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A History of the World, BRIC by BRIC

Pepe Escobar | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Brics, Global Economy, BRICS Summit, Brazil Economy, World Economy, Hillary Clinton Asia, Brics Imf, Obama Asia, U.S. Asia Policy, World News
Pepe Escobar

So this twenty-first century world of ours is shaping up right now largely as a confrontation between the U.S./NATO and the BRICS, warts and all on every side.

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Why Nobody Will Dominate The 21st Century

Charles Kupchan | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Brics, India, Rise of Brazil, Global Power, USA, Rise of China, Brazil, China, No-One's World, World News
Charles Kupchan

The absence of consensus over which country will oversee the coming world is just as it should be. That's because the twenty-first century will not be dominated by any country.

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BRICs Are Building a Wall Around the Poor Despite Rapid Growth

James Doran | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Russia, Brics, India, Goldman Sachs, New Delhi, Brazil, Development, China Economy, China, Developing Countries, Income Inequality, Global Poverty, Business News
James Doran

Whatever economic miracle is sweeping big Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, it has given Loong Poon Lei, and hundreds of other villages, a wide berth.

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Growing Cracks in the BRICS

Daniel Wagner | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Brics, Russia, South Africa, India, Global Economy, BRICS Summit, United Nations, Brazil, United Nations Security Council, UN Security Council, China, Global Economic Crisis, World News
Daniel Wagner

As the BRICS push for greater collective influence in the global arena, likewise the West should continue to push for greater democracy within the BRICS countries that are not yet democratic.

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Public Diplomacy With Brazil Puts Boeing Deal at Risk

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 06.04.2012

Read More: Dassault, France, Syria, White House, Iran, Boeing, Dilma Rousseffr, Brics, Cybersecurity, Brazil, Barack Obama, Public Diplomacy, Facebook, World News
Eric Ehrmann

Brazil's reluctance to help Washington topple Syria and their support for Iran's nuclear program have drawn the ire of a White House eager to turn foreign policy into political currency during a presidential election year.

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Justice Department Crashes Apple's Party

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Brics, Employment, Aig, Jobs, Seven and a Half Things to Know, 7.5 Things, Ipad, Video, Mark Gongloff Things to Know, Apple, Unemployment, Ecb, Seven and a Half Things, Greece, Seven and a Half Things You Need to Know, Jobs Report, 7 1/2 Things, Europe, China, Things You Need to Know Today, Business News

You may meet five people in heaven, but until that time, you'll need to know seven and a half things each day. Here they are: Thing One: Apple Put ...

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BRICs and Mortar

Nancy L. McLernon | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Brics, Bric, U.S. Economy, US Economy, World Economy, World Trade, Unemployment, Trade, Xi Jinping, Jobs, Free Trade, Great Recession, Job Creation, Unemployment Rate, Recession, Business News
Nancy L. McLernon

America can hold China -- or any other BRIC nation -- accountable for trade violations while also recognizing the vast opportunities emerging markets hold for our economy and workers.

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Preventing 'Politicide' in the Middle East

Henry Siegman | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Oslo Accords, Israeli Settlements, Mideast Peace Process, West Bank, Palestinian State, Israel, Palestine, Brics, Benjamin Netanyahu, UN Resolution 242, World News
Henry Siegman

The bilateral peace process that the U.S. has doggedly sought to insulate from outside "interference" is not only an empty exercise but has served to provide Israel with cover for its settlement project.

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The Myth of “Isolated” Iran

Pepe Escobar | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Brics, Iran Sanctions, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran Isolation, Iran, Iran South America, Nam, World News
Pepe Escobar

Iran may be "isolated" from the United States and Western Europe, but from the BRICS to NAM, it has the majority of the global South on its side.

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Rebuilding America's Stock of Power

Steve Clemons | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Europe, Turkey, Grand Strategy, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Brics, Michael Tomasky, Charles Kupchan, Strategic Trade, China, Transatlantic Relations, Brazil, Obama Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, Iran, Economic Policy, Russia, Norht Korea, India, Industrial Policy, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Getting things right with the BRICS plus Turkey is vital to all national security challenges in the future -- and managing the reality that China matters more than all the rest is the vital challenge that matters.

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Inflation Could Jump Into Double Digits: Mobius

Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Brics, India, Russian, Institute of International Finance, Mark-Mobius, Asset Bubbles, Inflation, Brazil, Africa, Gdp Growth, Asia, China, Emerging Markets, Video, Business News

MONACO (Cecilia Valente) - Inflation in emerging markets could reach double digits, while economic growth this year will average 6 percent, accord...

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Russian Investment Opportunities: The Drivers and the Hidden Gems

Gemma Godfrey | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Russia, Saddam Hussein, Commodity, Equity, Brics, Gaddafi, Qaddafi, Agriculture, Imf, Iraq, China, Business, Tnk-Bp, Dmitry Medvedev, Investing, Libya, Risk, Nato, Wheat, G-8, Middle East, Foreign Reserves, Oil, Gdp, Un, Rts, Economy, Business News
Gemma Godfrey

It is clear to see why investors place so much emphasis on the oil price as a dictator of Russia's financial health. Supplying some 11.4% of the world's oil supply last year, Russia is the "biggest single source outside the OPEC cartel."

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Brazil´s Biofuel Drama Goes Global

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Germany, Robert Zoellick, Corn Ethanol, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Flex Motor, Commodities, Brics, Hedge Funds, China, G-20, Food Price Inflation, Brazil, France, Barclays Bank, Biofuels, Argentina, Ethanol, Sugar Ethanol, Derivatives, Larry Rohter, Brasil, Brazil Biofuels, World News
Eric Ehrmann

Brazil's biofuel drama is a reminder that solutions packaged in green wrappers fail to scale with billions facing starvation in the Americas, Africa and Asia.

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BRICs and Mortar -- Building Growth in Low-Income Countries

Dominique Desruelle | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Trade Preferences, Macroeconomic Stability, Commodity Trap, Commercial Financing, Brics, Manufacturing, Infrastructure Development, Investment Financing, China, Development Financing, Brazil, Transparency, Concessional Lending, Structural Changes, Tax Incentives, Government Debt, Trade, Investment, Russia, India, Balanced and Sustainable Growth, Growth Drivers, Business News
Dominique Desruelle

The so-called BRIC nations -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- could be a game changer for how low-income countries build their economic futures.

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Jobs, Tax Cuts and Community Investment

John Flerlage | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Infrastructure, Mike Coffman, Brics, Flerlage, Investment, Bonds, Tax Cuts, Community, Jobs, Municipal Bonds, Politics News
John Flerlage

Creating jobs while transforming our economy into one that emphasizes production and investment over consumption and debt is essential to the long ter...

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Lula Must Not Undermine Brazil's Chance to Be the Next "Indispensable Nation"

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert Zoellick, Nuclear Security Summit, United Nations, World Bank, Imf, Julia Sweig, Obama, South America, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, UN Security Council, David Rothkopf, China, Nuclear Diplomacy, Brazil, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Ban Ki Moon, Nuclear Deterrence, Global Governance, Non Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, Russia, Parag Khanna, India, Antonio Patriota, Luiz inácio Lula Da Silva, President Lula, Brics, Ibsa, Mohammed ElBaradei, Mohamed ElBaradei, World News
Steve Clemons

As it sits at a clear breakout point in its global ascendance -- and just before President Lula's upcoming trip to Tehran -- Brazil faces fundamental choices about the type of nation it wants to be.

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