Brazil wrong about Iran – Sacramento Living – Sacramento Food and Wine, Home, Health | Sacramento Bee

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

Published in Brazil, Iran, Brazil, Breaking The Rules, Food And Wine, Food Health, Food Wine, Hillary Clinton, Home Health, Inacio, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Lula Da Silva, Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Weapons Proliferation, President Luiz Inacio Lula, President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Sacramento Bee, Sacramento Food, Sanctions Against Iran, Secretary Of State, Wine Health

It’s not that Brazil is wrong about Iran. It’s that something else is going on that we don’t know about. For example, could Iran have something that Brazil badly wants? Nuclear technology perhaps?
Even before visiting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could appeal for Brazil to support sanctions against Iran for breaking the rules of nuclear-weapons [...]

Hubris is behind Brazil’s ties with Iran – Columnists – MiamiHerald.com

Posted by Matt in February 20th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Brazil, Iran, ahmadinejad, Blessings, Brasilia, Brazil, Carpet Welcome, China, Conventional Wisdom, Economic Success, Elections, Eyebrows, Hubris, India, International Citizen, Iran, Lula, Red Carpet, Reputation, Strongman, Ties

Late last year, Lula raised eyebrows throughout the world when he gave a red-carpet welcome in Brasilia to Iranian strongman Mahmud Ahmadinejad. Brazil thus became one of the first nonradical countries to give its blessings to Ahmadinejad after Iran’s highly controversial June 12, 2009, elections.
Why is Brazil risking its reputation as a [...]

Russian Economy To Become Strongest in Europe in 20 Years – Pravda.Ru

Posted by Matt in January 26th, 2010 | 1 comment

Published in Russia, Brazil, China, Europe, Fitch Ratings, Germany, Mexico, Pravda Ru, Russia, Russian Economy, Russian Federation, Stable, Usa India, World Countries

By 2030, the list of world’s strongest economic countries will be as follows: China, USA, India, Brazil, Russia, Germany, Mexico, France and Britain.
It is worthy of note that Fitch Ratings downgraded the forecast of the rating of the Russian Federation from “stable” to “negative” on Friday, Jan. 22.
Russian Economy To Become Strongest in Europe [...]

China to rich nations: Hand out climate money now – washingtonpost.com

Posted by Matt in January 24th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Climate, Brazil, Change China, Change Money, China Climate, Climate China, Co2 Emissions, Copenhagen, Effects Of Climate Change, Global Scale, Global Socialism, Global Temperatures, India, Last Ten Years, Money Change, Poor Countries, Scientists, South Africa

Climate change money is just socialism on a global scale. Notice how those on left aren’t really concerned about manipulated data and scientists that advaocate falsifying data. Why don’t they care? Because it’s not about climate change, it’s about power and socialism.
In the last ten years global temperatures decreased at the same time that human [...]

China to rich nations: Hand out climate money now – washingtonpost.com

Posted by Matt in January 24th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Climate, general, Brazil, Change China, Change Money, China Climate, Climate China, Co2 Emissions, Copenhagen, Effects Of Climate Change, Global Scale, Global Socialism, Global Temperatures, India, Last Ten Years, Money Change, Poor Countries, Scientists, South Africa

Top Risk No. 7: Brazil | The Call

Posted by Matt in January 13th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Brazil, Geopolitical, Brazil, Bump, Economic Abundance, Economic Policymaking, Extent, Investor Concern, Lead, Macro, Macroeconomic Policy, Presidential Election, Rebound, Risk, State Owned Enterprises

After years of being wildly bullish on Brazil, we’re in for a bump. The country stands to gain from a strong rebound in growth over the course of 2010, but Brazil’s newfound economic abundance will lead to a drop in the quality of economic policymaking — both on macroeconomic policy and, to a much greater [...]

America is losing the free world

Posted by Matt in January 4th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Geopolitical, American Foreign Policy, Brazil, China, Democracies, Developing World, Global Politics, India South, Iran, Odds, Siding, South Africa, Turkey

Ever since 1945, the US has regarded itself as the leader of the “free world”. But the Obama administration is facing an unexpected and unwelcome development in global politics. Four of the biggest and most strategically important democracies in the developing world – Brazil, India, South Africa and Turkey – are increasingly at odds with [...]

Heatwaves, a guerrilla trade war and victory for Brazil: welcome to 2010 – FT.Com

Posted by Matt in December 30th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Forecasts, Brazil, Chips, Egos, Financial Times, Guerrilla, Misses, Pundits, Punt, Reflection, Reputations, Stake, Trade War, Victory, Wits

Once again, the Financial Times’ top pundits have assembled to pit their wits against the fickle future. Some of them are recklessly putting years of calm reflection and carefully built reputations at stake, piling up their chips on what they foresee for 2010. Others are simply taking a punt, going for broke as they scramble [...]

Brazil May Have to Confront China – Council on Foreign Relations

Posted by Matt in December 15th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Brazil, China, Financial, Brazil, Cheap Imports, China Council, China Currency, China Economic, Council On Foreign Relations, Countries, Domestic Producers, Economic Model, Foreign Currency, Headache, Headaches, Miracle, Vitality, Vulnerability

China’s currency is pegged to the U.S. dollar causing all kinds of headaches for other countries. Watch for other countries to start confronting China over the pegging.
China’s current economic model is not working again.
Brazil’s vulnerability comes from its currency, the real, which has jumped by a third against the dollar in the past year. [...]

Brazil follows Iran’s nuclear path, but without the fuss

Posted by Matt in December 14th, 2009 | 2 comments

Published in Americas, Brazil, Iran, Nuclear, Brazil, Capability, Constitution, Eakin, Enrichment Center, Fuss, Iran Nuclear, Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Nuclear Plants, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Weapons, Peaceful Purposes, Raw Material, Secrecy, South-America, superpower, Uranium Enrichment, Use Of Nuclear Energy, Vanderbilt University

Did you wonder why Brazil is getting friendly with Iran? Perhaps Iran can help Brazil become the rightful superpower of South America. And the way to do that is to become a nuclear power.
04/20/06 RESENDE, Brazil (AP) – As Iran faces international pressure over developing the raw material for nuclear weapons, Brazil is quietly preparing [...]