Introduction : why Russia matters and how -- Russia's historical roots -- Russia's new political system and succession -- Economic revival and financial crisis -- Policy on oil and gas -- International economic integration : trade and investment policies -- Challenges of demography and health --...

Recounts Brazil's evolution from remote Portuguese colony, through economic crises that led to more prudent monetary policies, and to its new status as a regional leader, a respected ambassador for the developing world, and an increasingly important partner for the United States and European...

In That Could Still Be Us, readers will find out, contrary to Friedman, what even conservatives should learn from Lincoln and FDR about the world economy: why our huge fossil fuel reserves are part of the solution, not the problem.