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Small Island Developing States and Climate Change: Effects, Responses and Positions beyond Durban (WP)
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WP 1/2012 - 23/1/2012
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Raúl I. Alfaro-Pelico
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This working paper begins with an overview of the climate change
impacts on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and then moves on to reviewing policies implemented by SIDS in response to climate threats. The paper mainly uses the framework of the Bali Roadmap and considers areas of priority identified in the Barbados Programme of Action. The role that Spain has played in support of these measures is also underscored. The paper concludes with an assessment of the negotiating position of SIDS in the aftermath of the Durban climate conference. It considers the implications of various country groupings within and outside the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), as they influence the stance of different SIDS in a post-2012 climate regime.
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The International Energy Agency Responds to the Libyan Crisis (ARI)
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ARI 117/2011 (Translated from Spanish) - 21/7/2011
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Gonzalo Escribano
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On 23 June, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced the release of 60 million barrels of its members’ strategic petroleum reserves in July. In justifying the move, the IEA cited the need to mitigate the effects of the Libyan crisis, but it has been interpreted as a call for the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to boost production and not jeopardise the economic recovery, as well as giving Saudi Arabia time to make the announced production increase materialise.
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The Internationalisation of the Renminbi: Prospects and Risks (ARI)
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ARI 73/2011 - 18/4/2011
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Miguel Otero-Iglesias
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By looking at how far China has gone in internationalising its
currency, the Renminbi (RMB), it is possible to identify the main
strategic goals that China wants to achieve through this process, along
with the main risks that such an objective embodies.
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The G-20 Economies and the Financial Crisis: Concerns over Governance (WP)
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WP 41/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 15/3/2011
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Luis A. Riveros
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The global financial crisis that erupted in late 2007 in the US, and which stemmed from policies implemented over the past three decades, has highlighted a severe problem of financial governance within countries and in the international context itself.
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The Global Crisis and its Implications for Latin America (WP)
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WP 40/2010 (Translated from Spanish) - 15/3/2011
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Ramiro Albrieu and José María Fanelli
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Latin America has not been immune to the turmoil unleashed in the wake of Lehman Brothers’ demise. This working paper looks at the size and characteristics of the external shocks endured by the region, its vulnerability to them and the political responses they have elicited.
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Latin America: Economic and Political Outlook for 2011 (ARI)
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ARI 42/2011 (Translated from Spanish) - 15/3/2011
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Carlos Malamud and Federico Steinberg
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Latin America's economic and political outlook for 2011 is favourable. Growth and political stability appear to be guaranteed, although there are some risks on the horizon.
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Rebuilding the Eurozone: Germany’s Role (ARI)
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ARI 37/2011 (Translated from Spanish) - 11/3/2011
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Luis Martí
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The European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is revamping its
regulatory and operating framework in the wake of the crises affecting
various member states. The initiative led by the German government is
important, and hotly debated.
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The Euro War that Won’t Happen (ARI)
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ARI 29/2011 (Translated from Spanish) - 14/2/2011
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Juan I. Crespo
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The pressure being exerted on the Eurozone by the markets is driving the European integration process.
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