Tag: globalization
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Globalization is not the only—or even the real—story of the global economy over the past four decades. In The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter, Shannon K. O’Neil shows that the… more ›
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The Africa Energy Outlook 2022 is a new special report from the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook series. It explores pathways for Africa’s energy system to evolve toward achieving… more ›
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In a speech in Washington, D.C. in 2019, ex-British prime minister Tony Blair declared that ‘globalisation is a force of nature, not a policy; it is a fact.’ He echoed President Bill Clinton back in 2000: ‘Yet… more ›
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HILLSBORO, Ore. — To create a beam of ultraviolet radiation precise enough to print the world’s most advanced microchips, one of the most expensive tools in the world sprays microscopic… more ›
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Before the invasion of Ukraine, private jets taking off from Moscow flew to Paris, Milan and Geneva more often than anywhere else. Departures from Russia, Feb. 1 to Feb. 24.… more ›
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There are certainly enough of them. He says he has five phones, two encrypted, and he’s forever pecking away, issuing pronunciamentos with incontinent abandon—after midnight; during commercial breaks for his… more ›
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The National Bank of Haiti, on which so many hopes were pinned that night, was national in name only. Far from an instrument of Haiti’s salvation, the central bank was,… more ›
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Violence. Tragedy. Hunger. Underdevelopment. These bywords have clung to Haiti for more than a century. Kidnappings. Outbreaks. Earthquakes. The president assassinated — this time in his bedroom. How is it… more ›
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Ambassador warns in resignation letter that Haiti ‘has collapsed’ and cannot provide basics for returning refugees. Ambassador Daniel Foote, the United States special envoy for Haiti, has resigned in protest… more ›