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Taking the debt ceiling to the brink
With the House of Representatives having passed a bill Wednesday night putting an end to the government shutdown, let’s take a look at the factors that contributed to the political
Will Abe finally lead Japan towards labour reform?
During an interview with the Financial Times last week, the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned that labour reforms in Japan might be delayed due to fears of strong opposition
Automotive battle revs up between Russia and the EU
The European Union (EU) is pressing the World Trade Organization (WTO) to take action in the first official complaint against Russia since the country joined the WTO in August 2012.
Are rights abuses behind Gambia’s Commonwealth exit?
Gambia’s exit from the Commonwealth has – Gambia’s accusation of neo-colonialism aside – raised question as to whether rights abuses drove Gambia to exit. Last week, the Gambia withdrew from
Can Rousseff Reform Brazil Before Elections in 2014?
On June 20, 2013 protests erupted throughout Brazil drawing at least 250,000 people and eventually peaking with over a million participants. Many throughout the world and certainly within the Brazilian
Will South China Sea exacerbate Asia’s slowdown?
With rising regional tensions, speculation is rampant as to whether the situation in the South China Sea will hasten Asia’s economic slowdown. The global community has recently been confronted by
Four Years In: Reviewing Catherine Ashton’s Term
The European Union is ‘an Economic Giant, a Political Dwarf, and a Military Worm’. The first part is undeniably true, as the current EU-US negotiations remind us, but have the second two
Asian Development Bank Predicts Slowdown in China and India
In a report released 2nd October, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) cut its growth forecasts for the region in both 2013 and 2014. Slow growth in China and India as
Brazil and Turkey: The Party is Over
The world held its breath on September 18th. Would Ben Bernanke taper? Investors around the globe breathed a sigh of relief when he postponed slowing down the Fed’s bond buying
Risky Business: Addressing Agriculture Supply Chains
A study published in 2011 by The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City stated: Strong global food demand and robust biofuels markets have strained the current production capabilities of global