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An Attack on Paul Krugman
May 18, 2012 By
Republished with permission on Global Geopolitics & Political Economy Read the article in its original form on Advisor Perspectives By Michael Edesess A foundational principle of modern economics is that the creation of credit leads to economic growth. That precept underlies need for quantitative easing, and it is central to the question of what role [...]
Caught Between Diarrhoea Bugs and Arsenic
May 18, 2012 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Naimul Haq DHAKA, May 18, 2012 (IPS) – Achieving the Millennium Development Goal of providing access to safe drinking water for its 160 million people by 2015 is a tough call for Bangladesh, which is caught between arsenic contaminated groundwater and diarrhoea-causing microbes in its ponds and [...]
KAZAKHSTAN: Astana Touts Caspian Port as NDN Hub
May 18, 2012 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Joshua Kucera* ASTANA, May 18, 2012 (IPS/EurasiaNet) – The United States and Kazakhstan are exploring the idea of expanding the amount of military cargo passing through Kazakhstan into and out of Afghanistan. The focal point of the discussions is the Caspian port city of Aktau. Kazakhstani authorities [...]
Industrialised Countries Under Critical Spotlight at U.N. Meet
May 18, 2012 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Julio Godoy BONN, Germany, May 18, 2012 (IPS) – The latest session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), taking place May 15-25 in the former German capital Bonn, is the perfect opportunity to reaffirm the enormous and growing body of scientific expertise on [...]
Brazil Drives Energy Integration in South America
May 18, 2012 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Mario Osava SÃO PAULO, May 18, 2012 (IPS) – Energy integration in South America will be a reality "in the medium to long term," driven by hydropower and drawing on Brazil’s experience, predicts Altino Ventura Filho, secretary of planning in this country’s Ministry of Mines and Energy. [...]
US Asked to Abandon Cold War Nuke Strategy
May 17, 2012 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Jamshed Baruah IDN-InDepthNews Report http://www.indepthnews.net/ BERLIN (IDN) – In run-up to the NATO Summit in Chicago on May 20, a new report is calling for abandoning the Cold War rationale and ushering in a systemic change in U. S. nuclear force structure, strategy and posture in order [...]
Hopes To Heal Economy Through Devaluation, Which Has Hit Poor Hard
May 17, 2012 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Claire Ngozo LILONGWE, May 17, 2012 (IPS) – As Malawi’s poor struggle to afford food and other staple items since the 48 percent devaluation of the local currency against the dollar, economic commentators are optimistic that the move will provide an opportunity to boost the country’s export [...]
U.S.: Tea Party Loses in Fight with Big Business
May 17, 2012 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, May 16, 2012 (IPS) – For leaders of the right-wing populist "Tea Party" who have bragged about their growing influence – if not domination – of the Republican Party, the past week’s battle over the future of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) has been [...]
The Political Drones Get Louder
May 17, 2012 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR, May 17, 2012 (IPS) – Growing numbers of activists are beginning to counter U.S. Drone attacks into Pakistani territory. The activists are confronting the U.S., but increasingly now the Pakistani government for allowing such attacks to continue. The Tehreek Insaf party led by former [...]
