Exit polls show Putin on 59%
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Russia was on Sunday preparing for a third presidential term for Vladimir
Putin, with voters forecast to give him a majority in national elections
despite ...
30 Troops, 14 Militants Dead In Yemen Fighting
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At least 30 soldiers and some 14 suspected Al-Qaeda militants have been
killed during a clash in Yemen's southern Abyan Province, military
officials report.
More False Dawns in Africa?
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Everybody wants to read good news from Africa, and Via Meadia is no
exception. Any signs that democracy and prosperity are making progress are
welcome. To ...
China’s Sukhoi Submission
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China is executing an ambitious defense modernization plan designed to make
the country militarily self-sufficient by around the 2020s. So with a range
of ...
China’s wage hikes could benefit Latin America
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Good news for Latin America: wages in China, Vietnam and other Asian
countries are rising faster than expected, leading growing numbers of
multinational fi...
Shelving the next book idea for now
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After long contemplation, I've decided to postpone any launching of a book
effort.
Simply put, right now I cannot afford the enterprise, which, contrary ...
Bob Graham & Bob Kerrey on a Saudi Link to 9/11
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Former Senator and compulsive diarist Bob Graham along with former Senator Bob Kerrey (who has just announced his plans to run in Nebraska for the Senate aga...
The week ahead in central banking
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Our week ahead email helps you track the most important events in central
banking. To see all of our emails and alerts visit www.ft.com/nbe Rate
votes Bot...
HR 347: One more step towards Neo-Feudalism
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Sorry for the typos/errors on GG. I write fast and without an editor. ______ In feudal times, you could be put to death if you didn't kneel when the carriage...
The Long Arm of the Volcker Rule
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The new Volcker Rule seeks to prevent banks that are ‘too big to fail’ from
trading on their own account. The idea is that institutions that benefit
from...
While I'm on the road...
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I've been in Doha for the week, and so haven't been able to blog or produce
a video blog. But since I've got wireless access for the moment, I wanted
to ...
Viewing Hungary Through Warped Mirrors
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[image: Duly Noted]
*About the hidden forces that determine what you will have reason to think.*
Before resigning, Sarah Palin admitted: “I cannot take th...
Trotsky on workfare
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The very principle of compulsory labor service is for the Communist quite
unquestionable. “He who works not, neither shall he eat.” And as all must
eat, al...
Yet more drama for Greece’s debt deal
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Over the last 24 hours, a flurry of activity has taken place surrounding
Greece’s €200bn debt restructuring, most of it expected but some of it
potentially...
Australia's UNthinking Security Council Quest
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*Raoul Heinrichs is Sir Arthur Tange Scholar at the Strategic and Defence
Studies Centre, ANU, and Deputy Editor of Pnyx.*
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Over the past four years,...
Is China’s Economic Future a Rosy One? Becker
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Starting with the opening of agriculture to private incentives in the late 1970s, China has experienced faster and more prolonged economic growth than any ot...
When will China emerge from the global crisis?
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This posting is from the January 30 issue of my newsletter, and so ignores
recent events in Chongqing, but of course those events make my discussion
of the...
A long road to Damascus
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Last week in New York, I took part in a roundtable discussion at the
Council on Foreign Relations. Billed as an exploration of the business
risks and oppor...
Unions say Spain labour reform will deepen recession
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MADRID (Reuters) – Trade unions on Saturday slammed Spain’s new labour
reform, arguing it would encourage companies to cut jobs and potentially
deepen a re...
Iceland’s new banking disaster?
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By Olafur Arnarson, Michael Hudson and Gunnar Tomasson Today, from Greece
to Iceland, governments are acting as enforcers or even as collection
agents on b...
Europeans Increasingly Converting to Islam
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Irish actor Liam Neeson says he is thinking about becoming a Muslim after
undergoing a spiritual awakening in Turkey. Neeson, who was born into a
Roman Cat...
Rebecca Wilder is moving to the EconoMonitors
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I've decided to migrate News N Economics over to my new blog, The Wilder
View, on the Roubini EconoMonitors platform.
Really, I jumped at the opportunity t...
Serbia’s Little Mexico
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There are two political economies that form the gorge through which passes
the River Ibar. To the south there is a political sphere inflated by the
privati...
Energy Blast - July 11, 2011
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Last week's case of Gazprom merging its assets with those of Viktor Vekselberg to create an energy giant 'highlights how tough it will be to curb the appetit...
Bidding a Fond Farewell ...
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It has been nearly five years since TWR was launched. Initially, this blog
served as the de facto blog of the National Interest; chronicled events
being he...
Vladimir Putin: Friend of Animals and Trees
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In the spirit of the pleasant Sunday, Drugoi, one of Russia's most popular
bloggers, has posted a video link to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit
yeste...
Discrediting Academic Voices
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Does college make students more liberal and less religious? Nope: The
Indoctrination Myth, by Neil Gross, Commentary, NY Times: THE Republican
presidential...
The Responsibilities of Civilian Policy Advocates
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By: Peter J. Munson
Peter Munson argues that civilian policy advocates have a responsibility to
proffer realistic courses of action with an honest counti...
Various, by Arnold Kling
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1. Kevin Carey writes,
Not everyone is willing or able to get a bachelor's degree. But everyone
should at least have the chance to try. After all, well-...
Chart of the Day: Private GDP Grew 4.7% in Q4
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Last week's BEA report showed real GDP growing by 3% at an annual rate in
Q4 2011. But as First Trust Portfolios pointed out, the non-government,
private...
The Ghost of Paez
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Adan Chavez posted a call to arms at the Aporrea.org site on 28 February
titled “Loyalty and Treason,” urging all revolutionaries loyal to President
Hugo C...
Decentralization
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The continuing conflict in the far south of Chile is but the latest example
of the costs of excessive centralizations of the Chilean state. In this La
Segu...
Furor Over Report Hints at a Chinese Policy Debate
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The fierce reaction to the World Bank assessment of China's
state-capitalism system hints at a ferocious debate within the government
as the nation prepare...
Citigroup Says Parsons to Step Down as Chairman
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Richard Parsons, who was named chairman of Citigroup in 2009 just after the
bank accepted $45 billion in federal bailouts, will step down from the
position...
Debating Stimulus and Harvard and Stanford
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Larry Summers and I debated “Did Fiscal Stimulus Help the Economy?” at
Harvard this week. There was no video streaming or recording, and I will
not try to...
Looking back at Libya whilst thinking of Syria.
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A very brief post about Libya and the current situation in Syria. Just some
thoughts: We should be able to agree that the Syrian government’s response
to t...
The Weekly Wrap -- March 2, 2012
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*Surging oil, but a paradigm shift in the U.S. economy: *Against the
drumbeat of steadily improving economic numbers, could the U.S. actually be
on the c...
Post-Arab Spring malaise
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The Middle East is entering the post-Arab Spring period in a daze of dashed
hopes and declining economic performance. The well-spring of optimism that
chan...
Making Sense of the North Korea Moratorium
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According to the State Department yesterday, North Korea agreed to suspend
its uranium enrichment program, nuclear weapons tests and long-range
missile lau...
The Media Did Not Hype Fukushima
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In the new PBS “Frontline” documentary, “Inside Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown,”
a Japanese colonel named Shinji Iwakuma reca...
Under the Radar News 02.27.12
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A weekly compilation of events in Asia. China’s largest oil producer, China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), is increasingly concerned about political risks i...
Happy New Year: And here is our new Field Guide
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BOSTON – Looking back on 2010, it was a year in which journalism crackled
with new, perhaps reckless energy in the wake of the Wikileaks affair and
America...