NATO
With NATO having turned 70 this year, it is worth considering how the alliance became the guarantor of European security and what direction it should now take. In this first of a two-part series, GIS Expert Dr. Uwe Nerlich recounts how the alliance’s role transformed from a means of stabilizing postwar Europe into an instrument of “mutual deterrence.”
G20
Should policies centered on more broadly defined money supply replace central bankers’ traditional preoccupation with interest and inflation rates? Is there a way to tame overregulation in the financial sector while making it more stable, more durable and more squarely based on entrepreneurial responsibility? Such changes may be possible – if a regulatory paradigm shift takes place.
Russia & Central Asia
While corruption has spurred political change in Latin America, it remains the basic currency of power in many other parts of the world. This is particularly evident in post-communist regimes like Russia, where private fortunes can be amassed and confiscated at the whim of a tiny elite. This appropriation of resources helps shore up the regime, even as it undermines Russia’s long-term future as a great power.
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