Walden Bello
Activist • Academic • Journalist • Writer
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Martin Khor: The Making of a Global Activist
The late Martin Khor united activists, officials, and thought leaders against trade and climate policies that plundered the...
Coronavirus and the Death of ‘Connectivity’
Originally posted on Foreign Policy in Focus The Great Recession could have killed globalization, but China emerged as the...
China’s Global Expansion: A Balance Sheet
Presentation at “China in Cambodia Dialogue,” Phnom Penh, Dec 18 and 19, 2019 I would, first of all, like to thank Social...
Democracy and Charisma: A Dangerous Liaison
Democracy in the Era of Charismatic Politics in India and the Philippines Talk delivered to audiences in Canberra, Perth,...
China: An Imperial Power in the Image of the West?
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Focus is releasing a...
Paper Dragons: China and the Next Crash
Emerging relatively unscathed from the banking crisis of 2008, China has been viewed as a model of both rampant success...