Day of the gangster pigmy
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21590902-why-despite-appearance-defeat-europe-might-have-won-battle-ukraine-day
Customs union
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customs_union
kleptocracy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptocrat
cronyism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronyism
tawdry - unpleasant, sordid
dismay - distress, consternation
slippery - as if on ice
renege - go back to a promise, renounce, abandon
tug - pull
can't - hypocritical
rig - assemble
sleazy - corrupt
backlash - adverse reaction
kleptocrat - thief
inducement - a bribe
leverage - power
stake - gamble, risk
rap-heet - criminal record
election-rigging - fraud
The paper industry and climate change
Roll on the green revolution
The paper industry and climate change
pulp mill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_mill
gunk - sticky, messy substance
pristine - unspoilt, clean, fresh
pinch - grip, take frugally
nudge - prod gently, push
Banyan
Crossing a line in the sky
What China's new air-defence zone over disputed islands says about its foreign policy
Crossing a line in the sky
encroach - intrude on a person's territory
blunder - careless mistake
to cow - to cause someone to submit to one's wishes by intimidation
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