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Somalia’s Pirates Flourish in a Lawless Nation

Posted by Matt in November 28th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Africa, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

This is the story of Somalia’s booming, not-so-underground pirate economy. The country is in chaos, countless children are starving and people are killing one another in the streets of Mogadishu, the capital, for a handful of grain.
But one particular line of work — piracy — seems to be benefiting quite openly from all this lawlessness [...]

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Russia: It’s scarier than you think

Posted by Matt in October 15th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Investors are fleeing fragile financial markets, oil prices are falling, and the global credit crisis threatens the economy

But scratch the surface a bit, and things are less splendid than they appear. As the financial crisis spreads, Russians are suddenly discovering that their economy is shakier than many had cared to believe. Credit is increasingly tight, [...]

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Putin’s Useful Idiots

Posted by Matt in October 11th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Energy, Europe, Russia