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The Tragedy of the Ukraine and the Slow Descent of Fear
A noted and ostensively neoliberal Romanian writes a scathing reminder that Odessa is but 5 hours away from the Romanian border. The Prime Minister discusses conscription plans. The Ministry of Defense authorizes a draft medical certificate to be used in case of draft. Social Media runs wild with speculation and […]
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Bolivia & Chile: Less Hot Air, More Gas
You can’t win at the negotiation table what you lost on the battlefield. But you can sell gas to the people who beat you. On April 24, the International Court of Justice at The Hague heard the Plurinational State of Bolivia’s petition against Chile over the 250 miles of coastline that the […]
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Avoiding the Resource Curse in Bangladesh: Natural Gas and the Recent ITLOS Ruling
Officeworkers had a half-day, schoolchildren were let out early—crowds formed below a large screen looking over a traffic roundabout in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It was March 22, 2012, and Bangladesh was competing in cricket against Pakistan for the Asian Cup. After a tense game, Bangladesh ended only three […]
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Mother Earth and her Careless Children
Ever wondered what really sustains our existence? With all the hustle and bustle in our lives we tend to start taking some things for granted. Earth, the mother planet, the green planet or ‘dharti maa’ in Hindi has been sustaining life for billions of years now, and something that has […]