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EU Leaders 'Occupy Greece' to Oversee Bailout

EU Leaders ‘Occupy Greece’ to Oversee Bailout

February 20, 2012 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

The Greek financial rescue package, apart from its obvious necessity as a bailout mechanism, has always been about holding eurozone together, and living up to the legacies left by the European visionaries who started the continent on its way to…

Why the Greek Bailout Won’t Work in the Long Run

Why the Greek Bailout Won’t Work in the Long Run

February 13, 2012 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

For the second time in a little over 3 years, Athens is burning.  In December of 2008, police shot and killed a teenage student, igniting an explosive reaction by young people throughout the country and beyond.  Back then, the riots…

Unthinkable: Conflict between Israel and Iran

Unthinkable: Conflict between Israel and Iran

February 6, 2012 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

The guessing game as to whether sanctions imposed last month against Iran for its nuclear program will work is over. They are already working. This past week the Iranian foreign minister, Ali Akbar Salehi, struck a notably conciliatory tone as…

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