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A collection of resources about Competitiveness and the European Union, this compilation examines the multifaceted relationship between EU policies and economic performance. It explores critical themes such as the dynamics of growth within member states, the role of innovation policy in fostering competitive advantages, and the challenges posed ...
A collection of resources about policy issues in the European Union, focusing on social welfare, retirement, and work-related challenges. This compilation offers a comprehensive overview of the key themes influencing EU policy, including the impact of demographic changes on social security systems, the balance between labor market flexibility an...
Policy issues in the European Union - energy, climate, global warming
a collection of articles, videos, and resources for travelers to learn about Turkey (history, culture, business, and more)
A collection of resources about Turkey's rich history, with a particular focus on the Ottoman Empire. This compilation explores the evolution of Turkey from ancient civilizations through the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire, examining key historical events, cultural developments, and influential figures. Main themes include the empire's polit...
A collection of resources about Vietnam, encompassing its rich history, vibrant culture, dynamic business environment, and diverse travel opportunities. This compilation offers insights into Vietnam's historical milestones, from ancient civilizations to modern-day developments, highlighting key events that have shaped the nation. It explores cul...
a collection of articles about Malaysia
Brazil - energy issues
Predicting, Forecasting Elections with Polls and Data Science
a collection of articles and videos looking at US trade policy related to Cuba
Latin America - policies, economic development, issues
A collection of articles and videos looking at the geopolitics and investments in Silicon Valley
a collection of articles and videos looking at Cuban culture and history
A collection of articles and videos looking at Venezuela
a collection of articles and videos for travelers heading to Japan
a collection of articles and videos for travelers heading to Japan
A collection of articles and videos about Brazil
A collection of articles and videos about Politics and Religion in Brazil
a collection of articles about Brazil - more
A collection of articles and videos about Politics in Brazil
a collection of articles about Brazil - more
a collection of articles about Brazil - finance and economics
A collection of articles and videos about Labor and Pension reform in Brazil
Brazil - Education Issues
A collection of articles and videos about crime and violence issues in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A collection of articles and videos about Brazil with a focus on Culture, Race, and Inequality Issues
A collection of articles and videos about Brazil and it's geography
Brazil - Inequality, Poverty, Hunger Issues
A collection of articles and videos about crime and criminal justice in Brazil
Brazil - Property Rights, Inequality, Land Rights, Agriculture and Development issues

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Article

A year of Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil’s president can boast some achievements. They come at a high price | Leaders (2020)


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Google rewards reputable reporting, not left-wing politics - The Economist

Seek and you shall find Our statistical study revealed no evidence of ideological bias in the search engine’s news tab... (2019)


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How Bruce Springsteen Helped Reelect Ronald Reagan | National Review

For all of its gloomy words, and despite Springsteen's left-wing politics, “Born in the U.S.A.” became an American anthem. The song roars. It defie... (2019)


Article

The truth about big oil and climate change - Big oil and the environment - The Economist

IN AMERICA, THE world’s largest economy and its second biggest polluter, climate change is becoming hard to ignore. Extreme weather has grown more ... (2019)


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Trouble in the Congo: The Misadventures of Glencore — Business Week

What a time to own the world’s most valuable cobalt mine, and to have to fight to keep it. (2018)


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I Thought the Web Would Stop Hate, Not Spread It - The New York Times

This is what the internet has come to: thugs like Mohammed bin Salman funding tech companies to host the vitriol of thugs like Cesar Sayoc and Robe... (2018)


Article

Spies Are More Common, and Boring, Than You Think - Bloomberg

If you keep looking for James Bond, you’ll miss the thousands of bureaucrats collecting bits of intel. (2018)


Article

Europe’s civil war of sovereignty is tearing its soul apart - The Economist

EUROPE has slipped into a form of “civil war,” fears Emmanuel Macron, France's president. The trenches have been dug, the weapons loaded, the front... (2018)


Article

The Indian-American underachiever - The Economist

INDIAN-AMERICANS are enjoying a dazzling coming-out party. For years they were stereotyped as convenience-store owners and overachieving children. ... (2018)


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Italy needs to be handled with care - Panic, but not yet - The Economist (2018)

DURING the worst days of the euro-zone debt crisis, the fear was that bond-market turmoil in places such as Greece and Spain would spread to Italy.... (2018)


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The Democrats’ Gentrification Problem - Opinion | The New York Times

Allies on Election Day, the two wings of the Democratic Party are growing further estranged in other aspects of their lives... (2018)


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A $76,000 Monthly Pension: Why States and Cities Are Short on Cash - The New York Times

Governments are struggling as mounting pension obligations crowd out the rest of their budgets. Oregon faces a severe, self-inflicted crisis. (2018)


Article

Why does Thailand keep changing its constitution? - The Economist explains

IN AUGUST voters endorsed Thailand’s latest constitution in a tightly controlled referendum that offered no alternative to the draft put forward by... (2018)


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Why Britain is wooing India - The Economist explains

WHEN Britain eventually leaves the European Union it will prosper by trading farther afield. So argues Theresa May, Britain’s prime minister, ahead... (2018)


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Why populism is in retreat across Latin America - The Economist explains

WHEN Latin Americans contemplate Donald Trump many think they have seen his like before. Only a few years ago populist nationalists exercised volub... (2018)


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Turkey’s constitutional overhaul - The Economist explains

TURKEY'S president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has held power for the past 13 years, first as prime minister and since 2014 as president, longer than an... (2018)


Article

Why Indonesia is unlikely to ban booze - The Economist explains

FOR a country with the world’s largest population of Muslims, Indonesia is remarkably permissive. Night spots in Jakarta, the capital, and on the r... (2018)


Article

Will Cyprus be reunified? - The Economist explains

THE formal split of Cyprus dates to Turkey’s invasion of the island in 1974, which followed a Greece-inspired coup aimed at enosis (union with Gree... (2018)


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How powerful are Malaysia’s sultans? - The Economist explains

IT HAS been two years since the scandal surrounding 1MDB, a Malaysian state investment firm from which billions of dollars have been looted, began ... (2018)


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What is at stake in Turkey’s referendum - The Economist explains

TURKS go to the polls this Sunday, April 16th, to choose between the parliamentary system they have lived under for nearly a century and a new cons... (2018)


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What is political risk? - The Economist explains

AFTER the surprise decision of Britain to leave the European Union, and the election of Donald Trump as American president, there is a lot more tal... (2018)


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What is federalism? - The Economist explains

EMMANUEL MACRON’S agenda for strengthening the European Union has revived talk of a “federal Europe”. (2018)


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Why Colombia’s peace deal is taking so long to implement - The Economist explains

COLOMBIA’S 52-year civil war killed 220,000 people and displaced 7m more. But on August 24th last year, after four years of painstaking negotiation... (2018)


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Does it make sense to refer to EU officials as “unelected bureaucrats”? - The Economist explains

EUROSCEPTIC politicians and newspapers, especially British ones, are fond of referring to the officials of the European Union as “unelected bureauc... (2018)


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How Brazil’s Michel Temer is clinging on to power - The Economist explains

IN MAY O Globo, a Brazilian newspaper, reported that Michel Temer, Brazil’s president, had been caught on tape at his official residence discussing... (2018)


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Russian tech investors set up shop in Silicon Valley | CNBC

Drokova's new fund comes as relations between the United States and Russia remain fraught and foreign investments of all types into U.S. technology... (2018)


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Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments - The New York Times

Leaked files show that a state-controlled bank in Moscow helped to fuel Yuri Milner’s ascent in Silicon Valley, where the Russia investigation has ... (2018)


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What are the European Union’s eastward expansion plans? - The Economist explains

NO ONE has ever been quite sure where Europe ends and Asia starts. In the Middle Ages geographers drew the border along various rivers, including t... (2018)


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Why Turkey and Greece cannot reconcile - The Economist explains

LAST week Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the first trip by a Turkish president to Greece in over six decades. Mr Erdogan called on his Greek counterpart... (2018)


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Why Turkey’s troops are in Syria again - The Economist explains

ON January 20th Turkey launched a military operation (optimistically dubbed “Olive Branch”) in Syria's north-western enclave of Afrin. It started w... (2018)


Video

Why Brazilian Women Support Jair Bolsonaro - New York Times

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s newly elected president, is known for his offensive remarks about women, but his hard-line agenda on crime has spurred man... (2019)


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Why this far-right candidate won Brazil's election -- Vox

Jair Bolsonaro, a congressman who has praised Brazil’s past military dictatorship, has become the country's president. Subscribe to our channel! ht... (2018)


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Brazil's Evangelical Far Right Could Elect The Country's Next President (HBO) - Vice News

Brazil’s supreme court ruled Wednesday that former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has to start serving a 12-year prison sentence immediately, ... (2018)


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Why Brazil Might Elect An Ultra-Right Wing President (HBO) - Vice News

RIO DE JANEIRO — On a recent Sunday morning, a few hundred shirtless men wearing camo pants tucked into army boots got together to run in formation... (2018)


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Brazilian Elections: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - 2018

Brazil is about to elect a new president during a turbulent period of political corruption and economic uncertainty. John Oliver urges the people o... (2018)


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Geopolitics of Turkey in Asia

Support CaspianReport on Patreon (2018)


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Turkey's Geographic Challenge

Stratfor examines how Turkey is attempting to expand its core into the eastern part of the country and how this affects the region. About Stratfor:... (2018)


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Nationalism vs Globalism: the new political divide | Yuval Noah Harari - TED Talks

TED Published on Feb 21, 2017 How do we make sense of today's political divisions? In a wide-ranging conversation full of insight, historian Yu... (2017)


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Liberal Hypocrisy is Fueling American Inequality. Here’s How. | NYT Opinion

It’s easy to blame the other side. And for many Democrats, it’s obvious that Republicans are thwarting progress toward a more equal society.But wha... (2021)


Podcast

The threat to world trade (podcast) | The Economist on Spotify

Our cover this week warns against the damage that will be inflicted by America’s impending tariffs on steel and aluminium. For the first time in de... (2018)


Podcast

Social media's threat to democracy

The Economist, 2017: “Twitter, Facebook and Google were supposed to improve politics. Instead, from Russian meddling in America's election to polit... (2017)


Podcast

National Sword - 99% Invisible

Where does your recycling go? In most places in the U.S., you throw it in a bin, and then it gets carted off to be sorted and cleaned at a Material... (2019)


Podcast

Europe's Direction in 2019 | Council on Foreign Relations

Matthias Matthijs joins Jim Lindsay to discuss Europe in 2019. (2019)


Book

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu

"The best explanation of the “institutional” school of economics. Why “inclusive institutions” promote growth and extractive ones don’t." - The Eco... (2018)


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