Political risk must-reads
Eurasia Group’s weekly selection of essential reading for the political risk junkie — presented in no particular order. As always, feel free to give us your feedback or selections by tweeting at us via @EurasiaGroup or @IanBremmer. Must-Reads "New Rove Group Could Backfire on G.O.P." By Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight blog, New York Times Nate Silver puts ...
Eurasia Group's weekly selection of essential reading for the political risk junkie -- presented in no particular order. As always, feel free to give us your feedback or selections by tweeting at us via @EurasiaGroup or @IanBremmer.
Must-Reads
Eurasia Group’s weekly selection of essential reading for the political risk junkie — presented in no particular order. As always, feel free to give us your feedback or selections by tweeting at us via @EurasiaGroup or @IanBremmer.
Must-Reads
"New Rove Group Could Backfire on G.O.P."
By Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight blog, New York Times
Nate Silver puts data to good use, analyzing the power of fundraising (or lack thereof) in Republican Senate primary races.
"Nigeria’s Cardinal Francis Arinze: the next Pope?"
By Fraser Nelson, The Spectator
Two things that wouldn’t ordinarily mix: the Pope… and Vegas odds.
The Economist
The asteroid that hit Russia on February 15 was quite a sight. If you’re curious about strategies to defend against future collisions, this is the article for you.
Longer Reads
"A Middle-Class Paradise in Palestine?"
By Armin Rosen, The Atlantic
The planned city of Rawabi in the West Bank is a unique experiment — a "Palestinian-directed private sector project, with support from both Israeli businesses and a major Arab government." Could it be the new way forward?
"A Chinese Hacker’s Identity Unmasked"
By Dune Lawrence and Michael Riley, Bloomberg Businessweek
To catch a cyber-thief: This piece details how the director of malware research at Dell SecureWorks used a notorious Chinese hacker’s cyber-activities to reverse-engineer his real-world identity.
Ian Bremmer is the president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media. He is also the host of the television show GZERO World With Ian Bremmer. Twitter: @ianbremmer
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