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State-employed doctors protest outside the Greek Health Ministry in Athens.

Feb. 20, 2012

EU finance ministers are expected to agree to a second bailout today. In exchange, Greece must agree to a set of severe austerity measures. Worldview discusses what this could mean for Greece and the global economy with Northwestern profesor Stephen Nelson and sociologist Costas Panayotakis. Also, over the weekend the Iranian government halted oil exports to Britain and France. Tensions are increasing within the international community over Iran’s alleged development of nuclear weapons. Worldview talks with Ahmad Sadri, professor of Islamic Studies at Lake Forest College, to make sense of the new developments.

What will a second bailout mean for Greece and the global economy?

Feb. 20, 2012
Right now, Eurozone finance ministers are meeting in Brussels to hash out a deal for Greece's second bailout.

Iran facing growing pressure

Feb. 20, 2012
The west’s confrontation with Iran is causing a spike in oil prices. Amidst growing tension, there’s concern Israel may launch a preemptive strike.
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