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Showing posts with label Spain. Show all posts
Tibet: Independent or not?
Emotions run high as 6,000 Tibetan exiles walk on soil transported into India by a Tibetan artist. But was Tibet ever a sovereign state?
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?
Mali: Could the Azawad secede?
With oil found, and now unity between the Azawadi Haratines, Arabs and Tuaregs, could Mali split? Can the Azawad dream become reality?
World: Occupy Wall Street goes global
Demonstrations in eighty cities. Individuals take first tentative steps to pressure the banking system, as this movement evolves.
Angola: the sprint star starts to acquire abroad
The world's fastest growing economy 2001 – 2010 is now coming of age.
Election Special: Spain
Result of parliamentary election on November 20 hangs on who voters believe can cut the deficit and create jobs.
South Korea: President Ahn?
South Korean politics needs a shake-out, and independents like Ahn Cheol-soo are poised to provide one.
Greece: in denial
The mind boggles as a national strike paralyses the country and it slides towards default.
World: lobbyists persist despite public concern
Do pressure groups and media with direct access to the Corridors Of Power add value, or are they a dangerous phenomenon?
America: the people demonstrate
Occupy Wall Street demonstration leads to 700 arrests, as it spreads from NYC to other cities. Is a people's revolution underway?
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?
Bangladesh: jute boom
After years of decline, the 'golden fibre' is resurgent. How will this effect Asia's 4th poorest economy?
Germany: muddled, mangled Merkel
What, if anything, can the German Chancellor do to improve her poll ratings?
Belgium: still no new government
A caretaker administration has governed since the 2010 election. Would a referendum help?
Britain: leaving the EU quite soon?
The European project is in tatters as there's little EU-wide resolve for Eurozone fiscal union. The UK could opt out soon.
Europe: does PR boost extremism (Part Two)?
A look at the rise of the Far-Right in nine more EU countries.
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