International Affairs/Economic Development – Interesting Items

Huge Natural Gas Field Discovered -  Eni has discovered the largest known gas field in the Mediterranean off the Egyptian coast
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/aug/30/eni-discovers-largest-known-mediterranean-gas-field

Singapore’s Biggest Achievement – Racial Integration

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/from-singapore-lessons-in-harmony-and-diversity/2015/06/25/86fcbfa2-1b72-11e5-93b7-5eddc056ad8a_story.html

Video - http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2015/06/27/exp-gps-0628-take-singapore.cnn

Singapore GDP chart - http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/03/lee-kuan-yews-singapore

Educational Attainment and Economic Development

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2015-08-20/teach-world

Africa – In Need of Increased Regional Trade Integration

http://www.project-syndicate.org/print/african-trade-capacity-partnership-by-michael-froman-and-dana-j-hyde-2015-08

America’s ‘Unworthy Ally’ [an excellent piece in the current issue of Foreign Affairs]:

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/pakistan/2015-08-18/unworthy-ally