Report Sees Decade of High Food Prices

Posted by Matt in May 29th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Economy, general, Agricultural Production, Andrew Martin, Angel Gurria, Anticipation, climate change, Crop And Food, Crop Yields, Drought, Farm Crops, Food Crisis, Food Prices, Fundamental Changes, Global Agriculture, Global Summit, High Food Prices, New York Times, Next Decade, Secretary General, Spike, United Nations, Urgent Measures, Weather Conditions, World Leaders

The United Nations report, the global agriculture outlook through 2017, said prices for farm crops will remain substantially higher over the next decade because of fundamental changes in demand, though they will gradually decline from current highs.
Because the recent spike in crop and food prices has been caused in part by temporary factors like drought, [...]

The Geopolitics of $130 Oil

Posted by Matt in May 27th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Oil, 1980s, 2000s, Anticipation, Assumption, Commodities, Commodity Prices, Disruptions, Food Exports, Food Shortages, geopolitics, George Friedman, Global Impact, Grains, inflation, Oil Prices, Political Instability, Primary Source, Realities, Source Of Energy, Swiftness

By George Friedman
Oil prices have risen dramatically over the past year. When they passed $100 a barrel, they hit new heights, expressed in dollars adjusted for inflation. As they passed $120 a barrel, they clearly began to have global impact. Recently, we have seen startling rises in the price of food, particularly grains. Apart from [...]

Hizbullah Prepares for War

Posted by Matt in April 28th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, War, Anticipation, Brutal Conflict, Covert, hezbollah, Hizbullah, Hook, Israel, Lebanon, Olmer, Recruitment Efforts, Shi, Terrorist Organization

A couple of years ago Hizbullah and Israel went to war with each other. The result was that the Shi’ite terrorist organization was severely weakened and had lost many of its fighters. Aside from that, though, the organization had also proved that it could fight back against Israel and that Olmer is a weak leader; [...]

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Report Sees Decade of High Food Prices

The Geopolitics of $130 Oil

Hizbullah Prepares for War

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