Why Is Moscow Risking a New Cold War?

Posted by Matt in June 25th, 2008 | no comment

Published in New Cold War, Battleships, Billions, Bombers, Cold-War, Displays, Enemies, Flexing Muscles, kremlin, Mediterranean, Moscow Russia, Neef, New War, New Weapons, Nuclear Arms Race, Photo Gallery, Pomp, Red Square, Russian Military

Strategic bombers off the American coast, battleships in the Mediterranean — the Russian military is displaying its might once again with Moscow pumping billions into new weapons. But where does the Kremlin see its enemies today, and why is it risking another nuclear arms race with Washington? By Christian Neef more… [ Forum ]

Flexing Muscles [...]

Venezuela weapons worry US, Colombia

Posted by Matt in May 16th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Uncategorized, Billions, Colombia, Colombian Rebels, Drug Trafficking, Hugo Chavez, International Police Agency, Leftist Guerrillas, Military Buildup, Peacetime, President Hugo Chavez, United States, Venezuela, weapons, Worries

The United States and Colombia have long been wary of Venezuela’s peacetime military buildup, suspecting the weapons could end up in the hands of drug-trafficking Colombian rebels.
Now they have documented reasons for their worries — certified by Interpol.
Colombian rebel computer files described Thursday as authentic by the international police agency suggest a dramatic arms buildup [...]

Putin’s imperial Russia

Posted by Matt in May 10th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Russia, Assets, Billions, Civil Freedoms, democracy, Dmitry Medvedev, Easy Access, Elections, European Union, Imperial Russia, kremlin, Loyalists, Media Freedom, New President, Nihilism, Predecessor, Proclamations, putin, Signs, United States

Dmitry Medvedev may be the new president, but his predecessor is still the one with power.
We can expect a few proclamations and perhaps even token policy changes. Unfortunately, the early signs show that Medvedev’s statement about developing civil freedoms and ending “legal nihilism” were only a show for the West. Such displays are needed to [...]

Australia welcomes China with half-open arms

Posted by Matt in May 6th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Australia, China, Ascendancy, Australia Open, Billions, Chinese Dragon, Coal, Desert Camps, Dragon, Dusty Desert, Economic Boom, Fly, Insatiable Appetite, Iron Ore, minerals, Mining Engineers, Raw Materials, Signs, Stock Exchange, Truck Drivers, Unease, Unemployment

It has fuelled a 17-year economic boom in which truck drivers can earn £60,000 a year, property prices have soared and there are not enough pilots to fly desperately needed mining engineers into dusty desert camps.
Australia is growing rich from China’s insatiable appetite for raw materials, selling billions of pounds worth of iron ore, coal [...]