Subject: November Newsletter from Blue Star Strategies
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First off- Happy Thanksgiving from Blue Star!
Check out the new articles by Jeff Gedmin in the Wall Street Journal  [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iifjI4R_ngwcOghtPJ90dNV8UEyldadG9XWXlo8-3Zx4Efq3YEM74-UQdkLWA1pAJWJn1t18vtSebEduvCBWIJkEoPjd5ujAdBYlMicrfrJx7TTQwyD2jjnXsyr8SAVnzwQU9AAxl4e68M0vHbqmY4b-IMze0-fSD9sH4PXUr648FmOljvey1pJUqSoGtVb6_fwnXvpMamUZEJkqEG_xCn1zRvQWYqBVP9Li-d98AglpVqDrlYZW0Q==&c=9Ji-dCfAxAbtRjkJJwgOTE_tJbDMFmNkdljbuhpkNyTarRwqtsE8_Q==&ch=aj4J6cUBPCnQfiBlraD0Nq1lj5efypqDBRBnbqNAoqs0MTXAQh9bXg==]
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IN THIS ISSUE

Poland Swings Right in National Elections
The Election in Myanmar
The Proposed French Duty of Vigilance
Venezuela's Threatened Elections

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Poland Swings Right in National Elections

For the first time since 1989, a single political party has garnered enough votes
to form an absolute parliamentary majority in Poland. With no need to form a coalition,
the conservative Law and Justice Party (PiS) will seek to make its own mark on national
politics as Poland transitions away from the centrist Civic Platform, which has 
led the country's coalition government since 2007.
Read the full article here. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iifjI4R_ngwcOghtPJ90dNV8UEyldadG9XWXlo8-3Zx4Efq3YEM74-UQdkLWA1pA8TxcEn6lmgOYYp95CSQ45B7lRoikxL2aCTErL6HVbOQevDgcA5ksVvemhS8TrOJjiQ3NUTopQPe2F-DyPVLaf9v10q6QSn_TDGhk980wCr8DGIXoiMY6fWtrZ_CBBv-ZhRWtmDzeaDD0dHnbCioM9ao8XCmmDWtz4dzT0va203tmYpdVdRxXuMS8sO3_LBztaJzdsEUzwLfpk7ssb0q9lQ==&c=9Ji-dCfAxAbtRjkJJwgOTE_tJbDMFmNkdljbuhpkNyTarRwqtsE8_Q==&ch=aj4J6cUBPCnQfiBlraD0Nq1lj5efypqDBRBnbqNAoqs0MTXAQh9bXg==]
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The Election in Myanmar: A chance for democracy?

Amidst the terrible news of recent weeks there has been one bright spot- Myanmar
 held its first contested national election since 1990. The National League for 
Democracy (NLD), led by Nobel Peace Prize winner and activist Aung San Suu Kyi, 
won by an overwhelming landslide and has taken over 80 percent of the contested 
seats in the Parliament. This result handily surpasses the two-thirds seats required
to form a government and select the next president.
Read the full article here. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iifjI4R_ngwcOghtPJ90dNV8UEyldadG9XWXlo8-3Zx4Efq3YEM74-UQdkLWA1pA_dhuUW6djNGWcw5krLJdljFsyXU7OO0F_LB44GxtGT_L_CZo7o3Oz2APbtLw4MapHOEVnmowmQXVFL1cAtmI-D6039USXhBmio7kOpyikzsNrc_ACHlMEB05Z4v8PSYvaZKL831yFnDXrbGtOuJ9ufhPKHc1m9ai9AjJZl6vQU1TGLQRlqMwwFH0lmY0-GEOg2iiJ4cxzK5tWVSfxEvGL3YE9V0cyfYu&c=9Ji-dCfAxAbtRjkJJwgOTE_tJbDMFmNkdljbuhpkNyTarRwqtsE8_Q==&ch=aj4J6cUBPCnQfiBlraD0Nq1lj5efypqDBRBnbqNAoqs0MTXAQh9bXg==]
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Global Banking and Finance Review: Understanding The Proposed French"Duty Of Vigilance"

By Caroline Fagard, Director at Forensic Risk Alliance and Jesica Lindgren, General
Counsel at Blue Star Strategies, LLC
On 24 April 2013, the Rana Plaza factory building in Dhaka (Bangladesh) collapsed,
killing more than 1,000 workers and wounding more than 1,500. Thirty-two U.S., Canadian
and European labels and retailers were outsourcing garments to Rana Plaza factories,
including a number of French ones. Following the tragedy, French members of parliament
are proposing to implement a "Duty of Vigilance" or "Duty of Care" on large French
companies operating abroad.
Read the full article here.  [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iifjI4R_ngwcOghtPJ90dNV8UEyldadG9XWXlo8-3Zx4Efq3YEM74-UQdkLWA1pAyA4z4vkQ2LeLiWIvcGP3TI3YWbjQXyVBD3j-SKugORO2_-V9h4PA0Qe4cCF6h3JjkjlNFG8mOmUe8HYB4skLybgVW23PgL1gBPFlnqoXJLGH9CEIL8OSDX-D2ebOiknmzD1Tc6pIMoMo-XEmllazfAIB8JN_N5OFSFqsGfXtA-MFt7We6hxwvGLPW7DlNLweXQLRAYZNcwewLgtUpJGaXwQaKEk_qoSi-3J5-ZxXE6DyDAuLWobs6PBXD7kp9IACrnBMN3XZ6e4RjRTAa2zakg==&c=9Ji-dCfAxAbtRjkJJwgOTE_tJbDMFmNkdljbuhpkNyTarRwqtsE8_Q==&ch=aj4J6cUBPCnQfiBlraD0Nq1lj5efypqDBRBnbqNAoqs0MTXAQh9bXg==]
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Venezuela's Threatened Elections

On December 6 Venezuelans will head to the polls in a decisive election that will
determine the composition of the nation's National Assembly. While President Nicolas
Maduro has done his best to prevent an opposition victory - gerrymandering districts
and monopolizing the airwaves - several polls have shown widespread dissatisfaction
with the current ruling party. Unlike most elections, December 6 will not be about
the direction voters wish their country go in. Rather, it will be a test of Venezuela's
electoral and institutional integrity as Maduro will surely continue to undermine
any semblance of democratic process in Venezuela while he is in power.
Read more here. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001iifjI4R_ngwcOghtPJ90dNV8UEyldadG9XWXlo8-3Zx4Efq3YEM74-UQdkLWA1pAcylp5leK7qrfXxL9rZuRlo1GV4RnxdlbfmhF3u04yryb71k5anBZcDDKBv1YoTK0rWyww5Spwf4u-H0tyuLe2bduUnY5UGc6FJUteaaInnPCnqL23gcR0sl4ATVpwbBylwODiCuqNVsf2UVGZ3ZqZLCU6RCPzUJt--taqSD553_pHQm5mZ8XJ3Sw-iUo-Z1cJJHghp_X6hE=&c=9Ji-dCfAxAbtRjkJJwgOTE_tJbDMFmNkdljbuhpkNyTarRwqtsE8_Q==&ch=aj4J6cUBPCnQfiBlraD0Nq1lj5efypqDBRBnbqNAoqs0MTXAQh9bXg==]

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