FT: How to pull Italy and Spain back from the precipice
The ECB and EFSF could do what the ECB alone cannot, writes George Soros.
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The ECB and EFSF could do what the ECB alone cannot, writes George Soros.
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The proposed Irish bail-out has not calmed the financial markets. And now their attention is moving on to new victims in the Iberian peninsula, reports The Economist.
A profile of ETA, a terrorist separatist group operating in the Basque regions of Spain and France.
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Wind energy is used in more than 70 countries – USA, Spain and China take the worldwide lead. This press release by World Wind Energy Association shows the capacity and future potential of wind energy.
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Fallout from a deadly bombing by the Basque separatist group ETA shattered prospects of a permanent peace promoted by Spain’s government. It also shows the gamble governments take when entering into talks with terrorist groups.
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United States Institute of Peace reports on prospects for peaceful settlement of the Basque separatist issue.
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A ceasefire called by the Basque separatist terrorist group ETA took effect Friday in Spain, but the Spanish government is determined to test its resilience before moving toward negotiations.
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In a move reminiscent of the start of Northern Ireland's peace process a decade ago, the terrorist group ETA, fighting a campaign to separate the Basque region from Spanish control, announced an unconditional, permanent ceasefire effective March 24.
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Global renewable energy markets have grown tremendously in the past decade. This paper provides a survey of the existing markets for renewable energy, the past and existing policies
that have facilitated those markets, and the implications of electric power sector restructuring for
renewable energy. The paper concludes by considering future prospects, from both economic and policy perspectives.
Saudi Arabia in the New Middle East
Gause posits that, though the Arab Awakening has caused tensions in Saudi-American relations, the two countries do not face a crisis and still have significant mutual interests that should be prioritized.
Partners in Preventive Action
The authors assess the strengths and weaknesses of international institutions and provide a set of practical recommendations for how the United States can strengthen the global architecture for preventive action by partnering with those organizations.
Saudi Arabia on the Edge
A leading Middle East scholar pens this "good introduction to the Saudi paradox of social change and political stability and an invaluable guide to the challenges the country faces." More
American Force
An investigation of the use of American force since the end of the Cold War. More
The Struggle for Egypt
A sweeping account of Egypt in the modern era: what Egypt is, what it stands for, and its relation to the world. More