Moscow’s ‘nuclear doctrine’ under fire

Posted by Matt in March 18th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Russia, Amp, Canada, Conventional Military Forces, moscow, Nuclear Doctrine, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Weapons, Obama, Reliance, Russia

While Obama is reducing our reliance on nuclear weapons, Russia is doing the opposite. It’s conventional military forces are starting to crumble, so it is being forcing to rely on its nuclear forces.
FT.com / US & Canada – Moscow’s ‘nuclear doctrine’ under fire

Latin American alliance locks United States, Canada out | Herald Sun

Posted by Matt in February 25th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Americas, Canada, Caribbean Nations, Confi, Herald Sun, Latin American Alliance, Locks, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, President Felipe Calderon, Regional Alliance, United States

LATIN American and Caribbean nations have agreed to create a new regional alliance, without the United States and Canada.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon confi
Latin American alliance locks United States, Canada out | Herald Sun

Paulson claims Russia tried to foment Fannie-Freddie crisis | FT.Com

Posted by Matt in January 31st, 2010 | 1 comment

Published in China, Russia, Amp, Bonds, Canada, China, Fannie Freddie, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac, Freddie Mac, Hank Paulson, Mortgage Finance Companies, Russia, Us Treasury Secretary

Russia proposed to China that the two nations should sell Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonds in 2008 to force the US government to bail out the giant mortgage-finance companies, former US Treasury secretary Hank Paulson has claimed.
FT.com / US & Canada – Paulson claims Russia tried to foment Fannie-Freddie crisis

Leaders Warn Recovery Could Falter – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in January 28th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Economy, Canada, Davos, Economic Support, Global Recovery, Governments, Job Creation, Nytimes, Policymakers, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Stephen Harper, World Economic Forum, World Leaders

World leaders and policymakers in Davos are nervous the global recovery could falter, especially if governments withdraw support too quickly.
The recovery is “a mile wide but only an inch deep” and job creation very tentative, Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper told the World Economic Forum in Davos. He urged governments to keep economic support programmes [...]

Did Foreigners Cause America’s Financial Crisis? – TIME

Posted by Matt in January 16th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Economy, Financial, Canada, China, Crisis Time, Economist, Financial Crisis, Foreigners, Major Group, Mortgage Lenders, Regulators, Research Paper, Ricardo Caballero, Saudi-Arabia, Wall Streeters

Blame China, Saudi Arabia and, yes, Canada.
Much of the fault of the financial crisis has been heaped on Wall Streeters, unscrupulous mortgage lenders and weak regulators. But in a new research paper, economist Ricardo Caballero says there is another major group of contributors to America’s monetary mess who are not getting the blame they deserve: [...]

Future Arctic Battleground

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

Published in Americas, Climate, Russia, Arctic, Battleground, Canada, Canadian Airspace, Contests, Denmark, Military Exercise, Norway, Oil And Gas, Pretenses, Russia, Sentinel, Shred, United States

Russia isn’t the only interested Arctic state. In 2008 Canada held its greatest military exercise ever conducted in the region and the country is spending $40 million on scientific research that is meant to bolster its Arctic claims. Together with Denmark, Norway and the United States, Canada in part contests the Russian pretenses but Russia [...]

Poll: Most Americans view China as an enemy

Posted by Matt in November 25th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Adversary, Ally, beijing, Bilateral Relationship, Canada, China, Foe, Poll Respondents, Public Affairs, Reuters, Thomson

The poll respondents were asked to identify China as either an “ally” or an “adversary” and 56 percent characterized Beijing as a foe, while only 33 put the country in the ally column, according to Ipsos Public Affairs, which conducted the poll for Thomson Reuters.
When asked to choose from a list of nations that are [...]

The Arctic Monopoly: Taking Stock of North Pole Riches – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International

Posted by Matt in September 10th, 2009 | no comment

Published in general, Abundance, Arctic, Canada, Great Game, International Oil, Monopoly, Natural Gas, Natural Resources, New Game, News International, North Pole, Online News, Russia, Spiegel, Spiegel Online, Taking Stock

Oil and natural gas are luring the major powers to the Arctic. The new Great Game includes Russia, the US, Canada and other countries competing for natural resources around the North Pole. More information is available today than ever before about the location and abundance of the region’s riches.
The Arctic Monopoly: Taking Stock of North [...]

Canadian plane dogs Russian submarines – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in August 12th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Canada, Canadian Dogs, Canadian Military, Canwest News Service, Defense Officials, International Waters, Military Aircraft, ottawa, Powered Subs, Russian Aircraft, Russian Military, Russian Submarines, Service Dogs, Upi

Canadian military aircraft were following two Russian submarines in international waters off Canada’s eastern coast, defense officials in Ottawa said Wednesday.
The nuclear-powered subs were first spotted last week more than 12 miles off the U.S. coast of Georgia and have been heading north, the Canwest News Service reported.
Canadian plane dogs Russian submarines – UPI.com