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- The State of the European Union: Challenges for the Future
12/09/2015
Yes, says former EU Commission president José Manuel Barroso, the European Union is facing extraordinary challenges. But the EU also possesses extraordinary resilience and resources. Unlike many, Barroso is very optimistic about its future.
12/09/15 - Is the Eurozone Crisis Over?
09/24/2015
Economist Martin Wolf lays out the three enormous problems Europe faces today: relations with Russia; a possible Brexit; and the migration crisis. He goes on to analyze Europe's economic situation, declaring that the 2008 crash resulted in well over a lost decade, and the economic and political repercussions will be felt for many more years to come.
09/24/15 - Peace Pays for Itself
10/01/2013
The global economic impact of violence in 2012 was estimated to be $9.5 trillion. Governments need a way to account for and recuperate these unproductive expenditures.
10/01/13 - Why and How the Euro Zone Crisis Will Be Solved
10/24/2012
Danish economist Jacob Funk Kirkegaard offers a contrarian take on the euro zone crisis. While he notes that there are political problems within the European Union, he argues that the crisis is an opportunity from which Europe will emerge more integrated and resilient.
10/24/12 - Do Language Policies Contribute to Poverty and Underdevelopment?
07/27/2012
In least developed countries, language policy should aim to increase education, productivity, and cohesion, yet many countries have policies that work against these aims.
07/27/12 - Planet Money Tells the Story of Sovereign Debt
04/24/2012
How can you explain the European debt crisis so that ordinary Americans can understand--and what's more, care? Through interviews and story-telling techniques, these two NPR reporters show us that it's actually a long-drawn-out love story.
04/24/12 - Civil Resistance and Power Politics: The Experience of Non-violent Action from Gandhi to the Present
12/04/2009
Should civil resistance be seen as potentially replacing violence completely, or as a phenomenon that operates in conjunction with, and as a modification of, power politics?
12/04/09