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I am an economist by training and work primarily as a researcher at the Institute of Caribbean Studies of the University of Puerto Rico. I have taught at various universities in the Caribbean region.
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Is it time yet to speak of a new world order? Who knows? I know that I don't intend to answer that question with this brief post, although I have speculated about it elsewhere. Nevertheless, I think it advisable that we eschew provincialism in favor of...
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As reported by Venezuela's Education and Human Rights Action Program ( PROVEA ), on February 12, student organizations and opposition parties called for marches in various parts of Venezuela to ...
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A recent article in the Wall Street Journal presages some rough sailing ahead for US military interests in the island Kingdom of Bahrain . Entitled A Palace Rift in Persian Gulf Bedevils Key U.S. ...
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As Jo Tuckman notes toward the end of her NYT opinion piece , Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party's ( PRI ) comeback in Sunday's election seemed a forgone conclusion. While it likely still is,
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Upon reading this news item , I hung my head and thought to myself "here we go again"!:
WASHINGTON, USA (AFP) -- The ...
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We share our grief with the rest of the world for the tragic circumstances that have befallen our fellow human beings in Haiti. As members of the academic community, though, we hold a particular ...
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