John Micklethwait
Editor, The Economist
John
Micklethwait is Editor-in-Chief of The Economist. Before that he edited
the US section of the newspaper (1999 - 2006) and ran the New York
Bureau for two years, having edited the Business Section of the
newspaper for the previous four years. His other roles have included
setting up The Economist's office in Los Angeles, where he worked from
1990 - 1993 and being Media Correspondent. He has covered business and
politics from the United States, Latin America, Continental Europe,
Southern Africa and most of Asia. He is a frequent broadcaster and has
appeared on CNN, ABC News, BBC and NPR. He is the co-author of "The
Witch Doctors", "A Future Perfect: the Challenge and Hidden Promise of
Globalisation" and "The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary
Idea" and "The Right Nation", a study of conservatism in America, with
Adrian Wooldridge, also an Economist journalist.
The prospects for a peaceful Islam are not realistic in the short term.
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How Microsoft emerged as the contrarian leader in the world economy.
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As the British PM announces his readiness to step down, we look back at the Economist editor’s 2009 account of Brown’s quixotic vision.
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How thinking about companies will change with the economic crisis.
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The Economist editor on where business leaders need to focus.
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The Economist editor predicts the future of new media.
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The Economist editor on the challenges and opportunities of a flat world.
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John Micklethwait Discusses New Opportunities in the Global Recession.
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Not in the short-term but maybe in the long-term, says the Economist editor.
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Religions thrive in economic downturns.
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John Micklethwait on Pope Benedict XVI.
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Economist editor John Micklethwait goes inside the Chinese House Churches.
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The Economist editor on how evangelical Christianity adapts to the modern world.
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Religion is back in the political life of Europe but not in people’s hearts.
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Religion is now a means for social advancement around the world.
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Although religion may be waning in the U.S., it’s rising, and changing, globally.
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The Economist editor on world religion, trendy management advice, and what Gordon Brown means by “global society.”
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