Posted on September 24, 2019
Context Najib Razak — son of Malaysian ex-prime minister, Abdul Razak — was educated in the United Kingdom and dedicated to politics since he was young, however, it was not until 2009 when head of the ruling National Front. In the beginning he gained popular support, but it was eroded when he enacted hugely unpopular […]
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Posted on September 23, 2019
Context In Venezuela, an oil producing country with a colossal inflation, there are two exchange rates for the national currency — the bolívar — and the US dollar; the official and the unofficial. The official rate of the bolivar to the US dollar is fixed by Venezuela’s central bank. However, not everyone has access to […]
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Posted on September 17, 2019
Context Ricardo Martinelli, a former millionaire and conservative, was the president of Panama from 2009 to 2014. Martinelli, the former owner of the major chain of supermarkets in Panama, surprised the country when he announced his intentions of running for elections (Peregil, 2009). Fact: Who gave what to whom and why? Martinelli was accused […]
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Posted on August 30, 2019
Context Chechenia is a Muslim nation that was under tsarist and soviet rule until 1850 when achieved independence in the second half of the nineteenth century. It was not until 1994 when Russia sent troops to gain power in Chechenia, however, this time Chechens were the victors (Bullough, 2015). During the nineties, Chechenia was […]
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Posted on August 30, 2019
Context Alberto Fujimori ruled Peru for around ten years (from 1990 to 2000), during which he was a president for two years and a dictator for eight years. In 1992, he transitioned from president to a dictator through a coup d’etat (Floríndez & Moreno, n.d.). Fact: Who gave what to whom and why? During […]
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