Category Archives: Economy
Turkey: Islamist hotbed, economic powerhouse, East vs. West, Ottoman Empire
The Turkish expansion continues, back to furthest edges of the old Ottoman Empire: Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Sabah, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) alliance, said trade between the two sides has … Continue reading
Neoliberalism’s success in Egypt
This piece in the Guardian’s Comment Is Free has made its way across my Twitter, blogroll, and Google Alerts over the past couple days. It refers to a report by the Egyptian government’s investment authority assessing the success of Egypt’s … Continue reading
Food subsidies
Al-Jazeera English did a good piece on food subsidies in Egypt–always an important issue. It doesn’t say that food subsidies will be phased out, but seems to suggest it’s a possibility.
Number games
An Indian economist named Sundeep Waslekar has published a study that calculates the price tag of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from 1991 to 2008. Their total is $12 trillion. You can buy the study for $40 from the Strategic Foresight Group … Continue reading
Filed under Economy, Israel-Palestine
BRIC City
My new favorite news source, Global Post, has an interesting story about the rising economic powers, the BRICs. (That stands for Brazil, Russia, India and China for those of you who don’t care for the kinds of silly acronyms to … Continue reading
Filed under Asia, Economy, Latin America
Fewer blue helmets
I came across this story today via David Axe’s blog War Is Boring: WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland plans to end its military missions in Lebanon, the Golan Heights and Chad as it cuts spending due to the global economic … Continue reading
Finally, for a little good news
The New York Times ran this story over the weekend, suggesting that maybe we don’t have to be as nervous as the media (and the government) might make you think. They quote some dude with a great long term track record … Continue reading
