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Central Asian countries developed their standard for water and electricity exchange under stringent Soviet resource-allocation policies. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, these states...
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The Republic of Paraguay ranked 150th with a score of 24 on the 2014 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, which grades corruption on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very...
View ArticleCorruption & Revolution: The Coming Turmoil in Kyrgyzstan
Weak public institutions, corrupt government officials, criminal entities within the state, and political instability are recurrent problems in the Kyrgyz Republic. With a population of six million...
View ArticleVanishing Island Nations: The Case for the Maldives
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, global sea levels have risen by about 7.5 inches since 1870. This impacts some countries more severely than others. Island countries, such as the...
View ArticleHong Kong: Seafood, Tourism, and Severe Pollution
Environmental pollution in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is highly noticeable. Rapid urbanization, poor environmental education, and a lack of environmental law enforcement are some...
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