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What a nation spends on education reveals its future ambitions. While economic giants dominate headlines in raw dollars, it is often smaller, developing nations that invest the deepest – sacrificing the largest share of their GDP to build classrooms, train teachers, and equip the next generation.
Measured on an index where the world average equals 100, these 20 nations have the highest price levels for goods and services according to the World Bank’s Cost of Living Index. Bermuda tops the list at nearly 213—more than double the global average—followed closely by Switzerland, Iceland, Israel, and Norway. From housing and groceries to transportation and utilities, everyday expenses in these countries far exceed those anywhere else on the planet.
News out of the Pentagon is that the great retreat from Germany is beginning. Five thousand U.S. troops are being withdrawn at the request of a petulant president who can’t stand criticism of his disastrous war of choice with Iran. (Then again, maybe it wasn’t a war of choice, as it appears his commander-in-chief, Bibi Netanyahu, gave him none.)
L’«incursione» di Trump in Iran potrebbe sembrare in netto contrasto con la strategia di sicurezza nazionale da lui stesso dichiarata, ma riflettiamo su questo: l’obiettivo che Trump sostiene da tempo è quello di ritirare definitivamente le forze statunitensi dalla regione, e si tratta forse di un curioso caso di esternalizzazione o esportazione della propria politica estera verso un apparente nemico.
