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Land Ownership, Mines and Nomads in Mongolia – Amartuvshin Amarjargal
Written by Tom FriesThis is a long version of the answers that Amartuvshin Amarjargal (Associate Professor at the University of Ulaanbataar) gave us for the Lead Article A Zero-Sum Game? which deals with the following question: Rapid globalization makes competition for land, raw materials and other resources intense. When the stakes are so high, can […]
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Allchar: a road to the sun, a road to big profit
Written by Ilina MangovaThere is only one place in the world where the mineral lorandite can be found in its purest form and in such vast quantities. That place is Allchar (Alshar) and is located in the Kozuf mountain Kozuf in Southern Europe, more precisely in Macedonia. Lorandite is important for science as […]
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Greece’s Withdrawal from the Eurozone Could Cause Global Economic Crisis
Written by Thiess PetersenBertelsmann Foundation warns of extensive domino effects Greece’s exit from the Euro bears the risk of kindling a wildfire throughout Europe and possibly even on an international level and may result in a worldwide economic crisis. Countries affected would include not only Southern European nations or EU members, but also […]
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BRICS Reports: Riding Out The Storm
Written byThis article is part of a cooperation between Future Challenges and the Sustainable Governance Indicators (SGI). SGI’s new study “Change Ahead? Sustainable Governance in the BRICS” examines policy making in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. We’ve asked five of our bloggers to tell us what they think about the reports. At the […]
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La construcción de la paz
Written by Jacinta EscudosAbstract: The periods of transition after wars can be terrible, altough they already fall into the category of “peace”. A good example of this are the years after the end of World War II were an estimated 2.5 millions Germans perished under different circumstances after the allied forces entered Germany. […]
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In Slovakia we can wait
Written by Tibor BlažkoMountainous Slovakia is rich in natural resources and its mining tradition dates back to ancient times. We had our Gold Fever five centuries before the Americans. But with the discovery of new overseas deposits, mining activity in Slovakia has slowed down since 19th century. Recently, in this era of rising […]