http://www.fpif.org/issues/globalgov FPIF Issues: Global Governance Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:38:54 -0500 en-us 38.906778-77.041481 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~3/ceN2mV4UnXg/burma_dont_believe_the_hype http://www.fpif.org/blog/burma_dont_believe_the_hype Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:09:44 -0500 Burma's President Thein Sein seems to think a veneer of democracy is enough to get sanctions lifted.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~4/ceN2mV4UnXg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/burma_dont_believe_the_hype http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~3/gHu17wCqnmQ/israels_war_on_democracy_and_why_americans_should_be_concerned http://www.fpif.org/blog/israels_war_on_democracy_and_why_americans_should_be_concerned Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:11:36 -0500 The Israeli right's assault on democracy could remove the obstacles to an attack on Iran.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~4/gHu17wCqnmQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/israels_war_on_democracy_and_why_americans_should_be_concerned http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~3/Pn6fA_vp6ww/scotland_rallies_anew_around_cries_for_secession http://www.fpif.org/blog/scotland_rallies_anew_around_cries_for_secession Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:00:00 -0500 The trumpets of Scottish independence are sounding again in Scottish Parliament.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~4/Pn6fA_vp6ww" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/scotland_rallies_anew_around_cries_for_secession http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~3/doFK_cgrzPA/will_the_gop_own_its_position_on_israel-palestine http://www.fpif.org/blog/will_the_gop_own_its_position_on_israel-palestine Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:00 -0500 The Republican National Committee adopted a resolution that's pro Israeli annexation of Palestinian territories and con an Israel-Palestine two-state solution.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~4/doFK_cgrzPA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/will_the_gop_own_its_position_on_israel-palestine http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~3/dL2inKWB6S4/steer_clear_of_this_climate_ponzi_scheme http://www.fpif.org/articles/steer_clear_of_this_climate_ponzi_scheme Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:17:59 -0500 Africa can do better than invest faith and state resources in yet another Ponzi scheme -- the "privatisation of the air."<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~4/dL2inKWB6S4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/steer_clear_of_this_climate_ponzi_scheme http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~3/_gRD-rfv7lo/bad-judgment_jonathan_incites_public_boko_haram http://www.fpif.org/blog/bad-judgment_jonathan_incites_public_boko_haram Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:21:01 -0500 Can Nigeria's government manage public dissatisfaction with the economy, ethnic divisions, and the violent Boko Haram? An interview with former ambassador to Nigeria John Campbell.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~4/_gRD-rfv7lo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/bad-judgment_jonathan_incites_public_boko_haram http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~3/Ri43aeFT9iA/from_davos_to_dystopia http://www.fpif.org/articles/from_davos_to_dystopia Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:05:00 -0500 A new report from the World Economic Forum that tries to make sense of the wave of protest and unrest sweeping the world may signal a new approach to global security in Western capitals.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~4/Ri43aeFT9iA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/articles/from_davos_to_dystopia http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~3/VJtboNmrXbs/is_latvia_an_example_to_other_states_in_economic_crisis http://www.fpif.org/blog/is_latvia_an_example_to_other_states_in_economic_crisis Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Austerity packages and job cuts have not solved lack of consumer confidence in the Latvian banking system or financial officials.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~4/VJtboNmrXbs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/is_latvia_an_example_to_other_states_in_economic_crisis http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~3/Hxh-FEcogBI/diplomats_reports_in_the_cold_war_years_indispensable_or_exercise_in_futility http://www.fpif.org/blog/diplomats_reports_in_the_cold_war_years_indispensable_or_exercise_in_futility Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:00:00 -0500 In her new book, Foreign Policy in Focus columnist Hannah Gurman explores the effects of diplomats' reports on U.S. foreign policy since World War II.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~4/Hxh-FEcogBI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/diplomats_reports_in_the_cold_war_years_indispensable_or_exercise_in_futility http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~3/OA4RUvAtDRI/santorum_puts_a_scare_into_an_ex-pat http://www.fpif.org/blog/santorum_puts_a_scare_into_an_ex-pat Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500 Rick Santorum's foreign policies range from the frightening to the odd.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FPIF/GlobalGovernance/~4/OA4RUvAtDRI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.fpif.org/blog/santorum_puts_a_scare_into_an_ex-pat