Tag Archives: Italy

Spanish Soccer Teams and Sovereign Wealth Funds

Are sponsorships of sports clubs beachheads for sovereign wealth funds’ investments in the West's national champions?

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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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Fiat’s Sergio Marchionne as Obama’s Ghostwriter?

How are the fate of companies and entire countries' economies intertwined?

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Population Aging: A Human Triumph

What economic and social adjustments will governments have to make as a result of population aging?

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Dateline Germany: The Ballack-Boateng Case

Nations used to go to war over all sorts of obscure matters. Does soccer help to channel — and ultimately deflect — such destructive tensions?

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Europe’s Fiscal Crisis and U.S. States

Should Europe's struggles to solve Greece's financial mess sound familiar to Americans?

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Regional Voices in Global Governance: Looking to 2010 (Part IV)

What countries will be included in a new global summit system?

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Regional Voices in Global Governance: Changing the G-8? (Part III)

What does the future hold for the G-8 and its membership?

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Athens, China

How are the recent youth riots in Greece related to China?

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