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Russia and China’s Alliance of Convenience
Dec. 26, 2017 A common enemy isn’t the basis for a stable, enduring partnership.
What We’re Reading: Dec. 26, 2017
Watch List: Dec. 26, 2017
A possible escalation in Ukraine, Russia expands its military presence, Turkey introduces economic changes
Watch List Findings: Dec. 23, 2017
Japan’s strategy for China, Saudi Arabia’s fiscal deficit
Inequality Holds Back South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa’s election as president of the African National Congress party ushered in a period of hope that South Africa’s fate is about to change. Presidential elections will not occur until 2019, but it’s extremely likely that Ramaphosa, as the new leader of the ANC, will win. A major factor in the optimism about South Africa’s future under a Ramaphosa presidency is that he is independently wealthy. The thinking is that this would make him less subject to temptation and therefore less prone to the self-aggrandizement in which his predecessor partook. But for South Africa to reach its potential, it’s not as simple as changing the man at the top and, theoretically, eliminating government corruption.
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