Tag Archives: Thaksin Shinawatra

R&D: Severe Conditions Prepared for New Greek Bail Out, Shinawatra Watches Thai Politics Closely, and Military Personnel Give President Obama Low Marks

Here is your R&D for May 30th: Greece set for severe bail-out conditions from the Financial Times European leaders are currently negotiating a deal that would allow international involvement in tax collection and privatize state assets in exchange for a … Continue reading

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R&D: Cuba Clamps Down on Human Rights, Shinawatra Found to Have Abused Power, and Questions About Iraq’s Upcoming Elections

Here is your R&D top five for Februrary 26th: Death of dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo leads to clampdown in Cuba from the Times of London Former Thai Leader Guilty of Abusing Power for Gain from the New York Times Iraq’s … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 17th-23rd, 2009

1.  Has the UN food summit been a failure? 2.  Does the status of Franco-German relations dictate the direction and power of the EU? 3.  Should Brown back Blair for EU president? 4.  Does Uribe need to do more to … Continue reading

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