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September 16, 2016
Europe and Eurasia
Cyber Week in Review: September 16, 2016
Here is a quick round-up of this week’s technology headlines and related stories you may have missed: 1. There’s a reason we’re told not to poke bears. Hackers posted medical records of several U.S…
July 13, 2016
Technology and Innovation
Zimbabwe and an “Arab Spring”
Zimbabwe is rapidly deteriorating, if not imploding. In the midst of a drought, estimates are that up to half of the rural population will face hunger or famine in the coming year. The economy is con…
June 4, 2009
China
Change or more of the same?
Simon Johnson poses the core question facing the United States and China well: If [China] doubles [its] holdings of US dollar assets over the next couple of years (let’s say, going towards $4trn), e…
October 18, 2011
Politics and Government
Political Deal Likely Guarantees Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson Liberia Presidency
Liberian warlord-turned-presidential candidate Prince Johnson campaigns in the village of Demeh in Bomi County, in the West African country September 14, 2011. (Simon Akam/Courtesy Reuters) The firs…
October 23, 2014
United States
This Week: Turkey’s Acquiescence and Iran Sanctions
Significant Developments ISIS-Turkey. Turkey announced on Monday that it would allow Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces to cross its border to come to Kobani’s defense, five weeks after the start of ISI…
