Long Pipelines Make Bad Neighbors | Foreign Policy

Posted by Matt in January 12th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Russia, Bad Neighbors, Balance Of Power, Balance Of Power In Europe, Belarus, Economic Dependence, European Customers, Foreign Policy, Former Soviet Union, Gas Deliveries, Gas War, Kiev, moscow, Payment Dispute, Pipelines, Reflection, Relationship, Russia, Russian Oil, Southern Europe, Ukraine

Why Russia is feuding with Belarus and what it means for Europe’s security.
Almost exactly a year after a payment dispute with Ukraine led Russia to cut off gas deliveries to its European customers in a misguided attempt to force Kiev to pay up, a similar dispute between Russia and Belarus threatens to disrupt deliveries of [...]

How Russia Is About to Dramatically Change the World | theTrumpet.com

Posted by Matt in January 9th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Oil, Russia, Asia, Balance Of Power, Church Of God, Columns, Europe, Few Days, Global Balance, Global Economy, New Oil, Oil Exporter, Oil Pipeline, Philadelphia Church Of God, Ramifications, Russia, Saudi-Arabia, Shape

Over the next few days, Russia will change the world. It has completed a new oil pipeline and port complex that sets Russia up to become a more powerful oil exporter than Saudi Arabia. The ramifications for Europe and Asia are profound: The shape of the global economy—and the global balance of power—will be altered [...]

Putin: We’ll Overwhelm U.S. Missile Shield. (But Thanks for the Concessions, Barack!) | Danger Room | Wired.com

Posted by Matt in December 29th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Balance Of Power, Concessions, Danger Room, Maximum Leader, Missile Defenses, Missile Shield, moscow, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Warheads, Offensive Systems, United States, Vladivostok Russia

Shouldn’t we should be taking this as a challenge from Russia? Isn’t it time to increase our nuclear arsenal and develop new nuclear warheads?
Now Putin seems to be floating a few ideas about restoring the “balance of power” in the world. On a visit today to Vladivostok, Russia’s [maximum leader] premier said Moscow “must continue [...]

Putin Says U.S. Antimissile Plan Is Blocking New Arms Treaty – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in December 29th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Aggressiveness, Balance Of Power, Cold-War, Economics, Journalists, Missile Defense System, Mr Putin, Nytimes, Obstacle, Offensive Weapons, Prime Minister, Real Politics, Umbrella, Vladimir Putin, Vladivostok

Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin said on Tuesday that the main obstacle to replacing the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or Start, is Washington’s plan to build a missile defense system, which he said endangered the cold war-era balance of power.
“If we don’t develop a missile defense system, a danger arises for us that with an [...]

A special report on China and America: : A wary respect | The Economist

Posted by Matt in October 22nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in general, Balance Of Power, China And America, climate change, Countries, Economist, Economy China, Favour, Finance, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Intellectuals, Nuclear Proliferation, politicians, Relative Strengths, Remarkable Shift, Respect, Tatters, Turning Point

With America’s economy in tatters and China’s still growing fast (albeit not as fast as before last year’s financial crisis), many politicians and intellectuals in both China and America feel that the balance of power is shifting more rapidly in China’s favour. Few expect the turning point to be as imminent as it was for [...]

It’s getting chilly between Turkey and Israel

Posted by Matt in October 21st, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Israel, Turkey, Allies, Back Seat, Balance Of Power, Coolness, Fault Line, Gaza, Invitation, Iraq Relations, Israel, Israel Relations, Middle East, NATO, Nato Exercise, Opposition, Palestinians, Participation, Ramifications, Soil, Syria, United States And Italy

As Turkey gets friendlier with Syria and Iraq, relations with Israel take a back seat.
A strategic fault line is opening up in the Middle East with balance of power ramifications for the region. It is the growing coolness between two previously close allies: Turkey and Israel.
Last week “Anatolian Eagle,” a planned NATO exercise on Turkish [...]

China may lose rare earth metals monopoly with Greenland development | The Australian

Posted by Matt in October 5th, 2009 | no comment

Published in general, Balance Of Power, China, Consumer Technology, Global Supply, Greenland, Monopoly, Plateau, Power Supply, Rare Earth Metals, Southwestern Shores

AN obscure, desolate plateau on the southwestern shores of Greenland could transform the future of consumer technology and shift the balance of power in the global supply of rare earth metals.
China may lose rare earth metals monopoly with Greenland development | The Australian

No More Allies

Posted by Matt in September 24th, 2009 | no comment

Published in U.S., Address, Alignments, Allies, Balance Of Power, Barack Obama, Blog, Cleavages, Cold-War, Culture, Cultures, Destiny, Multi Culti, One Nation, Pep Rally, Un General Assembly, War Commentary, Zero Sum Game

Obama’s address to the UN is an example of the “all cultures equal” theory. Meaning that no culture or nation is better than any other. He must apologize for America, and tear it down at the same time to ensure that it is no better than any other nation.
Barack Obama’s address to the UN General [...]

Colombia: Preparing for war with Venezuela

Posted by Matt in September 14th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, War, Armed Forces, Balance Of Power, Budget Constraints, Colombia, Colombian Government, Crux, FARC, Guns, Hugo Chavez, Internal War, jets, Kafirs, Opponent, Sane Person, Sukhoi, Two States, Venezuela, Venezuelan, Venezuelans, Weaponry

Yet, Colombia does not have the weaponry that can match the technology that Venezuela has acquired. The balance of power between the two states has been shifting in favor of the Venezuelans for a while now, and budget constraints prevent the Colombian government from doing much about it. Although the Colombian Armed Forces are considerably [...]

Asia’s Military Balance at a Tipping Point – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in July 16th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Asia, China, Military, Balance Of Power, Ballistic Missile, Ballistic Missiles, Coasts, Discussion Topics, Flock Browser, Global Commons, Japan And The United States, Military Balance, Military Capabilities, Military Developments, Missile Capability, North-Korea, Provocations, Scc, Security Consultative Committee, Ships At Sea, Surface Ships, Tipping Point, Wsj

Officials from Japan and the United States meet tomorrow in Tokyo to discuss the future of the alliance under the Security Consultative Committee. The talks come at a crucial time, when the military balance of power in Asia is in flux. China’s growing military capabilities and North Korea’s missile and nuclear provocations should top the [...]