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| Experts See Security Risks in Downturn |
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Intelligence officials note that trends such as regional instability may be accelerated by the current global economic crisis. A shift to a more Asia-centric globe could also gain momentum. On the hom...
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| IA-Forum Interview: Seppo Honkapohja |
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IA-Forum speaks with Bank of Finland Board of Governors member Seppo Honkapohja about the current financial crisis and Finland's own financial crisis in the early 1990s. By Neal Wells (11/10/2008)
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| U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement: One Year Later |
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Author discusses impact and effects of the U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement. By Adam Kott (11/03/2008)
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| Boom, Bust, and Recovery in the World Economy |
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The time has come for a new economic strategy – in essence a new New Deal, says Jeffrey Sachs. (Project Syndicate, 11/01/2008)
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| Why Politicians Dare Not Limit Economic Growth |
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With the environmental situation reaching crisis point, it is time to stop pretending that mindlessly chasing economic growth is compatible with sustainability. By Tim Jackson (New Scientist, 10/16/20...
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| Threat to Free Trade, Threat to Progress |
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The crisis of the financial markets could all-too easily be turned into vast economic crisis if political meddling and populist resentments manage to infringe on free trade. By George A. Pieler and Je...
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| The Fall of U.S. Hegemony in Latin America |
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Author analyzes the decreasing influence of the United States in Latin American and the rising influence of Russia and Brasil. By Adam Kott. (10/20/2008)
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| Financial Crisis Impact on South America |
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Author analyzes impact of the financial crisis on South America. By Adam Kott. (10/15/2008)
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| A Sold State |
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Author analyzes theory to practice regarding the selling of states to foreign investment in respect to China and Zambia. By Darlington Chisenga. (10/12/2008)
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| Losing Faith |
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The world clearly is at a turning point, underscored by ongoing tectonic shifts in political and economic power, writes Brahma Chellaney (Hindustan Times, 10/13/2008)
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| Wanted: a fairer capitalism |
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Now, as our financial system lies on the brink of collapse, it is time to build a new one, based on fairness instead of naked greed, and with long-term commitment to building businesses and supporting...
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| Financial Crisis Impact on Latin America |
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Author discusses the ripple effect of the U.S. financial crisis on Latin American markets. By Adam Kott. (10/06/2008)
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| The Week That Changed Everything |
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The global financial crisis needs a system-wide solution not a quick fix, writes Ann Pettifor. (Open Democracy, 09/22/2008)
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| Uganda’s Smart Protectionism |
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For too long, African governments have listened to the siren song of free trade - and have suffered from too much openness, not too little, writes G. Pascal Zachary . (Project Syndicate, 09/02/2008)
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| Trees vs. Tusks |
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Keeping the planet green takes shades of grey, not black-and-white. In Ghana, one shade of grey to be reckoned with is the African Elephant, that noble beast protected by international treaties from ...
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| Saving Resources to Save Growth |
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Jeffrey Sachs argues that a new, sustainable global growth strategy is needed to maintain global economic progress in the world of constrained resources. (Project Syndicate, 06/25/2008)
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| The Coming Energy Wars |
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Oil prices could hit $200 a barrel in the next few months. Article analyzes effects on global economy and geopolitics. (Newsweek, 06/02/2008)
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| Food Failures and Futures. |
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In this paper, Laurie Garrett addresses the mistakes in humanitarian food policies and maps out a better way forward to solve food crisis. (Council on Foreign Relations, 05/15/2008)
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| OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2008-2017 |
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According to the report, agricultural commodity prices should ease from their recent record peaks but over the next 10 years they are expected to average well above their mean levels of the past decad...
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| Biofuel for Thought |
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Biofuels may be one of the dumber of the grand, well intentioned ideas of this decade. Yet they are here to stay, because of the Zeitgeist that says source-diversification is the Holy Grail of energy ...
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| Competition ensured the selection of the best quality tanker |
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Reps. Murtha, Pelosi and Tiahrt all want to give Boeing the contract for refueling tankers the Air Force awarded to Northrop Grumman/Airbus. A classic protectionist move, conveniently combined with a ...
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| Liberal reforms no threat to social Europe |
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Author argues that market liberalization in Europe does not necessarily have to lead to increased social inequality. (Centre for European Reform, (05/03/2008)
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| Deregulation and the food crisis |
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Author discusses the contribution of deregulation to the current food crisis. (Food First, 04/18/2008)
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| IA-Forum Interview: Prof. Ha-Joon Chang |
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IA-Forum speaks with University of Cambridge Prof. Ha-Joon Chang about neo-liberalism and international development. By Neal Wells (IA-Forum, 04/23/2008)
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| An Empty Revolution: The Unfulfilled Promises of Hugo Chávez |
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The author argues that Chávez's government has failed in its promises to alleviate poverty, and has, in fact, made the economic situation of Venezuelans worse. By Francisco Rodríguez (Foreign Affairs,...
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| Chilling Uncertainties about Global Warming |
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The Emmy, Oscar, and Nobel Peace Prize committees all seem to agree: global warming exists, humans cause it, and without Al Gore, we'd all be doomed. By Jens F. Laurson and George A. Pieler (first pub...
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| Fear Stalks The Andes |
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Congress, wary of negotiated deals that open wider the doors to international commerce, surprises only when it approves Free Trade Agreements. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio accuses Free Trade of all sorts...
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| Interview: Ambassador Jan-Paul Dirkse |
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IA-Forum speaks with Dutch Ambassador to Russia, Jan-Paul Dirkse. By Kester Kenn Klomegah. (IA-Forum, 10/26/2007)
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| Lost in the maize of precaution |
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In adopting the precautionary principle, the EU cast the adage “better safe than sorry” into rigid policy. “Precaution” made into principle may seem innocuous but carries plenty opportunity for abuse ...
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| Depends on Whose ‘Locusts’ they Are |
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Amidst misguided economic thinking, Germany's center-left and center-right swap roles on protectionism. By Jens F. Laurson and George A. Pieler. (first published in Read More...
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