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The Turning Point
Ana Palacio
Can the World Bank, IMF, and UN Security Council be remade to reflect the shift of global economic power to emerging markets? Have the European Union’s problems discredited regionalism and revived nationalism? How should populists be politically contained? Are open economies compatible with political Islam?
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Reinventing the World Bank
Ana Palacio Series: The Turning Point 2012-02-21Robert Zoellick’s announcement that he will not seek reelection as President of the World Bank has focused attention on whether the tradition of putting an American in charge will or should endure. But, legitimate as that question is, it is just a minor aspect of the debate that is needed about the World Bank’s role in the twenty-first century.... read Comments: 1 Recommended: 0 Read: 2354
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Opening Europe’s Mediterranean Window
Ana Palacio Series: The Turning Point 2012-02-10
One year after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, with popular upheaval continuing to roil the Arab world, it is increasingly clear that Europe can no longer sit still and do nothing. The ongoing protests have exposed an urgent need for renewed engagement with the region in general – and, in particular, with the southern and eastern Mediterranean countries.... read Comments: 2 Recommended: 0 Read: 8050
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The Perils of Europe’s Navel Gazing
Ana Palacio Series: Europe at Home and Abroad 2012-01-11Economic problems constitutes only a part of the eurozone’s troubles. The euro crisis is, above all, a reflection of deep-seated weaknesses in European institutions and the fabric of European society.... read Comments: 1 Recommended: 0 Read: 10135
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The Arab Spring and Europe’s Turn
Ana Palacio Series: The World in Words 2011-06-01
As the recent UN Security Council debates on the Arab Spring have shown, it is not the major emerging countries that will influence events in the region. That gives the EU a unique opportunity to support its neighbors’ transition from revolutionary upheaval to democratic government.... read Comments: 2 Recommended: 0 Read: 14064
