Author Archives: Carnet Atlantique

Plaza Accord Redux

Posted on January 18, 2013

Read the latest from Randal Hines on the world’s ongoing financial crisis, and how looking to the past might help with a solution for the future: “Those who enjoy watching train wrecks will find this column richly rewarding. As the … Continue reading →

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牛津，剑桥，伦敦政经学院 (Oxford, Cambridge, LSE)

Posted on January 15, 2013

Check out our handy-dandy guide to studying at a top UK school–now available in English and Mandarin! Behold: “Oxford offers a distinctive form of undergraduate education, unique in the world to Oxford and Cambridge. What makes us distinctive is: 牛津所提供的是一种独具特色的本科教育，一种不同于世界而只属于牛津剑桥的教育。我们的特色是 … Continue reading →

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Paul Volcker

Posted on January 11, 2013

“It was August of 1981 and Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker was the most unpopular man in America. Unemployment was 11 percent, the prime interest rate was 21.5 percent, the economy was in a tailspin and it had all been … Continue reading →

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Japan may fire warning shots at Chinese aircraft, leading to war

Posted on January 11, 2013

Reblogged from China Daily Mail: SCMP says in its report: “Tokyo considers authorising Japanese military aircraft to take action if China’s planes enter air space near disputed waters “Japan’s defence ministry is considering authorising the country’s Air Self-Defence Force (ASDF) … Continue reading →

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Analysts split over report saying China 'far healthier' than America

Posted on January 11, 2013

Reblogged from China Daily Mail: A report by a top mainland academic institution that suggests China is in a far healthier state than the United States and will soon overtake the world’s only superpower economically has sparked controversy, with some … Continue reading →

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Lettre de Vaison-la-Romaine: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Posted on January 8, 2013

Julian Crandall Hollick examines taxation in Provence in his latest piece. In a nutshell: all is not well outside Paris. “Vaisonnais, like everyone else in the world, are convinced they are overtaxed. They look at the new high school, the … Continue reading →

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Lettre de Londres: Boris Johnson: Court Jester?

Posted on January 4, 2013

Our London correspondent Austin Ashley weighed in on the (brutally) comical Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, in the latest edition of Carnet Atlantique: “Johnson, avowedly a member of Cameron’s Conservative party, is riding a wave of post-Olympics popularity. Having achieved … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday to us!

Posted on January 2, 2013

That’s right, your source for all things France, America and the world beyond has just turned two years old! Check out the latest edition of Carnet Atlantique, online now. In this issue, our editor-in-chief Paul Weinberg recounts his experiences in … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year to the Hanlong Group!

Posted on December 29, 2012

In today’s Big Business news, we bring you China’s Hanlong Group, which has just acquired one of the largest iron ore mines in West Africa. Horraaaay! China Daily reports that the deal is worth a fair chunk of change: “The … Continue reading →

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China launched longest (and fastest) high-speed rail line in the world. Hold on to your butts!

Posted on December 26, 2012

If you’re travelling by train from Beijing to Guangzhou, the journey will now take eight hours instead of twenty. God bless us, everyone! Yes, Al Jazeera has reported that China just launched a 2,000+ km rail line connecting the capital … Continue reading →

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