In the fairy tale world of Belarusian President Lukashenko, the answer to his falling popularity leading up to the December 2010 elections was simple: an across the board 50 percent salary increase for all public employees. Given the fact that a full eighty percent of the Belarusian economy is state owned, one can imagine the … Continue reading
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Happy Endings’ Secret from the Limo
Adam Pally on WhoSay This week’s episode of Happy Endings got an interesting note on one of the many blogs of the Center for American Progress. It comments on short sentences related to the housing crisis and leaves out what I see as being their bigger political commentary of the episode: the vision boards. Elize Coupe’s … Continue reading
Understanding Iran’s Assassination Attempt
Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement of an Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi envoy to the United States, Adel al-Jubeir, a key advisor to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, came as a surprise to many in the U.S. and the international community. The plot itself seems like something out of a movie, full of espionage, secretive … Continue reading
A Shocking Development
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
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
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