Russia’s Xenophobia Blends In With Demographic Decline
By Paolo von Schirach November 6, 2013 WASHINGTON – Xenophobic Russians are open about their plans to send back to...
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Solar Lanterns Will Give Light To Africa
By Paolo von Schirach November 5, 2013 WASHINGTON – In the developed world we take affordable and reliable electricity...
In The West Sub Par Rates Of Growth Are Now “The New Normal”
By Paolo von Schirach November 4, 2013 WASHINGTON – How much economic growth is “adequate”? Who knows, really. The...
China Needs To Tackle Its Environmental Crisis
By Paolo von Schirach November 3, 2013 WASHINGTON – The Economist‘s cover story is about the upcoming plenum of...
10 Years After The US Invasion Now There Are Terrorist Bases In Iraq
By Paolo von Schirach November 2, 2013 WASHINGTON – Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki came to Washington, hat in hand,...
From Energy To Health Care Big Public Policy Initiatives Fail To Work As Intended
By Paolo von Schirach October 31, 2013 WASHINGTON – Paolo Scaroni, the CEO of Italy’s ENI, one of Europe’s largest...
Major US Corporations Are Buying Trucks Powered By Liquefied Natural Gas – Much Cheaper Than Diesel
By Paolo von Schirach October 30, 2013 WASHINGTON – A recent lead story in the MARKETPLACE section of The Wall...
The European Central Bank Will Assess The Strength Of The Eurozone’s Lending Institutions – Amazing That We Have Gotten This Far Without Clear Data
By Paolo von Schirach October 29, 2013 WASHINGTON – What is truly troubling about the news of a more...
South Africa Does Not Grow Enough – 2% Is Nothing For A Country That Needs At Least 5% – Meanwhile Social Unrest Grows
By Paolo von Schirach October 28, 2013 WASHINGTON – Any Eurozone government would be ecstatic hearing a forecast of a 2%...
China Will Not Privatize State Owned Enterprises – 100,000 Companies, 50% Of The National Economy, Still Run By The State
By Paolo von Schirach October 27, 2013 WASHINGTON – A relatively short article in Bloomberg Businessweek on China’s state-owned enterprises,...