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January 25, 2021
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PERU: What matters ahead of April presidential vote
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( 3 mins read ) There are just under 11 weeks to go before the 11 April first round of the presidential election. Below we examine the state of the race alongside key signposts and scenarios. Voting intentions remain dispersed,
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MEXICO: Unpredictable AMLO to complicate bilateral relations with US
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( 3 mins read ) It is difficult not to see various recent moves by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) as deliberately provocative to the new US administration. AMLO’s contrarian attitude is largely due to his drive to acquire
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CHILE: Latest developments in presidential race
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CUBA/VENEZUELA: What lies ahead under a Biden presidency
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January 11, 2021
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January 5, 2021
( 5 mins read ) The government’s planned Covid-19 vaccination program appears set to fall short of its targets and potentially add to the damage that its often confused response to the pandemic has already caused to its credibility. On
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La compra centralizada de vacunas por parte de la UE tendrá sus problemas (y sus errores, criticables) pero, como bien explica @Suanzes, si cada Estado miembro hubiera ido por su lado habría sido una auténtica guerra a muerte.
https://www.elmundo.es/ciencia-y-salud/salud/2021/01/25/600ed40121efa091338b4595.html
Amazing cartoon depicting the difference between majoritarian and proportional democracy.
When Switzerland adopted PR over 100 years ago, it was understood that unequal votes lead to unequal societies.
Today the UK is the only democracy in Europe to use First Past the Post. We have the 2nd worst income inequality, and the worst regional inequality of any rich nation.
With reports just out that Biden plans executive action addressing racism toward Asian-Americans (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-racism-asian-americans-executive-action/), here's my latest on why ending @TheJusticeDept's China Initiative should be part of that effort. https://twitter.com/supchinanews/status/1353947247864516610
The U.S. govt launched the "China Initiative" two yrs ago to counter "national security threats." But with the recent indictment of MIT prof Gang Chen, we have a clear example of how the policy fails. @MargaretKLewis argues for ending the China Initiative: https://supchina.com/2021/01/26/gang-chens-case-should-be-the-end-of-the-dojs-china-initiative/
In a search for applicants from the private sector for the new digital affairs agency, the government received more than 1400 applications for 30 posts.
デジタル庁の民間人材、30人枠に応募1400人超: 日本経済新聞 https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOFS2610T0W1A120C2000000
Cualquiera que pueda explicar en voz alta las medidas del kernerismo para el mercado de carne y no se mate de risa es que no entendió las medidas
US reinforcing its strategic autonomy. https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1353662908853587973
NEW: Biden to sign executive order strengthening "Buy American" rules http://hill.cm/5UINxEa
@Coloboren, profesor de la Escuela de Negocios #UTDT, opinó en @elDiarioAR sobre las condiciones necesarias para que la economía argentina crezca. https://bit.ly/36bpPWI