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Chinese State-Sponsored Christianity? Wang Zuoan Says PRC Aims to Develop Chinese Christian Theology
The growth of Christianity in the People’s Republic of China has prompted the Chinese Communist Party to consider developing an indigenous, Chinese Christian philosophy that incorporates Christian tenets with Chinese culture and CCP political goals such as the construction of state socialism according to senior official for religious affairs Wang Zuoan, who spoke at a […]
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Movement of New Generation of North Korean Missiles Concerns Analysts
- January 18, 2013
- 2016
- Alliance
- AN TYP-2
- Asia
- Communism
- Dictatorship
- DPRK
- East Asia
- ICBM
- Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
- Kim Jong-il
- Kim Jong-Un
- KN-08 Missile
- Korea
- missile defense
- North Korea
- nuclear proliferation
- Reform
- Republic of Korea
- ROK
- Sanctions
- Socialism
- South Korea
- Treaties
- UN
- Unha
- United Nations
- United States
- US
- US Foreign Policy
- US Japan Alliance
- USA
- X-Band Radar
American intelligence agencies discovered North Korea (DPRK) is currently in the process of transferring many mobile missile launching pads to different locations across the country, many of which are capable of launching a new generation of mobile missile, the North Korean KN–08. The reports suggest that North Korea’s missile capabilities are advancing at a more rapid pace […]
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The Internet in the DPRK: How North Korea’s Intranet Reinforces National Isolation
Stories of repression in the DPRK are nothing new, with numerous accounts of prison work camps, political re-education, and the thorough repression of individualism at the altar of state indoctrination regularly pouring out of the Republic of Korea’s northern brother. That is why some may find it shocking to learn that North Korea has set […]
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Newly Elected French President Francois Hollande Declares: ‘My enemy is the world of finance.’
- May 16, 2012
- 2012 French Presidential Election
- Austerity
- Continental Politics
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn
- Economics
- Euro
- Euro Crisis
- Euro-skepticism
- Europe
- European Union
- Fifth Republic
- financial crisis
- France
- Francois Hollande
- Francois Mitterand
- Monetary Union
- Nicolas Sarkozy
- Parti socialiste
- PS
- public sector
- Single-Currency
- Socialism
- Socialist Party of France
- The Union for a Popular Movement
- unemployment
- Union pour un Mouvement Populaire
Francois Hollande, fresh off of his victory over former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, declared during the campaign that the ‘world of finance’ is his enemy and now he has a chance to make good on his promises to dilute the power of the financial sector in French politics. Among his proposals include increasing taxes on […]
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Francois Hollande Elected President of France: Nicolas Sarkozy Concedes Defeat in Recent Presidential Contest
- May 6, 2012
- 2012 French Presidential Election
- Angela Merkel
- Austerity
- Charles de Gaulle
- Continental Politics
- Euro Crisis
- Euro-skepticism
- Europe
- European Union
- Fifth Republic
- financial crisis
- France
- Franco-German Relations
- Francois Hollande
- Francois Mitterand
- Front National
- Gaullism
- Germany
- Marine Le Pen
- Monetary Union
- National Front
- Nicolas Sarkozy
- Parti socialiste
- PS
- public sector
- Single-Currency
- Socialism
- Socialist Party of France
- The Union for a Popular Movement
- unemployment
- Union pour un Mouvement Populaire
The Fifth Republic has chosen its first socialist president since Francois Mitterand: Francois Hollande, an experienced political organizer that has, until now, never held high government office. Nicolas Sarkozy, pulling 48.1% of the vote, concedes victory to Francois Hollande of the Socialist Party of France at 51.9%. While described as reserved by some, this does […]
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Francois Hollande Set to Become France’s First Socialist President in Decades
- May 6, 2012
- 2012 French Presidential Election
- Al Jazeera
- Angela Merkel
- Austerity
- Charles de Gaulle
- Continental Politics
- Euro Crisis
- Euro-skepticism
- Europe
- European Union
- Fifth Republic
- financial crisis
- France
- Franco-German Relations
- Francois Hollande
- Francois Mitterand
- Front National
- Gaullism
- Germany
- Marine Le Pen
- Monetary Union
- National Front
- Nicolas Sarkozy
- Parti socialiste
- PS
- public sector
- Single-Currency
- Socialism
- Socialist Party of France
- The Union for a Popular Movement
- unemployment
- Union pour un Mouvement Populaire
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France has long been associated with leftist politics, but with the potential of Francois Hollande, Socialist candidate for President of France, winning the election against Nicolas Sarkozy never before have the prospects of a French return to leftist policies held so much consequence for the rest of continent. Marxism and the French Left: Studies on […]
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The Return of Peronism in Argentina: Neo-Corporatism and Axel Kicillof
- May 5, 2012
- Argentina
- Axel Kicillof
- Carlos Menem
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
- Economics
- Ecopetrol
- ENAP
- Eskenazi Family
- European Commission
- Jose Manuel Barroso
- Julio de Vido
- La Campora
- Leftist
- Nationalization
- Natural Resources
- Oil
- PDVSA
- Pemex
- Petrobras
- Privatization
- Repsol
- Socialism
- South America
- Sovereign Debt
- State Owned Enterprises
- The Peterson Group
- Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales
- YPF
Limits on foreign currency exchange have led to the development of an underground market for dollars – such is the economic climate in Argentina today. Six months after tightening currency controls, it is not uncommon to find such ‘cash vendors’ in metropolitan areas like Buenos Aires, the capital, and, though illegal, it often is an […]
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Argentina’s Shift Left: How President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s Flirtation with Socialism Hampers Prospects for Economic Growth
- April 28, 2012
- Argentina
- Carlos Menem
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
- Economics
- Eskenazi Family
- European Commission
- Jose Manuel Barroso
- Leftist
- Nationalization
- Natural Resources
- Oil
- Peterson Group
- Privatization
- Repsol
- Socialism
- South America
- Sovereign Debt
- State Owned Enterprises
- Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales
- YPF
Argentina’s move to seize control of national oil giant YPF (Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales) has cheered domestic supporters of embattled Peronist President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, but the move has angered Argentina’s trans-Atlantic friends in Spain. What began as a business issue has now become a full-blown diplomatic incident. The proposed nationalization of YPF follows Kirchner’s previous […]
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President of Argentina Cristina Fernández Kirchner Nationalizes 51% of YPF, the Former State Oil Company
The move is widely considered an economic catastrophe for Argentina but the nationalization of former state oil enterprise YPF, a hallowed mark in Argentina, will not only address energy and cash shortages but may also shore up the president’s popularity. Yet, many find this most recent move by Cristina Fernández disturbing because, like Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, […]
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