Low oil prices, economic mismanagement, and political uncertainty have plunged Venezuela into an economic tailspin virtually unknown among countries during peacetime. By the end of this year, Venezuela's economy will have shrunk by 63 percent since the current political crisis erupted in 2016. Here's how that drop compares with other notable economic collapses over the past century.
Joe Biden's top foreign policy adviser shares his views on the transition to Trump, the risks in Syria, the choices for China, the false narrative about Russia, and what keeps him up at night as he prepares to leave office.
Syria has just endured decades worth of change in two weeks, and Finn DePencier was there for it first hand.
A year ago, Argentina’s eccentric, wolverine-haired, “anarcho-libertarian” president Javier MIlei took office with a chainsaw and a plan: to tackle the country’s triple-digit inflation and chronic debt problems, he would hack government spending to pieces — and it seems to be working.
On Tuesday, the floor leader for South Korea’s newly-impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol’s party said it would be inappropriate to fill vacancies on the constitutional court with the powers of an acting president, setting up a fight aimed at slow-rolling Yoon’s final removal from office.
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Ukraine assassinated a top Russian general on a Moscow sidewalk. Is this a significant or dangerous escalation? With the recent collapse of both France and Germany's governments what kind of turmoil does it create for the EU bloc? Why does Trump say Turkey "holds the key" to Syria's future?Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.
Last Week, Microsoft announced its support for the establishment of Harvard Law Library's new Institutional Data Initiative (IDI) and the nonprofit open access infrastructure service CORE, operated by The Open University in the UK. The Institutional Data Initiative (IDI) aims to unlock high-quality data across the world, starting with collections at Harvard Law School Library and Boston Public Library. This initiative is part of Microsoft's commitment to open data. Additionally, Microsoft's support for CORE will help improve services for machine access to academic research content and support research on ethical ways of using academic content in the AI era. The goal is to ensure that AI reflects and benefits all communities by increasing the quantity and diversity of data available to the public. You can learn more here.
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