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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Moisés Naím recommends Latin America as model for Europe
Europe can learn much from how the Latin American countries overcame their economic crises, writes Venezuela's former minister of trade and industry Moisés Naím in the left-liberal daily El País: "Between 1980 and 2003 Latin America went through 38 economic crises. The region, the politicians and the public have all learned much from this painful experience. The most important lesson could be summed up as the 'force of the package'. The 'package' is a combination of economic measures implemented over time in a comprehensive, coherent, trustworthy and politically sustainable way. ... Unfortunately the temptation to avoid these comprehensive and coherent measures is just as great as their beneficial impact. The most common mistake in Latin America was to meet the crisis with half-hearted and insufficient means, in the belief that unpopular measures could be put off indefinitely. And that's how things have unfolded in Europe as well. ... Hopefully Europe can overcome this crisis just as the new Latin America learned to do. In this sense the Latin Americanisation of Europe is a well-intentioned wish."
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More from the press review on the subject » Fiscal Policy, » Economic Policy, » Economy, » Europe, » Latin Amerika
Moisés Naím on the fear of Syria's weapons arsenal
The demonstrations and unrest in Syria continue undiminished. At least seven people were shot by the regime's security forces at the weekend. But unlike in Libya, fear is preventing the West from intervening here, author Moisés Naím concludes in the business paper Il Sole 24 Ore: "Why are the US and Europe bombing Tripoli with missiles but Damascus only with words? ... Because Syria is stronger than Libya militarily. The Syrian military is among the best equipped in the Middle East. The country possesses chemical and biological weapons. Its paramilitary forces are among the thirteen strongest in the world. ... Then there's the exhaustion factor. Libya has quenched the little thirst the US had left for fighting wars that don't affect its own vital interests. The Syrian dissidents are paying the price for the US's long and costly wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the intervention in Libya. Washington's military support for distant regions will be more limited and selective from now on. Without the US, however, Europe doesn't exist when it comes to waging wars. So the Syrian dissidents are basically on their own."
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