12/12/2006 |
Iraq Study Group Challenges U.S. Policies in Middle East, All Eyes on President
Global Insight Staff | Global Insight
The Iraq Study Group (ISG) yesterday published its long-awaited report, questioning the thrust of the administration's policies, and increasing the pressure on President George W. Bush to launch full regional dialogue and reduce U.S. combat troop presence. ...
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12/12/2006 |
Bolivia - Más de lo mismo
René Cardozo S.J. | La Razón (Bo)
Dentro del proceso político y social de cambio que vive Bolivia en los últimos años, se ha producido una renovación en los actores políticos y sociales, dando como resultado el recambio de viejas figuras, y la emergencia de nuevos actores en las principales instituciones del Estado. ...
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12/12/2006 |
Bolivia - Crisis de Estado
Ricardo Paz Ballivián | La Razón (Bo)
Bolivia está viviendo una crisis de Estado. Se diferencia de otras crisis sociales por su complejidad y su carácter estructural. ...
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12/12/2006 |
Venezuela in the International Press (8 Dec 2006)- PDF
De Nuestra Redacción | Offnews.info
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12/12/2006 |
White House statement on Pinochet's death
White House Staff | White House
White House statement on Pinochet's death On Sunday, the White House issued the following statement upon receiving news of the death of Gen. Augusto Pinochet Ugarte in Chile: ...
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12/12/2006 |
Calderon's Presidential Challenges
Stratfor Staff | Stratfor
Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who took office Dec. 1, began his term on unsteady ground. He faces an unresolved conflict in the southern state of Oaxaca, was inaugurated amid a physical brawl in the legislature, is troubled by widespread questioning of his legitimacy after his July 2 election win by a razor-thin margin, and continues to be publicly challenged by his defeated opponent, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who established a "shadow" government. ...
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11/12/2006 |
Myanmar: New Threats to Humanitarian Aid
International Crisis Group Staff | International Crisis Group
With growing signs of a humanitarian crisis in-the-making in Myanmar, the international community needs to get beyond debates about the country’s highly repressive political system. ...
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11/12/2006 |
La oferta de Turquía sobre Chipre sitúa a la Unión Europea (UE) al borde de una nueva crisis
Fernando García | La Vanguardia
Confusión y "caos total" en la UE mientras Erdogan recibe duras críticas del ejército ...
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11/12/2006 |
East Asia Update - Managing Through a Global Downturn
Banco Mundial Staff | Banco Mundial
East Asian economies are expected to register their fifth consecutive year of strong growth in 2006, backed up by a substantial decline in poverty, according to the World Bank's latest East Asia Update launched November 2006. ...
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11/12/2006 |
Normalisation of Vietnam Trade Relations Approved Among a Clutch of Last-Minute U.S. Congress Votes
Global Insight Staff | Global Insight
On the final day of Republican Congressional control a wide-ranging package of economic, taxation and regulatory measures was squeezed through, including the normalisation of trade relations with Vietnam—controversial for some given the two countries' history, but a move that allows firms to make the most of Vietnam's imminent WTO accession. ...
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