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Following the populist playbook, he portrays Brazilian society as comprising two homogeneous and antagonistic groups: the “real people” and the “elites.”
While this was happening, the European counterparts of America's managers, with a few exceptions, have either been busy reconciling the demands of their “hard core” shareholders – composite groups of stakeholders, rarely united by common interests – or sought to secure government assistance and protection against international competition.
Until now, preferential trade agreements (PTAs) among small groups of countries co-existed with multilateral, non-discriminatory trade-liberalization rounds.
Raised in fear, they had no idea how democracy could apply to their society, or how human-rights groups and other civic organizations could help shape the future.
Religious groups are ready to contribute to this process.
Of course, 5ivePoints will be going after the established parties as customers, but my hope is that groups like Americans Elect, and eventually protesters in other countries, will start to use it (or something similar).
The pandering to extremist groups, the rejection of science, the outright lies and distortions, and the evasion of the real issues that characterized the most recent election cycle set a new low for democratic politics.
So rampant were the equivocations, untruths, and outright lies from both camps that many media outlets and non-partisan groups maintained running lists of factual distortions.
Indeed, Havel’s greatest defeat may be that most Czechs now view their country as a place where political parties serve as agents of powerful economic groups (many of them created by the often-corrupt privatization process overseen by Klaus).
We were just one of countless groups of ordinary citizens that were on the move after the enormity of the earthquake became apparent.
Islamic groups from across the country have also arrived.
Sadly, in spite of a much celebrated peace process, Pakistan refuses visas to Indian peace groups and activists that seek to help in the relief effort.
Civil society groups must now assert themselves.
Given these findings, the 2015 report advises national, regional, and international progressive groups to support the forces of emancipation, which hold the key to finding homegrown solutions to the challenges of ensuring better governance, more productive economies, and more resilient societies.
The political balance in these countries has tilted decisively in favor of pro-trade groups with an outward-looking orientation.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the effective tax rate fell for most income groups in the 30 years from 1984 to 2013, but it rose substantially for the top 1%.
One reason why the FARC has survived repeated blows to its leadership is the support that it receives from various groups, perhaps including government officials, in neighboring Ecuador and Venezuela.
Many former terrorist and insurgent groups in the region have undergone similar transformations over the last two decades.
These groups, some with transnational reach, mostly engage in narcotics trafficking, arms smuggling, and kidnapping.
These groups might kill civilians, but their main targets are the police and security personnel who threaten their activities.
At most, the two types of groups might share operational insights and revenue from transnational criminal operations.
Latin American countries generally are not a conducive environment for major terrorist groups.
Ironically, the strength of transnational criminal organizations in Latin America may act as a barrier to external terrorist groups.
Entering the US, a high-value target for some violent extremist groups, from Latin America is not difficult for skilled operatives.
Extra-regional terrorist groups could also raise funds and collaborate operationally with local militants.
And if political and religious leaders are unable or unwilling to seek accommodation, it will be up to like-minded individuals, groups, and civil-society institutions to rebuild mutual respect and find ways to cooperate.
Resources such as diamonds, gold, tungsten, tantalum, and tin are mined, smuggled, and illegally taxed by violent armed groups, and provide off-budget funding to abusive militaries and security services.
Militias, terrorist organizations, foreign fighters, and other armed groups have asserted varying degrees of local authority.
Both countries face formidable resistance to reform from formidable vested interests and lobby groups.
Given inter-generational demands, large spillover effects between different communities, and interdependence with the rest of the world, any governance system must weigh the interests of ruling elites and lobbyists against those of weaker groups without voice, and popular demands against long-term planning.
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