http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/niall_ferguson en http://www.newstatesman.com/200606260034 http://www.newstatesman.com/200606260034 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT Niall Ferguson It is a commonplace that the past hundred years saw the ascent of the west, even that it was the "American century". This is a mistake. What really happened was the rise of Asia, and the start of a momentous global shift

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/200302170016 http://www.newstatesman.com/200302170016 Mon, 17 Feb 2003 12:00:00 GMT Niall Ferguson The left opposes the war for the wrong reasons. Bush is not a dumb hick who wants to fight the Iraqis for their oil; he is a clever man motivated by righteousness

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