be.

You know, when the cost of capital goes down, when credit becomes cheap, people start taking greater and greater risks.

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.

...foreign policy is a matter of costs and benefits, not theology.