Subject: August Newsletter from Blue Star Strategies
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Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 13:33:01 -0400 (EDT)

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IN THIS ISSUE

Latin America without Chavez?
Trade Deal is Applauded but Not Complete
Radical Thinking for the European Economic Crisis
Lithuania asserts its leadership while preparing for bigger stages

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Defunding the OAS:

A Wise Fiscal Move or a Display of Isolationism?

Following the markup of the State Department authorization bill on July 20 and 21,
the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee voted for a measure, along
party lines, that would cut off all funding for the Organization of American States
(OAS), the primary body of independent states in the region.

The total annual U.S. contribution to the OAS is $48.5 million. Legislators, led
 by Connie Mack (R-FL), argue that the U.S. should not be funding an organization
that fails to stand up to the autocratic practices of leftist Venezuelan President
Hugo Chávez and his like-minded counterparts, despite the OAS' Inter-American Democratic
Charter that is supposed to preserve democratic traditions.

A decline in the Venezuelan populist's influence is a goal that enjoys bipartisan
support in the U.S. Congress. However, a step back from the OAS would no longer 
afford the U.S. a significant platform to stay engaged in the region and continue
employing soft power that demonstrates to Latin American countries that the U.S.
 is a more dependable and stable ally than Venezuela...

Read the full article here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=dgxbm4dab&et=1106935644703&s=956&e=001-VXKdZV9_4NiD_Gnh9YF52i6i0bTCgreA8-AMqzsWJKQVZw9gOFyHMygA6RSLPBKmHRZX-0sYu039tgVwU4_eW4Jb-s_jV0rmR48HAQyaQ2dSro5Zwy4yToChETexsrux4xsFqLQw_4oMc5JPsceHX8Nz5MuPzVN1waHDen6-GGBJ4PLjjYqbA==].
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NATO's Important Mission in Chicago

Close political colleagues President Barack Obama and newly elected City of Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel decided to take members of the NATO alliance to the heart of 
America - Chicago. It is the first time in history that the heads of the member 
states of the most powerful military alliance will meet in an American city other
than Washington D.C.

Some have argued that the location for the 2012 NATO Summit is simply a gift to 
the President and former Chief of Staff's hometown, but the location could not be
better given the dwindling American interest in the military security of Europe.
 Simply put, NATO needs to show its relevance outside of Washington, so that leaders
inside Washington will again view it as the priority it needs to be..

Read the full article here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=dgxbm4dab&et=1106935644703&s=956&e=001-VXKdZV9_4Olk78TAYIJuBvNGz12Mv1OpuPkMLd1Z8yRkvFSS7DUYik3-C40Np63jKLCQ_QZqrjHMwl2Q0cu0YSSE9NRNtrQ4zQdUHt99wFrAHjw8XPYBBwU3qBtXR-vizdE20fBGNnJtsdM42qGUAgQHpwkqgd6ius8VxH8lGZLjwvUIICKkA==].
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Why Armenia is Fertile for Investment

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union many ex-Soviet states have seen explosive
 economic growth despite having to face a variety of environmental and economic 
issues impacting their ability to prosper.

One country that is developing a niche in the competitive global market is Armenia.
With a pro-business government encouraging foreign investment through pro-trade 
policies and a private sector looking outside the country for new markets, Armenia
remains ripe for early investment opportunities and entrepreneurs have identified
several paths for economic success...

Read the full article here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=dgxbm4dab&et=1106935644703&s=956&e=001-VXKdZV9_4P29iZhtZT80X1ppZlT6m6CjUa7KFbdWiMp40i8blmms6VHccTk4AYsuRwupTJPw2YyAkqm5o0Ihz26lHupzbLO-5m4NVeccwI7NGKLokJjzmmNMhNh3_LHBDkU5MINjUdZZQvUWyaRLFnp8v73LuCrnUrAB2hdqhywKOzEYhCo5w==].
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Creating a space for innovation in Vienna: EUROPEAN STARTUP WEEK

If you are an investor in the IT sector, or simply interested in the latest innovations
in Mobile and Web technology, StartupWeek 2011 held the first week in October in
 Vienna, Austria is the perfect place to be. This weeklong conference and festival
organized by STARTeurope brings together entrepreneurs, leaders, investors, bloggers
and journalists to focus on the key issues and opportunities in the European startup
scene, making Vienna the entrepreneurial capital of Central and Eastern Europe.

STARTeurope was founded in Vienna in 2009 by a circle of entrepreneurs with technical
and economic backgrounds. Driven by the same ideas and being willing to change existing
mind sets, the group of young entrepreneurs started challenging traditional perspectives.
The vision was to activate and foster entrepreneurial thinking and to bridge the
 gap between different disciplines.

Entrepreneurs from countries in Central and Eastern Europe will team up with investors
and innovators to present their ideas...

Read the full article here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=dgxbm4dab&et=1106935644703&s=956&e=001-VXKdZV9_4Pee9ic680pOoP__a00A4dqKETAaU0YeaFZ84DAXpETImkL7oaaitOAhgr-QkHXTv7-QYx14d-xQTLACqFc7eW-sAcOqZ8ftfkg3pHLUKqaO08HmHYTTgK2QzGa4tTZJ2KHjx5NyzDKzRsNTGeBojiNsP_gPiySlEa32urqt-L35w==].

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