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Geopolitics

How Poland Became The Far Right’s Global Obsession

With a growing number of far-right victories in Western democracies, many individuals have begun idealizing Poland as “the ideal combination of capitalism and tradition.” What are the origins of the conservative fascination with Poland, and is it even true?

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Ideas

It’s The Access, Stupid: Why Leaving Vaccines To Capitalism Will Never Work

The U.S. will stop funding vaccines but says it wants equitable access. That’s not possible in a predatory system.

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Economy Ideas

Cuba Embraces Free Market, China-Style

Whatever the hopes for Cuba, the country’s regime seems keen to follow the profit model for the economy to shore up its political grip. Just like China and Russia.

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Economy Society

The Paradox Of Nationalism In A Rising China

-Analysis- BEIJING — After 30 years of domestic reform and opening up to the world, China is a changed country. Society has progressed, but also diversified, resulting in a true plurality of opinions about various issues. With a wink to earlier liberalizations in China, included Mao Zedong’s aborted call to let “100 schools of thought […]

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Geopolitics

Why North Africa’s Long Cold War Is Immune To Arab Spring

CASABLANCA – For a Moroccan tomato to be sold on the Algerian market, it first has to pass through Marseille. This sounds like a joke, but it describes a well-known reality: While in all other continents, countries group themselves in a common market or free trade zone (ASEAN in South-East Asia, Mercosur in Latin America, […]

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