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Showing posts with label Italy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italy. Show all posts
World Politics: The emergence of the banker-turned-politician
In the age of popular aversian to corporate greed.
World Politics: Should reparations be paid for colonialism?
Some UK-based Africans and Indians believe they rightfully profit from Britain in payment for prior 'rapes' of their countries. Is that right?
Britain: Should bankers receive annual bonuses?
They are contractual, and London is the global bonus capital, but should they be prohibited or capped? And how would that effect the UK?
World: Occupy Wall Street goes global
Demonstrations in eighty cities. Individuals take first tentative steps to pressure the banking system, as this movement evolves.
World: on credit watch
Even individuals need a credit rating, so when countries get downgraded it's deadly serious. Spain's the latest to feel the pressure.
Russia: the location of your next office?
As the EU economy plateaus, or in Germany's case dives, more companies view Russia as a growth opportunity.
Greece: in denial
The mind boggles as a national strike paralyses the country and it slides towards default.
Britain: failing to teach the English the history of England
An unfashionable pursuit gets ignored. How can society integrate without an understanding of how England evolved?
Libya: Gaddafi still posing a threat despite NTC gains
Mixed developments yet positive news as Obama meets Abdul Jalil in New York. The war persists...
Germany: muddled, mangled Merkel
What, if anything, can the German Chancellor do to improve her poll ratings?
Macedonia: profiting from a spat between Kosovo and Serbia
As a border dispute stalls trade between Serbs and Kosovars, the beneficiaries are to Kosovo's south.
Italy: soon to break-up?
As a town declares independence from Italy, is fragmentation a possibility?
New Zealand: the Rugby World Cup is a huge marketing opportunity
It might not make an initial profit, but it will showcase NZ and reconnnect Kiwis internationally.
Italy: Lampedusa, one gateway to Europe
The Mediterranean island struggles under the strain of a constant refugee influx. It's not alone.
Britain: civilisation existed in the UK before Romans came
Town planning, wine and olive imports, and structured urban life in the Iron Age.
Turkey: the next great power
No longer a mere tourist destination or aspiring EU Member, Turkey is re-asserting itself East and South.
Europe: does PR boost extremism?
As support for big-tent parties declines, the EU watches the inexorable rise of the Far-Right. Why?
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