Polarization and American Politics
http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/united-states-divided-more-ways-one-0
Roger Cohen on America’s foreign policy
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/07/opinion/us-policy-puts-iran-deal-at-risk.html
Turkey’s autocratic president and Europe
“The extent to
which Erdogan has been able to take Turkey backwards is a modern tragedy. When
corruption allegations emerged around his immediate circle just over two years
ago, he swiftly banned YouTube and Twitter, stuffed the ensuing investigatory
-commission with members of his own party and dismissed the investigations as a
‘coup attempt’ by people serving ‘foreign powers’. Every time Erdogan and his
circle are judged by the normal standards of the law, he responds with such
hysterical counter-attacks”
Bangladesh’s developmental challenges
In Asia, family businesses are also nation-builders
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/04/family-businesses-play-a-big-role-in-development-of-asian-emerging-markets.html
America’s $1.4 billion abstinence program (to fight HIV infections) in Africa – A total
waste of money
Populism and Brazil’s Economic Travails
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/04/business/economy/populist-policies-let-brazils-tomorrow-slip-away.html