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cal Islamist groups and trying to wreak havoc where they can. About 30,000 Muslim fighters from all over the world, including the West, have joined the Islamic State (also known as ISIS). But however much they constitute a major global security problem, they are dwarfed by, say, the 200 million nonradical Muslim
great enthusiasm, however, it has not abandoned its Chinese cultural roots. The Chinese look at their modern Chinese civilization and emphasize its Chineseness, seeing no contradiction. Indeed, China is now experiencing its own cultural renaissance, fueled by its new affluence. The duality of the Chinese
cal Islamist groups and trying to wreak havoc where they can. About 30,000 Muslim fighters from all over the world, including the West, have joined the Islamic State (also known as ISIS). But however much they constitute a major global security problem, they are dwarfed by, say, the 200 million nonradical Muslim
great enthusiasm, however, it has not abandoned its Chinese cultural roots. The Chinese look at their modern Chinese civilization and emphasize its Chineseness, seeing no contradiction. Indeed, China is now experiencing its own cultural renaissance, fueled by its new affluence. The duality of the Chinese
policy figures -they are missing the revolutionary, uniting force that animates them all. Networks. Whether we are trying to slice apart the roots of the Islamic State or slow Russian territorial dreams or understand narco- economics or hedge-fund finance - connectivity touches and defines each problem. New and esse
cal system still smoking a bit from recent revolutions - and, of course, facing the pressures of a networked age. But she holds, strongly, a sense of Chineseness. Can we honestly expect to use mere prosperity to change China in a predictable, pro-American way? “Engagement” feels to Chinese like a demand to bec
Entities connected to both the Islamic State and Chineseness

Jeffrey Epstein
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Bill Clinton
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Marc Rich
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Middle East
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John F. Kennedy
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Lawrence Krauss
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Cynthia Nixon
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Robert Gates
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New Delhi
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United Kingdom
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United Arab Emirates
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Ethiopia
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Malaysia
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Morocco
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Deng Xiaoping
PERSONthe Soviet Union
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Mao Zedong
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Saudi Arabia
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Kofi Annan
PERSONthe World Trade Organization
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