Tag Archives: European Union

Is It Global Weimar?

Must debt restructuring and reduction occur for the West’s economies to truly recover?

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The Seven Global Economic Spheres of 2020

What will the world’s economic landscape look like in 2020?

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Sovereign Debt: Reality Finally Hits “Rich” Countries

How is the financial crisis of 2008/09 different from previous crises?

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Spain — A Country Built on Sand?

Is Spain’s economy really as frail as its detractors would have us believe?

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Introducing the APEs: Anglo-Protestant Economies

If running a big deficit for two years in times of great distress can be considered a mortal sin, what about the United States and the UK?

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PIGS Vs. APEs: Living on an Animal Farm

How would you feel if one day you woke up and discovered that you were a PIG?

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How Germany Can Really Show Its Economic Strength

Could rising imports be the most responsible way for Germany to act during the economic crisis?

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Angela Merkel, Mick Jagger and the European Diplomacy Game

What do the EU members need to learn if they want to get what they need — and if they can’t always get what they want?

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Kiev's Next Image Problem: The Rise of the Far Right

Would Ukraine be more at home in the Russian Federation rather than the European Union?

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The Illogic of Czech President Vaclav Klaus

What accounts for Czech President Vaclav Klaus’s extreme skepticism about Europe’s future? Could he simply be channeling Ayn Rand?

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