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GLG Topic: Politics

Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. Although the term is generally applied to behavior within civil governments, politics is observed in all human group interactions, including corporate, academic, and religious institutions.

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Leading Experts: Politics

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Peter Robertson, Partner, PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLPPeter Robertson
Partner
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP

Peter D. Robertson is a Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in Washington, DC, where he focuses in the area of public policy, politics and environmental law. His work ranges from lobbying on appropriations and substantive environmental legislation to negotiating settlements of environmental enforcement...

Thitinan Pongsudhirak
Director
Chulalongkorn University

Thitinan Pongsudhirak is the Director of the Institute of Security and International Studies at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. He is a political economist who has studied the macroeconomic management of Thailand following the Asian Financial Crisis. He is a broad commentator on Thai politics...

Richard Amerling, MD, Director of Outpatient Dialysis, BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER INCRichard Amerling, MD
Director of Outpatient Dialysis
BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER INC

Richard Amerling, MD, is Director of Outpatient Dialysis and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy at the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Amerling has an extensive background in all aspects of consultative nephrology including hypertension, kidney stones, glomerular diseases, diabetes,...

Ruth Kretschmer
Consultant
Ruth Kretschmer

Ruth Kretschmer is an independent consultant to the energy industry. Prior, Mrs. Kretschmer was Vice President of Policy and Business Development at GEV Corporation, and provided consultancy to private and government entities to reduce energy costs. Her areas of expertise include energy, electricity,...

Robert Sethre, Director, Printer Marketing, KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS USA INCRobert Sethre
Director, Printer Marketing
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS USA INC

Robert Sethre is the Director, Printer Marketing at Konica Minolta, a printer manufacturer. Previously, he was a Manager of Marketing Strategies and Communications at Konica Minolta Europe. His product expertise includes networked printers, scanners, copiers, related software and applications as well...

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GLG NewsSM Analysis: Politics(?)

Opinions and analyses expressed in GLG News are solely those of the author. See the Terms of Use for details.
Europe’s Biofuel Dilemma - Politics Versus Environmentalists Versus Business | 04-10-2008
Analysis of: Europe's biofuel road paved with potholes | www.reportonbusiness.com
Author: Jay Thompson, President and General Manager, Transportation Business Associates

The EU Biofuel marketplace is in trouble! Politicians are definitely not businesspeople. Do good-ers are not either. Questionable science yields bad information which drives bad decisions. Tax revenues ultimately drive politicians, so we just go round-and-round back to where we started with little real...

Transportation Sector should expect a lot Of Volatility over the Next Few Months | 03-19-2008
Author: Stanley McWilliams, Independent Consultant, Stan McWilliams

I believe it safe to say that the Transport Sector should be receiving a great deal of play over the next few months. And like the rest of the market, one can expect a great deal of volatility due to the price of oil, the economy, Presidential politics, depleting capacity and the determination of this...

Cutting the umbilical chord | 03-26-2008
Analysis of: Protecting EADS | www.ft.com
Author: Addison Schonland, Partner, Innovation Analysis Group

EADS will remain operating at sub-optimal levels as long as the politics continues to play a role in its structure. Every minute spent worrying about its ownership means a minute wasted from the central issue - running its business.

Nothing will be Easy for the Arctic Gas Line | 04-16-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

 BP and CoP seem to be making an early commitment to build the Arctic Gas Line.  However,  when all of the underlying issues and politics are analyzed, the impartial observer has to ask if this is a "real" alternative to the other options that have been put forward or is it competitive...

The Hummer Revolución: Venezuela's affluent class revs up spending | 03-24-2008
Analysis of: Venezuela's Take on U.S. Recession | newsweek.washingtonpost.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

It’s no secret that Venezuela is awash in oil revenues and public spending.  Yet, out of the limelight of high gas prices and Chavista politics, the private sector silently grew faster than any Latin American economy at 8.2% last year.  Even with a slight contraction in the oil sector, the...

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