Historic Election in Argentina
Cristina Fernandez, former first lady and senator, has become the first women to be elected president in Argentina. Fernandez faces several major challenges as she enters office. Foremost will be the...
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Kenya’s economy, troubled even before the recently disputed election, is suffering from a “youth bulge” which may have helped increase the acceleration into violence the country saw hours after the...
View ArticleWhat Taiwan Could Teach Tibet
Taiwan’s mid-March elections show that residents there may be willing to have a closer relationship with China if it benefits them economically.Taiwanese voters favored Hong Kong-born Ma Ying-jeou's...
View ArticleIn Tunisia, voting on the future of the Arab Spring
While the world's eyes are fixed on violence in Egypt and Libya, the Arab Spring’s most important step yet will depend not on blood shed, but on votes cast.Tunisia becomes the first country of the Arab...
View ArticleThe politics of hunger: Good governance effective at fighting malnutrition
Much needed food aid being distributed in Sukkur, Pakistan. Photo: Rob Holden, UK Department for International Development (Flickr)Malnutrition, which prevents children from reaching their physical and...
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