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Latin America’s Only Hope For Free Trade
By José Niño In a little under three months, the Pacific Alliance is set to celebrate its four-year anniversary. Founded on April 28, 2011, the Pacific Alliance is a trade bloc whose main is goal is to promote greater integration among its members through free trade. Comprised of countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile, the Pacific … Continue reading
China-Latin America Relations And The Fall Of Oil Prices
By Yagmur Ersan The first ministerial meeting of the Forum of China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was held from January 8-9, 2015 in Beijing. Three presidents, President Luis Guillermo Solís of Costa Rica, President Rafael Correa of Ecuador and President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, as well as Prime Minister Perry … Continue reading
The New Global Economy: The Rise Of China And Decline Of The U.S.
By G. Asgar Mitha There is a limit to economic manipulations by empires. All empires have perished due to economic hardships. The Ottoman, Soviet and the British empires were no exception in the past century. Waste was the key product of these empires. Whether the only empire – the US – understands it or not, … Continue reading
China’s Global Political Shift – OpEd
By F. William Engdahl I have been to China over the years more than a dozen times. I have spoken with people at all levels of policy-making, and one thing I have come to realize is that when Beijing makes a major policy change, they make it carefully and with great deliberation. And when they arrive … Continue reading
Germany And Russia: Stuck In The Middle With You
By BNE German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been talking tough on Russia, leading to a string of op-eds suggesting Germany has given up on Ostpolitik and Russia’s biggest fan in western Europe is about to turn its back on the Kremlin. The situation has been misread. Far from giving up, Germany wants to build closer business ties … Continue reading
ASEAN Economic Community – Why, For What, And By Whom
By Tony Cartalucci On TV, upon the magazine rack, in schools, and on billboards around the country, the coming ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is being heralded everywhere across Southeast Asia. Upon ASEAN’s official website, the AEC is described as: The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) shall be the goal of regional economic integration by 2015. AEC envisages … Continue reading
