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Book Review - The New Spymasters by Stephen Grey | The Ascent of Globalisation
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The Ascent of Globalisation. Book Review – The New Spymasters by Stephen Grey. July 17, 2015. This article titled “The New Spymasters by Stephen Grey review the spies above us” was written by Richard Norton-Taylor, for The Guardian on Saturday 13th June 2015 09.00 UTC. What makes a good spy? Is there such a thing? To what extent should spymasters turn a blind eye to crimes, even collusion in murder, committed by their informants or agents? They include Steak Knife, pseudonym of the IRA member recruited a...
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Environment | The Ascent of Globalisation
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The Ascent of Globalisation. Ecotourism could be making animals less scared, and easier to eat. Paris climate deal flawed. Two crucial omissions that could jeopardize Paris climate hopes. GM Crops – good for the poor? Opposing sides are missing the bigger picture on whether GM crops help the developing world. Climate change debate hots up. Why the Paris climate talks are doomed to failure, like all the others. Islam may predate climate change, but ancient principles can be applied to modern problems.
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August, 2015 | The Ascent of Globalisation
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The Ascent of Globalisation. Monthly Archives: August 2015. Don Quixote and the immigrant crisis. Here’s what Cervantes might say to his countrymen about their treatment of Moslems. Caught having an affair? Hackers who stole customer information from cheating website Ashley Madison came good on their threat to post the data online. Why is China devaluing its currency? Why the Chinese yuan took its biggest one-day loss in two decades. Book Review: The Yellow Peril by Christopher Frayling. Taken away. ...
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The Ascent of Globalisation | by Harry Blutstein - Part 4
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The Ascent of Globalisation. The Ascent of Globalisation. Gives an account of the struggles that have defined globalisation in the 21. Would the international rule of law override national self-interest? Would the global market become our servant or our master? Would democratic representatives or transnational corporations shape globalisation? Would globalisation be a liberal or a neoliberal project? Can globalisation be given a human face? Why is the new global order so disorderly? Guest lectures (via S...
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Politics | The Ascent of Globalisation
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The Ascent of Globalisation. The appeal of narcissistic leaders is also their downfall. Cold War Mark II. Washington would do well to leave the Cold War rhetoric in the past. The Charlie Hebdo attack is not a clash of civilizations. Keynes v. Hayek. While Keynes and Hayek had quite different ideas on macroeconomics, they also shared a surprising amount of common ground. Chinese or Vietnamese nationalists are playing the victim to rally support in the dispute between their two countries. South Sudan celeb...
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The Ascent of Globalisation | by Harry Blutstein - Part 5
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The Ascent of Globalisation. The Ascent of Globalisation. Gives an account of the struggles that have defined globalisation in the 21. Would the international rule of law override national self-interest? Would the global market become our servant or our master? Would democratic representatives or transnational corporations shape globalisation? Would globalisation be a liberal or a neoliberal project? Can globalisation be given a human face? Why is the new global order so disorderly? Guest lectures (via S...
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Failing the world's poorest children | The Ascent of Globalisation
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The Ascent of Globalisation. Failing the world’s poorest children. July 2, 2015. UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, has warned. That despite rapid progress in reductions of poverty and deprivation among children worldwide, disparities are still growing. The most marginalized children in some of the world’s poorest countries may actually have been left behind. Are our best efforts failing the world’s most vulnerable children? There are many other positive indicators, and every statistic about a c...
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Contributors : The Hypermodern
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Caitlin Cashin has a BFA in theatre and music from Sweet Briar College, a master’s in Music and Cultural History from University College Cork. She has an unhealthy obsession with opera and is currently experimenting with finding a balance between gainful employment, academia, and the performing arts. Her interests are an eclectic mix of music, history, film, psychology, literature, philosophy, and cannibalism as a form of revenge. Upon graduation. He currently blogs for Project Pengyou. JR Siegel graduat...
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The Ascent of Globalisation | by Harry Blutstein - Part 31
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The Ascent of Globalisation. The Ascent of Globalisation. Gives an account of the struggles that have defined globalisation in the 21. Would the international rule of law override national self-interest? Would the global market become our servant or our master? Would democratic representatives or transnational corporations shape globalisation? Would globalisation be a liberal or a neoliberal project? Can globalisation be given a human face? Why is the new global order so disorderly? Guest lectures (via S...
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China's banks - boom and bust | The Ascent of Globalisation
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The Ascent of Globalisation. China’s banks – boom and bust. August 1, 2015. More turbulence on the Chinese stock market highlights just some of the challenges facing the world’s second-largest economy. Following losses of US$3 trillion in the three weeks from mid-June. The Shanghai Composite has since recorded its biggest one-day fall for more than eight years. China has seen shadow banking grow by more than 30% in the last year. Chinese commercial banks are under strict government control to pay low int...
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