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The French Endgame about Labor Reforms: Europe’s Summer of Discontent
“Socialist Traitors Out” reads a sign at a protest on April 5, 2016. Photo Credit: doubichlou / Flickr In May 2016, reports indicated that every third gas station lacked fuel for drivers and that the...
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How the Brexit Referendum Will Foster Uncertainty, Volatility, and Risk:...
Photo Credit: D Smith / Flickr On June 23rd, the United Kingdom will have its referendum on whether to remain in or leave the European Union (EU). Not long ago, the polls projected a tight win for the...
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The Fate of Brazil’s Petrobras
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Allan Patrick As Brazil’s Senate moves ahead with impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff, the interim administration of the vice-president, Michel...
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Bachelet and the Chilean Model
Michelle Bachelet campaigning during the 2013 primaries. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons In March 2010, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet ended her first term in office with an unprecedented 84...
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Italy at the Brink: From Renxi’s Referendum to Italexit – Europe’s Summer of...
Photo Credit: European Union 2014 – European Parliament / Flickr “Thank you Great Britain, next it is our turn,” tweeted Matteo Salvini, the leader of the right-wing Northern League (NL), a major...
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The U.S.-Cuba Rapprochement
Revolution Plaza in Cuba. Photo Credit: Franck Vervial / Flickr Despite excitement surrounding expanded U.S. economic involvement in Cuba, the effort will most likely fail to bring about the economic...
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China is Facing Growth Deceleration, Not a Hard Landing – Yet
Benxi Iron and Steel Company. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons As China’s growth decelerates, some U.S. observers see slowing Chinese growth as the “biggest threat to the global economy.” However, they...
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A More Productive Debate about Productivity
Photo Credit: Creative Commons Slumping productivity in the midst of rapid technological innovation presents a paradox. Information and communication technology (ICT) is experiencing a boom, as...
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The Open Ocean: The Future of Foreign Aid in the Pacific
The Pacific is not the Caribbean, as economists and foreign policy analysts might do well to remind themselves from time to time. Pacific Island nations, even in the best of circumstances, are barely...
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Sino-American Trade Relations: The Rhetoric Needs to Match the Reality
Fulfilling his campaign pledge to bring jobs back to the United States, President Donald Trump cancelled the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on his first day in the White House. It was President Barack...
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