In this article, I want to discuss briefly the recent US election, the Chinese leadership transition and what it will mean for us, and to look forward to the 2013 federal election in Australia, which now looks as if it could be a lot closer than many expected even two or three months ago.
US re-elects Obama
In the US presidential election on November 6, almost every closely-contested state swung to President Obama, with the result that the vote in the US Electoral College was a convinc…
