Posted by Matt in May 27th, 2008 |
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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 [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 15th, 2008 |
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Israel,
West,
Assumption,
Christianity,
Clouds,
Communism,
Constituencies,
Doubts,
Embodiment,
Emergence,
Enemies,
Environmentalist,
Fascist Ideology,
Horizon,
Israel,
Recession,
Rise Of China,
Rise Of Islam,
Scientific Materialism,
Sirens,
Spiritual Vacuum,
Storm Clouds,
Storms,
Western Values
I have serious doubts that the West will look anything like it does today in 60 years. I mean demographically it will be significantly reduced in size due to war. First think about the rise of China and the re-emergence of Russia. Next think about the rise of Islam. These are the storm clouds forming [...]
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Posted by Matt in May 8th, 2008 |
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Israel,
10 Years,
10yr Forecast,
Assumption,
Current Trends,
Israel,
Israeli Experience,
Middle East,
Military Campaign,
New Weapon,
Next Decade,
Weapon Systems
My forecast is based on the assumption that current trends in the world and in the Middle East will continue in the next decade and may even intensify. We should also recall that 10 years are, more or less, the time required to develop new weapon systems. The Israeli experience also proves that every 10 [...]
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