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LatAm Commits to Climate Action
Article Latin American heads of state expressed their commitment to fight climate change and lambasted industrialised nations for not abiding…
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China Tackles Climate Change
Article China’s Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli’s pledge of US$6 million to fight climate change at the United Nations Climate summit on…
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CEOs Need to Fight Climate Change
Article Hundreds of Chief Executive Officers from Fortune 500 companies, pension funds and the insurance sector discussed financial incentives to…
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Brazil’s President Is No Shoo-In
Feature Sluggish growth in Latin America’s largest economy is a blow to incumbent Dilma Rousseff. This article was published in…
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Argentina’s Campaign Kicks Off
Feature Argentina's presidential pre-candidates spelled out their political and economic program during Industry Day in Buenos Aires. This article was…
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Chile and China’s copper deal
Feature Smelting high-grade copper to meet China's needs is putting pressure on Chile’s parched north. This article was published in…
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WTO rules against Argentina
Feature International pressure on Argentina is increasing as the World Trade Organization ruled on August 22 that the South American…
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Arabs’ inconvenient truth
Analysis Notwithstanding passionate discourses against Western responsibility and “Zionist conspiracy,” commitment to the Palestinian cause has not translated into any…
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Chile opposes trade with Israel
Feature Chilean policy-makers and civil society leaders met on Wednesday in the national congress in the legislative capital Valparaiso to…
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China’s Growing Military Sway
Analysis Notwithstanding China’s eagerness to market itself as non-threatening, the world's second military power in increasing its influence in Latin…
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Argentines Wake Up In Default
Feature The mood is defiant in the streets of Buenos Aires after Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investors Service declared Thursday…
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La Chine courtise les latins
Analyse La visite du président chinois va permettre de faciliter davantage un accès de la Chine aux ressources naturelles afin…
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BRICS bank to boost China’s clout
Analysis The newly-created BRICS Development Bank is emblematic of Beijing’s increasing weight in the world and especially in Latin America.…
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China Taps into LatAm Energy
Article Untapped wind and solar resources in Latin America provide opportunities for China, but lack of national policies on renewables…
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Israël/Liban: Que dit le droit?
Opinion Le ton monte entre Israël et le Liban. Le pays du Cèdre a prévenu que le forage de gaz…
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Sino-Arab Trade on the Rise
Feature The Sino-Arab trade has been on a fast track of growth. The Arab Spring and the subsequent civil unrest…
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Is Taksim Like Tahrir?
Analysis Make no mistake. The Turkish republic is significantly different from its Arab counterparts. A more accurate comparison of the…
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Mongolia & the Middle East
Research Using Mongolia’s wealth to spur social development: a comparative approach with the Gulf countries. Mongolia is now commonly called…
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The Minister’s satirical visit
BEIRUT – When it comes to human vice, the case has been amply made that satire is a sharp tool…
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