The J Curve

A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall

By: Ian Bremmer

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Paperback | 11 September 2007 | Edition Number 1

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Locate nations on the J Curve - left for authoritarian, right for democratic. Then figure out how to force those on the left to open their societies, rather than encouraging them to shut them tighter by further isolating them. The West's isolation of Kim Jong-il's North Korea gives him the cover he needs to extend his brutal regime (the mistake the U.S. made for a long time with Saddam Hussein and Castro); in Saudi Arabia, western governments should encourage manageable change before the country breaks apart; they should help strengthen China's economy so it can further liberalize; they must encourage Israel to decide what kind of country it will be.

Filled with imaginative and surprising examples of how to correct outworn political ideas, The J Curvepoints the way for western governments to lead the way to a realistic political balance and a healthier economic future.

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"A rare book that manages to be intellectually ambitious, policy-relevant, and layman-friendly. Bremmer convincingly argues that smart American diplomacy, harnessing the forces of globalization, can induce closed societies to open up without falling apart. Timely, thoughtful, and written with verve and clarity, this is an impressive work of analysis and prescription."

-- Strobe Talbott, president of the Brookings Institution, former deputy secretary of state

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Foreword	p. 1
Stability, Openness, and the J Curve	p. 3
The Far Left Side of the J Curve	p. 27
North Korea	p. 31
Cuba	p. 46
Iraq	p. 58
The Slide Toward Instability	p. 79
Iran	p. 86
Saudi Arabia	p. 103
Russia	p. 125
The Depths of the J Curve	p. 147
South Africa	p. 149
Yugoslavia	p. 166
The Right Side of the J Curve	p. 191
Turkey	p. 193
Israel	p. 207
India	p. 216
China's Dilemma	p. 237
Conclusion	p. 265
Afterword	p. 279
Acknowledgments	p. 293
Notes	p. 295
Index	p. 303
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A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall

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