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Who Will Own “Nobody’s Property”? The Perils of Russian Privatization

At the beginning of Gorbachev’s perestroika, a number of economists expressed the idea that so-called “socialist property” essentially belonged to no one—it lacked a subject. But the well-being of those who managed this property in the name of the state … Continue reading

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Sri Lanka’s Intractable Conflict

THREE WEEKS ago, as the world focused on the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, another massive campaign was moving ahead in northeastern Sri Lanka, pitting government forces against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Designated a terrorist … Continue reading

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