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...knew we'd hit on a powerful idea." Business writer Peter Gumbel, for example, had a look at what the line between East and West means now by visiting Estonia - a nation in which he had first spent time 16 years ago, when it was part of the Soviet Union. Since establishing its independence, the country has been dramatically successful in building both its economy and a technologically sophisticated workforce. Gumbel was struck by how much Eastern Europe has to teach the West: "When the head of the biggest bank in the country is only 35," says Gumbel, "there...
...also gives students the chance to practice public service. Students write about, debate, and find solutions to the most pressing political issues of the day at the Harvard Political Review, the Harvard Political Union, and the IOP’s Policy Program, respectively. Students can also impart their passion for public service on others, be it by training Harvard employees to become citizens as a citizenship tutor or teaching Boston students about being an informed citizens in the CIVICS program. Beyond Boston, students raise awareness about politics among young people through the National Campaign for Civic Engagement, and they take...
...activist was allowed into the country. For the next 16 years, identifying de Waal as an “enemy,” the Sudanese government banned the activist from returning. He could only make occasional visits to the rebel-held territories.ENEMY OF THE STATEIn 2004, when the African Union (AU) convened the Darfur peace talks, de Waal was approached about a position as an adviser to the mediation.For a year, the Sudanese government wouldn’t allow de Waal to take the post—they still considered him an enemy of the government.But in December...
...long borne witness to the brutality of occupation. Built in 1840 by Russian Czar Nicholas I, it was used[an error occurred while processing this directive] as a prison and execution site by the two powers that marched into Estonia in the 20th century, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. But Estonia is once again an independent country, the last prisoners have gone, and one Friday night last month, the fortress was literally pulsating with a new kind of energy as hundreds of Tallinn youngsters, some speaking Russian, others Estonian, packed into the place for an ear-splitting all-night...
...last three years, it is around half the Latin American average and way behind rival emerging markets such as like China and India - but his success with the Bolsa Familia makes victory almost certain, in spite of his lack of action elsewhere. Although he failed to enact the political, union, labor, agrarian or tax reforms he promised, polls put him between 22 and 25 points ahead of nearest rival, Geraldo Alckmin, and within reach of the overall majority that would avoid...