International – Page 51 – Schirach Report

Italy Cradle Of The Arts? Yes, And Today’s Center Of Corruption – The Worst In Europe The Italians feel ill treated by S&P because it failed to recognized its rich history. Well, how about its present, as the most corrupt country in Europe?

By Paolo von Schirach February 5, 2014 WASHINGTON – The Financial Times reports that Italian authorities have filed some...

Will China’s Incredible Growth Continue? Probably not. Too many problems, from excessive bad credit to environmental disasters, need to be addressed. And all this will be very expensive

By Paolo von Schirach February 4, 2014 WASHINGTON– Is China’s incredible 30 year economic miracle sustainable? Or is it going...

A Rational Decision on The Keystone Pipeline? Do Not Count On It Obama and the Democrats are afraid of losing the votes of the greens, even though their arguments against getting oil from Canada are silly

By Paolo von Schirach February 1, 2014 WASHINGTON – When public policy issues morph into something akin to religious beliefs...

3 D Printers Are Amazing; But They Also Tell Us That Factory Jobs Will Soon Disappear When you will be able to make your own toaster at home using your 3 D printer millions of factory jobs will be unemployed

By Paolo von Schirach January 29, 2014 WASHINGTON – We know a lot about the dark side of globalization. Information...

Chris Christie And American Political Tribalism In Africa tribalism is based on blood and kinship. In America it is based on ideology. No better

By Paolo von Schirach January 11, 2014 NAIROBI – African countries are often criticized for their tribal social structures...

The War In Syria And Its Victims So many Syrians escaped, including a young chef who ended up in Dar es Salaam

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – The breakfast buffet spread at the hotel looked splendid and elegantly presented. In typical African...

Indian Voters Want Accountable Government And So They Voted For Outsider Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi The crisis of modern democracy is mostly about the broken bond of trust between elected leaders and the citizens

By Paolo von Schirach December 29, 2013 WASHINGTON – The Financial Times reports about the high hopes and expectations created...

In Mauritius, Love And Silence Beautiful words in a little church, far away

MAURITIUS, Cap Malheureux – The Church of Notre Dame Auxiliatrice is a well-known icon of Mauritius, a lovely island, (until 1968...

Nelson Mandela Was Most Of All A Good Man His remarkable personality was mostly about benevolence, grace and a genuine sense of humor

By Paolo von Schirach December 16, 2013 PRETORIA – Purely by accident I happened to be here in Pretoria, South...

Tehran’s Charm Offensive Will Work Iran's nuclear ambitions will not worry the West that much, once America and Europe become convinced that the ayatollahs have become friendly

By Paolo von Schirach Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2013/11/26/tehran-winning-public-relations-battle/ November 30, 2013 WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry just repeated that...