South Africa now needs clear, unambiguous foreign policy positions on Hamas, Israel, Iran and the US and its allies – with actions that match its rhetoric. This necessitates a foreign policy as well versed in the discourse of geopolitics, violent extremism and religious fundamentalism, as in progressive internationalism, oppression and occupation. Simplify this paragraph for me

As you may have heard, Russia decided to invade its neighbor, which has led to international condemnation (albeit not on all fronts). The EU, a former major importer of gas from Russai, went ahead with sanctions. Imagine, if you will, that the respective heads of state get together and try to negotiate a trade agreement to end sanctions. They each have three possible choices: (a) Maintain tariffs against the other nation (T); (b) Seek mediation from the WTO, which would implement an international trade agreement at a small cost (M); (c) Unilaterally remove tariffs (F). The payoff matrix is as given below. Is there a dominant strategy for either player? Find all the (pure strategy) Nash equilibria in the game. How would this change if, instead, the mediation is costless and yields a payoff of 50 to each nation (assuming mutually successful mediation) and a payoff of 0 (if the other nation chooses otherwise)? **

(g) Explain how is the production structure (i.e. which goods are produced) affected in each country by opening up to trade. Is this consistent with the empirical evidence we observe in reality? How can this model be modified to produce a less stark result?

As international businesses look to emerging markets for growth opportunities and access to resources, they will evaluate the business environments of the countries under consideration. Argentina is the largest country in South America, and its terrain includes mountains, lakes, glaciers, and grasslands. It is resource rich—producing soybeans, wheat, wine, and beef. It has more arable land per person than all but five nations in the world. Argentina has the world’s third largest shale-oil and gas fields. With a population of more than 45 million and rich natural resources, Argentina might seem to be a desirable market for international businesses. Despite this, Argentina is known as a rich country made poor. Consider these points of interest about Argentina. In 1913, Argentina was the 10th wealthiest country in the world, ahead of Norway, France, Germany, and Japan. Today, it is in 85th place, behind Russia and China, with a per-capita income of $10,000. Demographically, Argentina…

Identify and explain two (2) economic strengths of the Philippines that may contribute to a greater integration among the countries in the Asian region.

Being that Japan is a mountanous island, what do they focus on?

The economy of a hypothetical country has been stable for two or three years with very low unemployment. Wages have been gradually increasing during this time. Now an aggressive policy of increasing tariffs on foreign goods imported into the country results retaliatory actions from the other countries against the country’s products and services. This causes great loss of business in the country and results in significant portion of workers losing their jobs. Given this scenario, insert your answers below each of the following questions. What kind of economic gap will start to occur (inflationary or recessionary)?  Which of these graphs, Figure 1 or Figure 2, depicts this economic gap? Figure 1: Graph of the economy showing demand shifted to the right.   Figure 2: Graph of the economy showing demand shifted to the left.  What part of the Federal Reserve’s congressional mandate does this scenario trigger (price stability and maximum sustainable employment)?  What kind of monetary…

One might say that the West actually consisted of three frontiers: mining, ranching, and farming. Compare and contrast these frontiers.

International economics is theory that helps explain how the real world works. Is this true or, based on life experiences (including education), there are some doubts to MANY doubts?

What forces shaped the culture in the country of UAE and Dubai in particular? How similar or different are these forces from those that shaped the culture of Western nations? What kinds of misunderstanding, if any, are likely to arise between Western-based visitors and people from the UAE during World Expo 2020? If you were in a position to advise a Western company that was considering doing business in UAE for the first time, what would your advice be? Using Dubai as an example, do you believe that cultural similarities among people can outweigh cultural differences that exist in terms of doing business together in the future