The populations of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Estonia are aging and declining just as quickly as the populations of Spain or Italy.

Water Risk on the Rise

And matters may be even worse.

It gets worse.

And it will get worse.

Such behaviour is exacerbated by

And the problems of Pakistan fester next door.

These paralyzing factors could intensify in the years ahead.

Small states nervousness and fear began to increase roughly in 2000.

Time is short, since global problems are mounting rapidly.

The question now is how bad that distress will become.

The Return of Bachelet

The Return of the Dollar

An Afghan Homecoming

Cuba s Back

Hillary u0027s Back

The Return of Japan

The American Comeback Kid

Thaksin Returns

The

The Return of 1948

The Return of Tuberculosis

Returns

Blinder is absolutely right that the problem could get worse.

Back to Socialism

The Big Banks Are Back

The Return of the Ugly German

The Return of the Ugly American

The Return of the Balkan Question

Back to the 80s?

The Return of Currency Wars

A Return to Reason

Back to the Sixties

The Carry Trade Carries On

The Marx Renaissance

The Return of

The Return of American Realism

The Return of Industrial Policy

The Return of Just Wars?

The Return of the King in Nepal

The Return of the Stiff Upper Lip

As a result, the economy may worsen and political instability increase.

Without a commitment to a free press and an independent judiciary, these difficulties will only intensify.

Longer term energy security risks are also set to grow.

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