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Claire Adamsick is a former Global Envision intern pursuing her master's degree in Conflict Resolution at Portland State University. She's a self-proclaimed Europhile but has attempted to break the habit via language immersion programs in Oaxaca, Mexico and Ecuador. Claire is passionate about bike-commuting, baking and perfecting her Minnesota accent.

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Recent Posts

Jun 12, 2009 - China's Not So Cheap Anymore
May 21, 2009 - Bottom of the (Pork) Barrel
May 11, 2009 - A Turkish Tradition Up in Smoke?
Apr 23, 2009 - The Roots of Green Living
Apr 16, 2009 - Raising Our Collective Intelligence
Apr 10, 2009 - Virtual Democracy
Apr 3, 2009 - Translating the G20's Talking Points
Mar 19, 2009 - Watered-Down Diplomacy
Mar 10, 2009 - Schools Struggle to Help Homeless Students
Mar 9, 2009 - Mapping the Unemployment Tide


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As Growth Slows, India Awakens to Need for Foreign Investment

International Herald Tribune - Wed, 02/08/2012 - 08:26
India’s central bank and economic analysts predict that growth will fall sharply to 7 percent this fiscal year and remain sluggish.

Social responsibility and a new world order

Washington Post - Innovations - Tue, 02/07/2012 - 07:56
Just before the New Year, the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research announced that Brazil had overtaken the United Kingdom as the world’s sixth largest economy. Furthermore, it predicted that by 2020, India and Russia will also have overtaken all the European economic powers.

Aid for trade policy rears its ugly head

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Mon, 02/06/2012 - 01:41
The UK government's dismay at not being granted the contract for Typhoon fighter jets in India is an indication that its controversial aid for trade policy is still very much alive.

Liberia's battle to put the lights back on

The Guardian's Poverty Matters - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 23:00
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has set ambitious targets to restore the country's electricity supply. But will it meet them by 2015?

As Africa's consumers rise, so does inequality

Yale Global Online - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:17
Kenya struggles to spread the wealth from rapid growth.
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