Ronan Thomas

Propaganda Meets Social Media

What does propaganda look like in the age of Twitter?

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“Blow-Up” at 40

What is the enduring significance of the classic sixties British film “Blow-Up”?

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Greenspan’s Quandary

Publicly upbeat, privately scared? What drives Mr. Greenspan when it comes to interest rate cuts at the U.S. Federal Reserve?

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Kyoto, Pollution and Population

Does Kyoto ignore the facts on population growth and the use of global resources?

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“Official” Development Aid: A Fundamental Failure?

Has development aid failed to help the world’s poorest nations?

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A False Link Between Poverty and Terror

Should anti-poverty policies really be the first step in fighting terrorism?

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U.S. and Europe: Time for a Divorce?

Has the time come for Europe to take a new and independent stance?

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Argentina and the Global Debt Game

What lessons can Argentina teach the players of the borrowing and lending game?

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China: The End of Ideology?

Will China be able to shed much of its ideology in order to provide for elderly citizens?

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Korea and Daewoo’s Woes

Can Daewoo serve as an example for what went wrong in Korea during the 1997 crisis?

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