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Out of Crisis Rethinking Our Financial Markets

Out of Crisis Rethinking Our Financial Markets, by David A. Westbrook; Paradigm Publishers; Boulder/London; 154 pages; US $15.26

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Out of Crisis: Rethinking our Financial Markets

This article first appeared in the 14 April 2010 edition of Jamaica Observer. Continue reading

Business Today: Why a Complete Rethinking of our Political Economy is Necessary

This article first appeared in the 12 April 2010 edition of The Irish Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission. Continue reading

The Trouble with Markets: Saving Capitalism From Itself

The Trouble with Markets: Saving Capitalism From Itself, by Roger Bootle; Nicholas Brealey Publishing ; 276 pages; £18.00 (stg)

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The Man Who Predicted the Failure of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit

Predictioneer one who uses maths, science and the logic of brazen self-interest to see and shape the future, by Bruce Bueno De Mesquita, Bodley Head, London, 2009; 248 pages; ISBN 978-1-847-92067-6. £17 stg. Continue reading

Why Russia Will Continue to Say No to Olive Branches From Obama

Most importantly  – it doesn’t need to say yes.   Warmongering pays. Russia believes it had no price to pay for its war against Georgia, and therefore armed force and aggression paid off. Russia now has military bases both in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, adding to its military strength in that area. A famous strategist, Herman Kahn, warned many years ago of the dangers of “creating a market” for successful military aggression. The US and Europe have not learned this lesson. Russia unfortunately has. Continue reading

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A 2010 Vision for Ireland – Breaking the Mould of “Victimhood”

We are in danger of relapsing  into our old ‘victim mentality’ says Richard Whelan. Continue reading

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The Economy is Broken – How Do We Fix It?

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Beyond Terror and Martyrdom: the Future of the Middle East

This article first appeared in the October-December 2009 edition of Terrorism and Political Violence and is reproduced here with their kind permission. Continue reading

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It’s Time to See Iran’s Nuclear Plan for What It Is

This article first appeared in the 25 November 2009 edition of The Irish Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission.

OPINION:Iran’s determination to become a nuclear power by any means is moving towards a tragic endgame, writes RICHARD WHELAN

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