The EU is holding a summit meeting in Brussels over the direction the Union should take on the failing economic situation. There seems to be a growing chorus questioning the austerity programs that have been implemented over the last three years, but there are no signs that the principal proponent of that strategy, Germany, is interested in changing. We’ll keep an eye on the meeting to see how the debate unfolds.
Electricity usage is one of the most common metrics for measuring economic activity. But we can now see electric lights from space, and the changes in brightness over time can tell us a great deal about the rate of change in economic activity. The Atlantic has posted some stunning photos from space of especially dynamic areas in the world. And one dramatically non-dynamic area of the world–North Korea.
France has now joined Britain in urging arms sales to the Syrian rebels. It’s not clear how such a policy would end the violence more quickly–indeed, it might simply make the situation more desperate–but the world seems to think that the policy is justified. I would suggest that a stronger commitment to a diplomatic solution is more likely to succeed.
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