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Argentina’s Debt: How to Buy Time in the Pandemic
By Barry HermanAs the country faces yet another debt crisis, what is a constructive way forward for Argentina and its creditors?On April 15, the finance ministers of the Group of 20 offered to postpone...
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The Mounting Global Challenges of Rampant Corruption
By Frank VoglOnly a united front against corruption can bring about its end.Multiple major corruption crises are splashing across the front pages of newspapers across the globe. Taken together, these...
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High Time for a Western Oil Strategy
By Frank VoglYes, we can boost global security and good governance.Over the last 18 months, the oil price has fallen from around $110 per barrel to around $30. The oil price collapse creates new...
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South Africa’s Ray of Hope
By The GlobalistHow South Africa outperforms other leading emerging economies for press freedom. 1. South Africa is ranked 39th worldwide out of 180 according to the 2016 Reporters Without Borders’...
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Press Freedom in China: Still Low Ranked
By The GlobalistChina badly trails its G-20 peers on guaranteeing a free media.1. In Reporters Without Borders’ 2016 Press Freedom Index, China ranked as the worst offender (176th) on press freedom...
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2016 G20 Summit: Who Needs to Do What?
By Helmut ReisenThe need for action is clear, but count on it being "papered over." Reflections on the G20 Hangzhou Summit.Yawn, we are approaching another G20 summit. Yawn because these summits have a...
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Media Terror: Press Freedom in Turkey and Russia
By The GlobalistMedia freedom in important G-20 economies -- Turkey, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and Mexico -- leaves much to be desired.1. Turkey is ranked 151st out of 180 on press freedom as of...
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From Land to Sea: Plastic Trash as Far as the Eye Can See
By The GlobalistMillions of tons of plastics end up in landfills and oceans each year.1. In Europe, 26%, or 6.6 million tons, of the post-consumer plastic produced in 2012 was recycled, while 36% was...
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China’s Global Role: The 2010 Perspective
By Stephen S. RoachWhy does China have to step up and take the helm of global economic reform?Editor’s note: While this analysis was written a decade ago in the aftermath of the 2008/9 financial...
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The Post-Pandemic Crisis: What Happens Next?
By Frank VoglThe failure of multilateral strategic decision-making in these COVID times has been led by the Trump Administration and its bizarre attacks on international institutions. The coronavirus...
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Multiple major corruption crises are splashing across the front pages of newspapers across the globe. Taken together, these crises are contributing to global insecurity and to financial and economic...
View ArticleThe G20 Summit: Trump and Putin
A mysterious encounter on the side of the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, is likely to take place between Russian president Vladimir Putin and U.S. president Donald Trump. Once again, as was the case when...
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