Marc Chandler on China’s Economic Growth Prospects
September 20, 2016 2 min. read

In the sixth and final installment of the virtual roundtable, Marc Chandler discusses China’s economic growth prospects in the current transitional period.

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First Tango in Buenos Aires: Mending U.S.-Argentinian Relations
March 31, 2016 4 min. read

Obama has set out to improve economic and political ties with the country since the election of Mauricio Macri, a centrist pro-market president that vowed to break from the Kirchner legacy.

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The Five Oil Exporters Most Affected by Currency Devaluation
February 18, 2016 4 min. read

Devaluation is the word of the day in oil exporting countries. Whether it is the Nigerian naira, the Venezuelan bolívar, or the Russian rouble, low oil prices are wreaking havoc in oil exporting economies and on their national currencies.

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Going Backwards: The Crisis in Venezuela
January 29, 2016 4 min. read

Chavez’s 21st century socialism has failed, pushing Venezuela to the brink of a major humanitarian crisis.

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China’s Second Continent
August 27, 2015 3 min. read

China watchers around the world are alarmed at the significant fall in Chinese stock markets. But Beijing may have a few tricks up its sleeve.

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Greece: Time for Syriza to lay its cards on the table
April 28, 2015 5 min. read

Much to the expectation of eurozone pundits, Riga’s April 24 gathering of euro finance ministers made little progress in terms of reaching an agreement for Greece’s comprehensive list of reforms.

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Dilma Faces Mounting Pressure
March 20, 2015 4 min. read

On Wednesday, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff tried to salvage the damage caused by the Petrobras scandal by issuing a wave of anti-corruption measures.

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East and West must come together in Ukraine
December 12, 2014 6 min. read

In a disturbing yet somewhat surreal turn of events, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko unveiled his latest weapon in the ongoing war with Russian separatists in the East: a Cabbage Patch Kids-style ragdoll.

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Al-Shabaab and Party Balloon Effect
March 20, 2014 8 min. read

From the outset, let me make one thing clear: Al-Shabaab, and its extremist world view is neither constructive nor sustainable. This extremist neo-Islamist group represents one of a two nihilistic worldviews that dominated the twenty first century political discourse—global (dysfunctional) jihadism and global war on terrorism. Both, due to their applied mantra—with hammer, all problems […]

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Can Mozambique be the Next LNG Hotbed?
March 6, 2014 10 min. read

Like many other African countries, Mozambique has enormous potential, but there are many gaps to fill. Led by its natural resources, the economy has been booming with real GDP growth reaching 7.4 percent in 2012, seven percent in 2013 and is predicted to reach 8.5 percent between 2014–16, according to the World Bank. London based […]

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The Corruption Tango
November 30, 2013 7 min. read

Any unchecked authority or power—especially when involving monies—ultimately leads to corruption. That is why it is necessary to put in place mechanisms to monitor, audit, reward, and, when necessary, punish.All laws stemming from a moral or a legal code are based on a system of rewards and punishments. By corruption I mean: Abuse of authority […]

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