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June 24, 2013

Europe
European Banking Union: Small Steps

European finance ministers meet Wednesday to try and agree on common rules for resolving a failed bank, after failing to do so this past weekend.  If agreement is reached, and it appears far from cer…

September 23, 2005

Elections and Voting
Interview with John Micgiel and Andrew Nagorski on the upcoming Polish elections

Twenty-five years after the birth of the anti-Communist Solidarity trade union, which is credited with contributing to the collapse of the Soviet government, Poland is poised to become one of Europe’…

July 30, 2014

Indonesia
Guest Post: Jokowi’s Small Victory Over Corruption in Indonesia

This blog post was authored by Timothy F. Higgins, a graduate of the University of St. Andrews with an MA in political philosophy. The recent presidential victory of Joko Widodo (popularly known as …

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December 2, 2015

Asia
ASEAN’s New Community---Only a Small Step

At an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit last week, Southeast Asian leaders signed an agreement creating an “ASEAN Community.” The Diplomat reports that the “Community,” much discu…

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September 23, 2013

Education
Travel and Tourism: Small Investments, Big Returns

Whenever I fly back from a trip outside the country, I’m always relieved to be carrying a U.S. passport, because the customs and immigration inspection lines for those who are not Americans or perman…

A traveler has his fingerprints scanned at the international travel entry point at JFK International Airport in New York on March 25, 2008 (Shannon Stapleton/Courtesy Reuters).