The main goal I have been working towards with Syria is returning our oil trade from the EU. Oil is what supports Syria's main economy and what will help us make ties with the countries on our strategic goals list. One of our goals that pertains to the oil trade is our Human rights which we are wiring to improve. With this, it should aid the EU in supporting us to regain oil trade.
Europe Crisis:
Italy is causing fear among the eurozone with the idea that Italy is to big to recuse. This is effecting the world markets greatly as investor confidence has dropped due to the lack of bail out funds that are available. This scare has effected markets in Germany as they are main investors in the EU. Since the Prime minister of Italy Sivlio Berlusconi has resigned which is also causing a great scare. Since the EU put him in a catch 22 with the decision for a bail out he decided that it would be best to resign. Seeing as all of the European countries are connected through trade if one of these countries is suffering then they all suffer. It will be interesting to see who the new Prime Minister will be and how the rest of Italy and Europe take the transition.
Hey Naomi, it's interesting to know your goals within the AIC simulation as you are working to improve your own human rights, which is a good thing. It's interesting because everyone else is just looking towards finding a way to bomb Israel or Palestine. In terms of the Europe debt crisis, I find it to be a close watch, as whatever happens in Italy can send the entire world into a double-dip recession. And the new Prime Minister who was put in is Mario Monti. I personally think he will do a better job than Berlusconi since, Monti comes from an economic background.
ReplyDeleteNaomi, our goals sound really similar, what a coinsidence ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd as for the European Debt Crisis, this has truly impacted not only Europe but our world's economy. France President Sarkozy and German Chancellor Merkel have been very influential and significant through this crisis. As for Italy, hopefully Mario Monti can be much more beneficial to Italy than Berlusconi. Thankfully, he does have an economic and financial background which will benefit Italy's economy!
Hey Naomi, I think you're utilizing a very interesting strategy to achieve your goals. I definitely think that human rights violations are a huge problem in Syria and making efforts to fix them will improve your relations with the EU. I would caution you however from believing that Syria possesses a solely oil based economy. Agriculture, industry and tourism are also key components of the Syrian economy. Perhaps you should also improve trading relations with the EU for things such as industry and agriculture to further bolster your economy.
ReplyDeleteIn terms of the European crisis I definitely agree with what you've said. It's almost like a vicious circle. Italy gets worse so investors lose confidence so they make fewer investments resulting in an even weaker Italian economy. I don't think the world or the EU will allow Italy to default as it is the world's 7th largest economy and the EU's 3rd largest. An Italian default would almost without a doubt spell disaster for the World economy likely in the form of a recession or even a depression.