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How political dynasties and poorly managed debt destroyed Sri Lanka

Post author By disputandumco
Post date August 22, 2022
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A state of emergency was declared after President Rajapaksa gled the country, following months of mass protests. What happens when a country runs out of money and a functioning government?

Tags aid, ban, crisis, debt, democracy, dynasty, government, International Relations, IR, management, politic, president, protest, rajapaksa, regime, reserve, resign, sri lanka, tax, UN

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What are sanctions (and do they work)?

Post author By Rico Chandra
Post date May 5, 2022
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We see the term “sanctions” everywhere on the news. But what are they? How do they work? Do they even work? And most importantly, how can you argue for and against them?

Tags ban, blockade, boycott, country, embargo, eu, freeze, IR, iran, iraq, myanmar, Politics, Russia, sanction, state, trade, ukraine, US, USA, venezuela, war