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Financial Crisis Round Two: Batten down the hatches, the waters are still treacherous

Posted by Matt in March 14th, 2010 | no comment 
Published in Financial, , , , , , , , ,

The ominous word ”boom” appeared last week, in large type, on the front page of the local newspaper. Given the nature of this paper, the word could only refer to one thing: property. While the signals from the property market are mixed, it appears we are springing back to normalcy without absorbing the reality: the [...]

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Russia threatens to react to NATO expansion

Posted by Matt in February 24th, 2010 | no comment 
Published in Russia, , , , , , ,

Russia will have to respond as it is concerned by NATO’s active eastward expansion and the U.S. plans to deploy elements of a missile defense system in Europe, Russia’s top military officer said on Wednesday.
Russia threatens to react to NATO expansion

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Gaza remains under pressure and ‘waiting to explode’ – The National Newspaper

Posted by Matt in January 2nd, 2010 | no comment 
Published in Conflict, Middle East, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Should Tehran get a nuclear bomb, as Tel Aviv fears it may do soon, the balance of regional power would inexorably tip away from Israel towards Iran.
For Israel, all these elements are pushing towards war, probably on more than one front, rather than peacemaking. Certainly, Iran, Hamas, Hizbollah and the Lebanese military have all expressed [...]

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2010 could be a year that sparks unrest

Posted by Matt in December 31st, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Favorites, Forecasts, Geopolitical, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

For many people around the world economic and social conditions will continue to deteriorate in 2010. An estimated 60m people worldwide will lose their jobs. Poverty rates will continue to rise, with 200m people at risk of joining the ranks of those living on less than $2 a day. But poverty alone does not spark [...]

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Iran Studied Advanced Nuke Trigger, IAEA Findings Suggest

Posted by Matt in November 6th, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Iran, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

A continuing U.N. analysis of Iran’s nuclear capabilities suggests the Middle Eastern state might have tested explosive elements of a “two-point implosion” technology that could be used in producing smaller nuclear warheads, the London Guardian reported yesterday (see GSN, Nov. 5).
The design, which uses explosives to simultaneously compress two ends of a football-shaped fissile “pit,” [...]

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Economic Catastrophe Propels Russia into an Identity Crisis

Posted by Matt in March 2nd, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Economy, Financial, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The economic crisis is affecting Russia worse than most developed or emerging economies, but its direct impact, such as the recession in industry that is expected to become even more serious in February, is multiplied by the psychological shock from the sudden collapse of belief in a resurgent Russian state. … and included three key [...]

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The War on Terror is Over

Posted by Matt in January 29th, 2009 | 1 comment 
Published in Terrorism, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

In his first White House televised interview, with the Al Arabiya news network based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, President Obama buried the lead: The war on terror is over.
Yes, the with-us-or-against-us global struggle — the so-called Long War — in which a freedom-loving West confronts the undifferentiated forces of darkness comprising everything from Al [...]

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Russia May Send Military Aircraft Back to Cuba, Izvestiya Says

Posted by Matt in July 21st, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Russia, , , , , , , ,

Russia may send military aircraft back to bases in Cuba in response to U.S. plans to deploy elements of a missile defense system in Europe, Izvestiya reported, citing an unidentified “highly placed source.”
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Russia stays defenseless against possible nuclear attack

Posted by Matt in May 26th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

It is an open secret that the Russian defense industry is having a hard time now. However, some top-level military servicemen still assure that the nation’s Armed Forces can repel any attack. Colonel General Nikolai Frolov, of Russia’s Air Defense troops, brought back to earth those who believed in the invincibility of the Russian army. [...]

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