A Yemeni General called on the international community to intervene in Yemen, saying that the entire region was about to slip into chaos. As al-Qaeda militants continue to hold on to their positions in Abyan, the government has decided to resume its airstrikes to block their advances. Problems in the south started just around the […]
It all started with the death of an unknown and poor fruit seller in the streets of Tunisia. Little did the world realize that one man’s desperate act of retaliation against a regime that had robbed him from his future and dignity would set ablaze revolutionary sentiments of such intensity that they would bring about […]
Last Thursday the Syrian Presidential Guard, led by President Assad’s brother, approached the Turkish border, causing a brief standoff between the two countries’ armed forces. As hundreds more Syrian refugees crossed the border, Turkey opted to move back its patrols slightly, avoiding direct engagement. The encounter epitomizes the now omnipresent threat that an already tenuous […]
Today the world anxiously waits to see whether or not the Greek government will pass its austerity measures in order to save the Greek economy in the long run, hold off another wave of global recessions and perhaps save the Euro itself. While a Greek meltdown would have an amplified effect on world markets, where […]
Whether foreign investments are flowing into Brazil as a river or as a trickle, Brazil’s reputation as the next large fast growing super economy is being cemented by the attention it has received after 2009 as the BRICS that may become the next China. While China and Brazil are growing in different ways for different […]
While China has won allies across Latin America over the past decade —and access to natural resources to boot—relations between Beijing and Havana remained piecemeal. What gives? Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Cuba provides an opportunity to look at the odd tenor of Sino-Cuban relations. This post is based on an essay […]
Over the last few years Mexico’s drug cartel’s have moved into different markets, one of those being selling stolen fuel which most often is taken from pipelines or trucks from Mexico’s national oil company, PEMEX. PEMEX has a special role in the Mexican economy, traditionally being one of the greatest sources of revenue for the […]
The Global Commission on Drug Policy releases a study today that is unusually stark: “global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world.” It contends the “war on drugs” strategy needs to change by focusing more on demand, while acknowledging that US policy—America is the largest demand-source for […]
This is the first of several review pieces on books about Brazil that I’ll be writing in the coming months on the blog. Please participate in the discussion by sharing your views on these books in the comments section. Brazil is at a crucial juncture in its history. Already the undisputed economic leader of Latin […]
Accelerate Brazil on May 26th and 27th is a forum for anyone who is interested in one of the biggest foreign investment projects to exist in Latin America in generations. The Accelerate Brazil Infrastructure and Investment Expo-Forum is an exhibition for foreign investors who wish to learn about what projects and opportunities are open in […]
Dilma Rousseff’s (PT) victory over centre-right candidate José Serra (PSDB) last October transformed Lula’s former Chief of Staff into the first female President in Brazil’s history. It is fair to say that Rousseff’s victory gained ample international media attention for two central reasons: first, the “economic marvel” of Brazil’s booming economy, currently sitting at a […]
Israel’s minister of industry, trade and labor recently hosted a delegation of Brazilian business leaders. The following Q&A looks at relations between the two countries: WPR: What is the extent of the economic and political relationship between Israel and Brazil? SG: The two countries have a history of friendly, but rarely robust, relations. Ambassadors have […]
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