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International Relations & Development
Exodus of youth leaves Syria bereft
The mass displacement of young men poses great challenges to countries such as Syria, home to more than half of those fleeing: the exodus deprives them of a demographic vital to reconstruction and economic growth.
Ben Hubbard,
Business Day, 12 October 2015
Data 'crucial' to eradicating poverty
The UN’s sustainable development goals can’t be achieved unless more funding goes to data and statistics, says new report.
Sarah Shearman,
Guardian, 28 September 2015
1,000 Days of Shinzo Abe: 5 Highlights
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week passed the 1,000th day of his second tenure as prime minister, which began in December 2012. On Thursday, he officially began a new three-year term as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Wall Street Journal, 24 September 2015
Tina comes to Greece
The real victor in the Greek elections was the Troika’s bureaucratic fatalism.
Tim Black,
spiked, September 2015
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