Schirach Report – Page 119 – The Global Society Monitor

With US Forces Gone, Iraq Falls Into Chaos: Bombings and Sectarian Divisions – A Poorly Planned, Costly Occupation And So Little To Show For It

By Paolo von Schirach December 22, 2011 WASHINGTON – “America is the sorcerer apprentice that got it truly wrong...

To Cut Down Air Pollution China Will Switch To Natural Gas For Power Generation – Right Now Good Business For Exporters, But China Will Soon Develop Large Domestic Shale Gas Deposits

By Paolo von Schirach December 21, 2011 WASHINGTON – Qatar may not be too pleased that the...

Italy’s Debt Is Also About Patronage, Wasted Funds, Corruption And Low Ethical Standards – 952 National Italian Law Makers Collect Huge Salaries, Do Little – Can Monti Reform This?

By Paolo von Schirach December 20, 2011 WASHINGTON – Italy’s fiscal and debt crisis is not just about bad...

India Will Not Liberalise Retailing – Country Will Keep Ancient Food Distribution System – Failure To Carry Out This and Other Needed Reforms May Doom Growth

By Paolo von Schirach Related piece: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2011/12/03/not-so-modern-india-country-choked-by-political-gridlock-corruption-and-vast-inefficiencies-very-low-132-world-bank-doing-business-score-opposition-to-recent-decision-to-let-in-internatio/ December 19, 2011 WASHINGTON – In a previous piece, (see link above),...

If The Republicans Want Obama Re-elected, They Should Nominate Newt Gingrich – The Former House Speaker Is Smart and Has Ideas, But His Style Is Too Abrasive To Win Over The Independents Who Always Decide Elections

By Paolo von Schirach December 13, 2011 WASHINGTON– If the Republicans really want another four years of...

Italy and Greece Have A Bad Transparency International Score On Corruption, Matched By Bad “Doing Business” Grades – Poor Public Finances Go Together With Bad Governance, Corruption And Weak Economies

By Paolo von Schirach December 6, 2011 WASHINGTON – Bloomberg recently reported that Italy and Greece have...

Republican TV Debates About National Security Are Just Silly Posturing – Huntsman Is The Only Sensible Candidate

By Paolo von Schirach November 24, 2011 WASHINGTON – The Republicans fighting for the GOP presidential nomination want...

TransCanada Keystone Pipeline Project Killed By Obama – Decision Taken To Please Environmentalists Hurts US Energy Security – Getting More Oil From Friendly Canada Would Be Smart Policy

By Paolo von Schirach Related story: https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2011/10/14/keystone-xl-oil-pipeline-from-canada-to-texas-will-not-be-built-obama-afraid-to-antagonize-environmentalists-too-bad-for-us-energy-security/ November 12, 2011 WASHINGTON – Well, apparently there are ”good”...

Herman Cain Still The GOP Favorite – Republican Base Craving A Fresh Face – Yet He Is Awfully Short On Details – Do We Want A Conservative Amateur In The White House?

By Paolo von Schirach November 4, 2011 WASHINGTON – Herman Cain, the retired Godfather pizza entrepreneur now...

European Financial Rescue Measures May Not Work As Intended – Italy Facing Higher Borrowing Costs – Besides, Rescue Addresses Only Symptoms – Europe’s Real Problem Is Low Growth

By Paolo von Schirach October 29, 2011 Related stories https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2011/10/25/will-european-debtfinancial-crisis-be-solved-yes-but-not-soon-eu-institutions-weak-hesitant-national-political-leaders-will-not-move-fast-enough/ https://schirachreport.com/index.php/2011/10/27/europeans-agreed-on-measures-to-end-debt-crisis-greek-debt-will-be-reduced-rescue-fund-to-be-augmented-eu-banks-to-increase-reserves-yet-serious-doubts-about-implementation-italys-ability-to/ WASHINGTON – In recent articles (see...

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