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Will The Orange Revolution Turn Green? (Matthew Swibel, 11.09.05, Forbes)

Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Orange Revolution, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuri Yekhanurov made his 22nd trip to Washington last week, and his main subject was green. And we don't mean global warming.

Instead, Yekhanurov, a close ally of Ukrainian President Victor Yushenko, spent his time courting potential investors and trying to persuade U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman to bless Ukraine's entry into the World Trade Organization. He also discussed the prospects for a market economy in the Ukraine with Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Vice President Dick Cheney.

That should comfort emerging markets investors, who are closely watching both privatization opportunities--and political unrest--in Ukraine.

Though politics is sexier and philosophical ideas more sublime, the End of History is driven by the realization that there's only one way you can organize a society that will produce the ever rising standard of living that America enjoys.

Posted by Orrin Judd at November 9, 2005 6:43 PM