Leadership The world is fortunate - for the time being, at least - that it has an American president in Obama who is prepared to take a conciliatory and... Martin Jacques 17
Attitude After the Meiji restoration in 1868, Japan adopted an expansionist and colonial attitude towards its neighbours. It sought to identify itself with the... Martin Jacques 14
Design In its heyday, the car was an expression of technical flair and design genius: the original Mini, the Beetle, the 2CV, and the Fiat 500 were all, in... Martin Jacques 16
Courage Two European nations emerged with credit from the Iraq disaster: France and Germany. Both had the courage to withstand the Bush administration and... Martin Jacques 15
