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Crisis in the Crimea
A Latin American Reset: Ten Elections in Thirteen Months
From October 2013 to December 2014, there will be ten national elections in Latin America. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, and Uruguay are either having presidential or legislative elections, or both. In most of …
Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis
With one debt crisis averted in Washington, another one is still brewing on the horizon in Puerto Rico. The consequences of a default would have a wide-spread impact beyond the island as Puerto Rico’s bonds are a major part of …
Progress on Millennium Development Goals with less than1000 days to go
In 2015, the day of reckoning will appear and countries worldwide will have to defend their policies and achievements towards the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) put forth by the United Nations. Conceived of and passed in 2000, the eight …
Moving beyond India’s brain drain
Manufacturing: After the Bangladesh Factory Collapse
Snowden Extradition a Global Issue
The Arms Trade Treaty
Cyprus Bailout: An Anomaly or a Sign of a New Polarized EU?
Life after Chavez
Within minutes of the announcement of the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, media outlets worldwide covered this breaking story. Considered larger than life, Chavez ruled Venezuela with an iron fist for the past 14 years. In 1998, Chavez came …