Martin Jacques
Martin Jacques is a journalist and academic. He is currently a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics Asia Research Centre and at the National University of Singapore. Jacques previously edited Marxism Today and co-founded the think-tank Demos in 1993. He writes the World Citizen column for the New Statesman. His new book on the rise of China, When China Rules the World, will be published in June.
Articles by Martin Jacques
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Economy
A tale of two depressions
- 30 July 2009
Come the next catastrophe, we will rue governments’ cowardice in failing to reform the banks
Asia
The game’s as good as lost
- 16 July 2009
- 4 comments
Afghanistan has proved the deathbed of every imperial project that has sought to tame it. Sooner or later, the British will leave in defeat
International Politics
A sense of an ending
- 02 July 2009
Washington must cut the umbilical cords that ties it to Tel Aviv. If it doesn’t, the conflict in the Middle East will hasten American decline
Asia
A new sun rises in the east
- 25 June 2009
- 12 comments
China will emerge over the next half-century as the world’s leading power. But how will Chinese hegemony be expressed, and how will the west deal with its displacement and sense of loss?
Sport
A total white-out
- 18 June 2009
- 6 comments
In Britain, black people are excluded from decision-making in top-flight football. It will take more than one club appointment to change that
International Politics
We need an earthquake
- 04 June 2009
- 8 comments
Obama has exposed the timidity of Blair and Brown – whose disastrous legacy is a Britain with no strong, credible left-of-centre voice
UK Politics
Look back for a brighter future
- 21 May 2009
- 5 comments
History will judge New Labour harshly. Unlike the 1945 government, it lacked a reforming vision – but the financial crisis provides an unprecedented chance for renewal
Europe
The eagle of fascism soars
- 07 May 2009
- 8 comments
Democratic forces in Berlusconi’s Italy are increasingly beleaguered. More than ever they need our support, not our silence and consent
International Politics
Face to face with history
- 23 April 2009
- 5 comments
The UN conference on racism confronted western countries with difficult truths – but that’s no reason for anyone to walk out
UK Politics
The hunger for renewal
- 09 April 2009
- 5 comments
The Labour Party that capitulated so completely to neoliberalism is exhausted. If it is to be reinvigorated, it will have to embrace bold ideas
