By: Daniel Goldbeck Monday’s FCC deal on “Bill Shock” was one of those shockingly rare moments in the world of regulations. Stakeholders actually worked together on a difficult issue and found a solution amenable to their varied interests. Members of CTIA, the wireless industry’s trade association, will now implement new procedures that better inform their … Continue reading
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EU Forecast: Shifting Dynamics in the Western Balkans
By: Mikel Kotonika With a deepening crisis in the Eurozone and a scrambled attempt by Europe’s leaders to avert further economic and political unease across the continent, the European Commission has nevertheless managed to move forward in its accession talks with countries across the Western Balkans. As the “enlargement fatigue” experienced by many countries within … Continue reading
The More You Know
By: Conor O’Malley America was shaken on October 5, 2011 by the death of Steve Jobs to pancreatic cancer. All one could see in the papers, television, blogs, twitters, facebook status’, and other media outlets was about his death. Without a doubt the world has lost a brilliant mind, however, I find the lack of … Continue reading
Ukraine’s Uncertain Path
By: Glen Johnson Ukraine is facing real retrogression. The trial and conviction of Yulia Tymoshenko is symptomatic of the blatantly political turn Ukrainian state institutions have recently taken as well as the astounding incompetency of the Yanukovich administration. The politicizing of state institutions extends to all branches of government: the parliament was transformed into a … Continue reading
What’s Next for Egypt?
By: Quinn Daly The “New Egypt”, formed after the fall of long time dictator Hosni Mubarak, looks very different than many people imagined. During the demonstrations on Tahrir Square, protestors called for a united Egypt against the autocratic rule that defined the Mubarak regime. The Egypt of February 11, 2011 is drastically different from that … Continue reading
Turkey Priminister Tayyip Erdogan’s Stance Towards Israel, a return to pan-Arabism?
By: Joshua Plaschkes The recent breakdown in relations between Israel and Turkey is a truly disturbing revelation amidst the ongoing turmoil of the Arab Spring. Turkey has traditionally been one of Israel’s strongest regional allies and has been incredibly supportive of the West, a rarity in the Middle East. In fact, Turkey was the first … Continue reading
Prospects of a Eurasian Union
By: Glen Johnson In his first real adumbration of a policy trajectory for his upcoming third presidential term, PM Putin wrote in Tuesday’s Izvestiya of plans for a Eurasian Union. The proposed union goes beyond economics, entailing “a close integration based on new values and economic and political foundation…” The plan, combined with Putin’s past … Continue reading
Freedom Plaza Demonstrations?
By: Fred Ferreira I honestly do not know how to name the movement that is going on yesterday and today at Freedom Plaza, a few blocks way from the office. Their signs often present different worldviews and the people there are not very different from the crowd you normally see at the streets of DC … Continue reading
Pakistan’s Link to the Haqqani Network and the U.S. Response
By: Joshua Plaschkes The recent assertion by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, that the Pakistani Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) agency is directly linked to the Haqqani network’s attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, and the truck bomb at a NATO outpost in the south of Kabul, is a truly … Continue reading
The Fat Tax: How Much is Too Much?
By: Ryan Holland A recent blog post in the Washington Post discussed the potential of Denmark’s new fat tax. The tax is about $6 per pound of saturated fat- the stuff of butter, red meat, cream, cheese, basically anything that’s deliciously greasy. Certainly the tax will bring in some much-needed revenue, but will it actually … Continue reading
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