3. NAFTA was supposed to propel Mexico into the “First Word,” but was undermined by the Zapatistas.
4. Much of Mexico’s national income comes from the remittances of undocumented aliens in the United States.
5. A demand for Chinese goods abroad (particularly in the U.S.) have cut into Mexican Exports. The Result: thousands of lost jobs
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7. The Revolutionary-era (1905, 1917) question of “Slavophiles v. Westernizers?” has been transformed into the 20th century question of “Eurasianists and Atlanticists.” Vladimir Putin has been advocating the former, with much economic success.
8. Three quarters of Russia’s economy is centered on Moscow, one of the most expensive places in the world
11. 60% of Colombia’s population lives in poverty, and 3.5 million people are displaced because of civil war
12. The United States participates in drug interdiction, giving naval assistance to stop drug traffickers
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14. Brazil is a Portuguese speaking country. The only one in the Western Hemisphere
15. Import substitution policies have led to a 10% growth rate over the period of 10 years, but collapsed by the 1980’s, leading to corruption, crime and poverty
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17. Since the 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage crisis, diplomatic relations with Iran have been severed.
18. President MahmoudAhmadinejad has amassed greater power than his predecessors (Khanna 229). Although, today’s (8/4/10) assassination attempt shows that power doesn’t translate into popularity.
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