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An Encounter in South Africa

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Alan Alexandroff

                I had the privilege these last few days to join a conversation between US and South African experts, here in Pretoria.  Hosted by Pretoria University and the US Stanley Foundation, the discussion … Continue reading →

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In the Can(nes)

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Alan Alexandroff

A different hijacking possibly – but a hijacking nevertheless.  So that’s how it has gone so far in Cannes. The Greek debt and then the political crisis created by the Greek Prime Minister’s decision to hold a referendum yesterday but … Continue reading →

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Sorting Out the G20 Role

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Alan Alexandroff

The Airport is always a good place to collect one’s thoughts.  And I was struck by an op-ed by Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper placed in Canada’s Globe and Mail prior to soon to occur meetings of G20 Finance Ministers … Continue reading →

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Is China Faking it?

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Evelyn Chan

When news about the fake Apple store in Kunming China broke out, it further reinforced the image of China as the Mecca of knock-offs. From 50 renminbi (RMB) for a pair of Ray Bans to 10 RMB for a DVD, … Continue reading →

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Is Yao Ming a sign of future possibilities for Rising State Celebrities?

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Andrew Cooper

This blog post introduces two very different themes about celebrity activism. The first theme concerns the role (or arguably the non-role) of sports celebrities as pivotal activists. Although some sports celebrities do involve themselves in causes there is no sports … Continue reading →

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George Clooney – the Out-in-Front Networked Celebrity

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Andrew Cooper

[This is another in a series of Celebrity Blogger posts on celebrities and global affairs. Clooney has been very involved South Sudan and you can find information on the Referendum at the Munk School Portal - The Blog Master] Celebrity … Continue reading →

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We’re Back! – And Just in Time

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Alan Alexandroff

A h0st of apologies to all of you that have wandered by, or targeted, this blog.  As you are aware it has been silent over the last few weeks. I want to thank my colleagues at CIGI for allowing me … Continue reading →

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Building Identity?

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Alan Alexandroff

Following the end of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit (SCO), the leaders of the BRICs – Brazil, Russia, India and China met formally for the first time on June 16th.  This leaders meeting caps a series of ministerial gatherings of … Continue reading →

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So, Decoupling is not Dead

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Alan Alexandroff

Jim O’Neill, Head of Global Economic Research for Goldman Sachs, is not ready to declare decoupling dead – at least with regard to the BRICs.  O’Neill, the ‘inventor’ of the BRICs, recently sought to resuscitate the notion that the BRICs … Continue reading →

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Sideswiped

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Alan Alexandroff

Well now that the theory of ‘decoupling’ has been assigned to the history bin as a fanciful assessment of the global economy, we need to analyze the impact of the global financial crisis on the Rising BRICSAM.  It appears to … Continue reading →

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