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EU Politics Could Look to Multiethnic India for Strategies

Pallavi Aiyar November 11, 2014
Visions of a united Europe are under strain as anti-EU parties have made political gains in France, Sweden, the UK and other nations. Although the European Union is often thought of as a “United States of Europe,” journalist Pallavi Aiyar argues that the EU more resembles chaotic India. “India, like the European Union, is the antithesis of the 19th-century European conception of the ‘nation state...

What If Britain Left the EU?

Michael White, Larry Elliott and Charlotte Higgins November 7, 2014
If the United Kingdom left the European Union, the country would face additional political and social problems including internal divisions and popular disillusionment. The move would also destabilize the EU overall, aggravating tensions between France and Germany and generating pessimism that could recreate the power-feuding Europe of the early-20th century. Some politicians in Britain use EU...

Central Asia Hurting as Russia’s Ruble Sinks

David Trilling and Timur Toktonaliev November 6, 2014
As Russia’s ruble declines in response to western imposed sanctions, Central Asian countries face rising inflation. The economies of countries like Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan rely on remittances from workers in Russia, notes an article originally published by EurasiaNet. As the value of these remittances decreases, prices of imports skyrocket, often by double digits. Turkmenistan,...

Dueling Elections in Ukraine Test EU-Russian Ties

Chris Miller November 4, 2014
Two sets of elections expose a deep divide among Ukrainian citizens over support for closer ties with the European Union versus traditional reliance on Russia: With a reported 60 percent turnout, the October 26 parliamentary elections gave the president and prime minister a majority that will allow them to pursue economic and political reforms and forge closer ties with Europe. Elections in...

Germany Says UK Could Leave EU if Cameron Insists on Migrant Quotas

Peter Dominiczak November 4, 2014
Freedom of movement for its citizens is a fundamental right in the European Union, and some Germans suggest that the United Kingdom could set off on its own if it tries to set internal immigration limits. “Cameron has said that he will reform Britain’s relationship with the EU before holding an in-out referendum in 2017,” reports Peter Dominiczak for the Telegraph. That could include a quota...

Meet the Entrepreneurs at the Forefront of the Space Race

Carren Jao October 22, 2014
The world is entering a new Space Age as entrepreneurs spearhead advances in space technology and travel. This renewed Space Age is attributed to a greater commercial role in the space industry; in the United States, NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, adopted a decentralized market strategy in 2005, and interest in the space industry has exploded since with the expansion of...

The Age of Vulnerability

Joseph E. Stiglitz October 20, 2014
Studies confirm that inequality continues in the United States as income rises for the very rich but stagnates or even declines for the majority. Economist Joseph Stiglitz describes a study from the UN Development Programme for an essay for Project Syndicate: “America ranks fifth according to HDI, below Norway, Australia, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. But when its score is adjusted for...