This post can also be read in the FPA's Latin America Blog. With Olympic fever set to bring the world to China, much interest on the future of China on the world stage is seen as having its debut today, crowned by the lucky number in Chinese culture, 08/08/08, set to being at 8pm. With external […]
With Olympic fever set to bring the world to China, much interest on the future of China on the world stage is seen as having its debut today, crowned by the lucky number in Chinese culture, 08/08/08, set to being at 8pm. With external writers and leaders and internal government officials set to bring China […]
The definition of countries in poverty has needed to open up to a wider lexicon of terms in order to explain the various ways in which a country could be in poverty, and the stages in which it might be able to get out of it. In financial circles, the term BRIC, referring to Brazil, […]
In an IHT.com article published recently, the issue of visas being given to Iraqis by the US was discussed. US visas were finally being given by the US for Iraqis who worked with the US since 2003 in administering development after the beginning of the war. The argument by the writer was that due to […]
The global economy has recently hit a turning point, where the environment and a massive rise in oil prices sets to change the way we live, trade and do business. Not since the 1970s has such trauma in oil prices pushed policymakers into emergency mode, scurrying to satisfy the electorate which is convinced of a […]
Update: ISN writer Sam Logan publishes his piece on Mexico called Mexico infiltrated where he discusses the slow infiltration of the cartels into Mexico's government institutions and the eventual failure and disappearance of the government in the process. A must read and powerful complement to these FPA posting on Mexico. Fellow FPA blogger Alejandro Quiros Flores […]
This blog is also posted in the FPA Latin America Blog. The European Union and Latin America have always had amicable ties, via trade, culture and administrative and legal traditions. Immigration from Latin America to the EU has often been able to avoid the conflict and debate that are common in the United States, where […]
The European Union and Latin America have always had amicable ties, via trade, culture and administrative and legal traditions. Immigration from Latin America to the EU has often been able to avoid the conflict and debate that are common in the United States, where millions of immigrants from Latin America are more of a campaign […]
French President and current EU figurehead, Nicolas Sarkozy claimed an early boost to his country's presidency of the Union yesterday, with the conclusion of the much anticipated ‘European Pact on Immigration and Asylum.’ Of course, it was a watered down version of the document that French immigration minister, Brice Hortefeux, was peddling to Member State governments earlier […]
Last night many Colombians at home and abroad stayed up into the late hours of the night to hear the first free words from the rescued FARC captive and former Presidential Candidate Ingrid Betancourt. Ingrid was captured by the FARC seven years ago during her presidential campaign and has been used as a symbol of […]
The European Commission will soon present a Green Paper (i.e. a non-legislative document) examining the changes to the European education landscape to accomodate migrant children, the institution's press service is reporting. Also, the recent Eurobarometer survey shows that European citizens want to see the Union – not national governments – take the lead on key […]
The French EU Presidency's whistle-stop tour of European capitals in preparation for a restrictive immigration and integration policy has hit a major roadblock: Spain. As one of the EU Member States who has profited both from regular and illegal migration (the Spanish government has issued a number of amnesties for illegals over the years), Prime […]
The last year of investment speculation in the developed world could learn something from their neighbours to the south. Inflation and price fluctuations over the last ten to fifteen years in Latin America has habitually been many times worse than in North America and Europe, often suffering from huge inflows and rapid outflows of liquid […]
In a friendly chat with interviewer Charlie Rose this past Thursday, Lord Peter Levene of Lloyd's of London discussed how their company and the insurance industry advances on challenges facing the world economy and the unpredictable nature of doing business when the environment and political security are anything but certain. Rose and Levene discussed many […]
Over the last few years there has been a great deal of media coverage involving Iran, but the only issues being discussed often follow stories about nuclear deterrence or support for terrorism outside of the country. Like many stories coming out of the Middle East, the issues surrounding the people of the region is often […]