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Pakistani citizens look a giant 224 feet (70 meter) x 356 feet (105 meter) national flag, prepared for the upcoming 60th Independence Day celebrations, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 in Lahore, Pakistan. Pic: AP.

Pakistan’s ascension to the UN Security Council: Cha-Ching!

By Sat, Oct 22, 2011 1:39AM UTC View Comments Pakistani citizens look a giant 224 feet (70 meter) x 356 feet (105 meter) national flag, prepared for the upcoming 60th Independence Day celebrations, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 in Lahore, Pakistan. Pic: AP.

Just a quick post, because I’m super busy and have a ton on my plate. We’ve just learned that Pakistan has won one of the ten non-permanent seats on the Security Council, by a grand total of one vote. Whatever else this may imply, the literature in the Political Economy world is quite clear that...

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