Tag Archives: European Union

A world of regions

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Michaela

By Jeffery D Sachs America’s failure to win any lasting geopolitical advantage through the use of military force in Iraq and Afghanistan underscore the limits of its power, In almost every part of the world, long-festering problems can be solved … Continue reading →

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Money, Sex and Power

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Michaela

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the once popular chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was taken off a plane  and arrested for the attack and attempted rape of a chambermaid in a hotel in New York. This incidence left the political and … Continue reading →

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How risky is the global economy ?

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Michaela

By Mohamed A. El-Erian Three years after the global financial crisis, the global economy remains a confusing place – and for good reasons. Should we draw comfort from gradual healing in advanced countries and solid growth in emerging economies? Or should … Continue reading →

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Rising to the Challenge

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Michaela

In an increasingly dis-unified Europe, stifled by debt, fear of social unrest and political panic, one country seems to be rising to the challenge .. After painful decades of coming to terms with their role in two world wars, there … Continue reading →

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Europe Re-divided

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Michaela

By George Soros The so-called euro crisis is generally seen exclusively as a currency crisis, but it is also a sovereign-debt crisis – and even more a banking crisis. The situation’s complexity has bred confusion, and that confusion has political … Continue reading →

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European Disunion

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Michaela

In all the shock and awe about the events of the pasts weeks – the middle East, Japan, the astronomically food prices, the question of energy waste, the cold war of political division in the US – Europe has been … Continue reading →

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