After more than 50 years of military rule and socioeconomic isolation, Myanmar now sees the outside world through a window of opportunity. The 2010 democratic elections created new prospects for the country’s future; International investment rapidly increased, particularly from western governments. However, in order for its new economy to succeed, Myanmar must focus its efforts in filling
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n July 5th, the Greek people will vote in a referendum that is both incredibly important and technically meaningless. The troika (IMF, European Central Bank, European Commission), with the Germans at the head (making it the troika+1), have already declared the outcome irrelevant and the exercise of democracy in a member country grounds for continually
The last twenty-five years have been a time of growing adversarialism between the emerging concept of sustainability and the economic imperative for continual growth to maintain our consumer society.
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]oreign aid money and manpower are being stretched to capacity as relief organisations scramble to provide vital assistance to the millions injured and displaced by the catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley last Saturday. Killing at least 6,000, and injuring more than 10,000, Nepal’s biggest earthquake in 80 years rocked the country
