With a world record number of people in prison and a national scandal of police shootings -- especially of Black and Brown citizens -- the country is in turmoil concerning state repression.
Thailand has long maintained some of the world's strictest laws against insulting royalty, but only in recent years -- amid political turmoil and concerns about the 81-year-old king's health -- have they been put to use with such regularity.
"My work for the past couple of years has dealt with my own turmoil and concerns, yet I have reached the conclusion that mine are inconsequential to those that are in dire need," says Hussey.
European leaders are troubled by the prospect of a drawn-out exit inducing deeper financial and economic turmoil, a concern increasingly prevalent in London as well.
The first Olympics to be held in South America were originally planned to showcase Brazil's ascent as a global power, but will play out instead against a backdrop of recession, political turmoil and concern about an outbreak of the Zika virus.
While company executives said the supply impact would be minimal, given Eni's stored reserves in Italy and other sources of gas, analysts said the turmoil had amplified concerns about the stability of energy production and distribution in North Africa.
Cruyff quickly began to betray inner turmoil, voicing legitimate concerns at a couple of barely legitimate challenges from Vogts, who was treading a fine disciplinary line, but also coming out on top in the majority of their encounters.
It started at a City lunch, when Jacob de Tusch-Lec, an equity strategist at Merrill Lynch, produced a great chart showing the different reactions of certain European corporate bonds and shares in the market turmoil sparked by concerns over the creditworthiness of Ford and General Motors.
Mr. Noda, the finance minister under the outgoing prime minister, Naoto Kan, takes the post with Japan fighting to recover from a devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in March, on top of an economy weakened by persistent deflation, the recent global economic turmoil and growing concerns over the country's burgeoning debt.
Germans go to the polls on 22 September, with issues such as Europe's ongoing financial turmoil a key concern for voters.
