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Foreign Investment in South East Asia
The Economist recently published multiple articles about growing power struggles in South East Asia (Chinese takeaway kitchen, Courting the Khmer, Not littorally Shangri-La, Busted flush). Basically, China is investing heavily in Asia’s emerging countries, especially in Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos. Recently approved oil and gas projects in Myanmar, a country that the EU does not trade with due to its repressive military rule, amount to over $13 …
SUNGOs, BRONGOs, and DANGOs
While enjoying the probably nicest afternoon of the coming six months, I enjoyed myself with the studies of SUNGOs, BRONGOs, DANGOs and others. What sounds very exotic is part of a categorization of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). After contributing some thoughts on that topic my focus wandered overseas. I find that is is easier to form close relationships in Western societies than in Asian ones. In …