July 18, 2011
SOUTH SUDAN BECOMES AFRICA’S NEWEST HOPE – AND TEST On July 9th, 2011 the Republic of South Sudan became Africa’s 54th state. There were church bells ringing in the capital of Juba, raucous street parties with people dancing to the beat...
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July 11, 2011
AFTER CHRISTINE LAGARDE WON THE TOP JOB AT THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, THE FIRST NON-ECONOMIST IN THAT POST NOW MUST SORT THROUGH A WORLD OF BAFFLING PROBLEMS. Christine Lagarde took the top helm at the International Monetary Fund at one...
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July 4, 2011
THE G20 TURNS TO FARMING AND THE FOOD CRISIS French President Nicolas Sarkozy made no secret of his aim to use France’s presidency of the G20 as a platform to address food price volatility. In particular Sarkozy was determined to...
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July 4, 2011
AS THE ARAB SPRING TURNS INTO SUMMER, THE REGION’S AUTOCRATS ARE MORE ENTRENCHED. After the initial euphoria of the Egyptian and Tunisian revolutions, the “Arab spring” morphed into something nearly unrecognizable: Instead of using less force, leaders throughout the region...
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June 27, 2011
CAN A NEW DIRECTOR SEND THE IMF IN A NEW DIRECTION? And now it’s down to two effectively. No, in fact it’s down to one – or at least it’s the frontrunner’s to lose. And that’s France’s Christine Lagarde. There...
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June 13, 2011
“It’s no doubt a great market opportunity for them,” said Ronald Deibert, who heads the Citizen Lab.
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June 13, 2011
THE PERPLEXING FUTURE OF THE U.S.-CHINA RELATIONSHIP On Friday, June 17th, 2011 the Munk Debates took up the question of China. The question posed to the experts was: “The 21st Century Will Belong to China” Speaking in favor of the resolution was...
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May 31, 2011
By Dan Breznitz and Michael Murprhee Few observers are unimpressed by the economic ambition of China or by the nation’s remarkable rate of growth. But what does the future hold? This meticulously researched book closely examines the strengths and weaknesses...
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May 30, 2011
THE G8 SUMMIT NOW ORBITS THE G20, AND THAT’S GOOD With his usual hyperactive style, President Sarkozy has tried hard to burnish the reputation and enhance the purpose of the G8. Even before the leaders and their advisors met in...
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May 16, 2011
ON THE THRESHOLD OF GLOBAL POWER, INDIA’S WORK BEGINS The ‘noughties’, have been a particularly good decade for India. The country has achieved the second highest rate of economic growth in the world and has invested many of those revenues...
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