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Cyprus Bailout: An Anomaly or a Sign of a New Polarized EU?
Globalization and the Student Loan Crisis
History Revisited, Argentina’s Nationalization of YPF
Latin America is no stranger to the nationalization of private industries. Nonetheless, President Kirchner’s recent decision to re-nationalize the oil company YPF has drawn considerable condemnation around the world. Against the backdrop of a large energy trade deficit and a …
Behind the New Burma
A thaw in relations between Burma and the West is underway. U.S. Secretary of State, United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary and other high level government officials from the West have recently visited this former pariah state. Europe eased travel bans for …
The Bolivarization of South America: The Rise of Pan-Americanism
Introduction Recently, the nations within South America have been experiencing what has been referred to as a rise of the “new left”. As various new regimes come into power, including Ollanta Humala in Peru and Dilma Rousseff in Brazil, the …
Why Can’t We Be Friends? The Downgrade of the US Credit Rating
What Spain Thinks About Globalization
Spain is the third largest country in Europe, located in southwestern Europe with a population of roughly 46 million people.1 Famous for its sunny beaches perennially popular with northern Europeans, it is also rich in cultural and economic resources. …
Is IMF Reform Possible?
World Report on Disability
In June 2011, the World Bank and World Health Organization (WHO) released the first World Report on Disability. Noting that one billion people in the world have some sort of disability, this comprehensive report sheds light on the myriad of …
Africa Rising: Myth or Reality?
Media around the world have been reporting on a recent African Development Bank study claiming that Africa has a new middle class of 313 million, a size on par with middle classes in India and China.1 This news was …