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India-China Competition Revealed in Ongoing Border Disputes

Posted by Matt in October 10th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in China, India, general, , ,

While there may be an element of truth in all these arguments, there are other more fundamental reasons behind the recent chill in Sino-Indian relations. Apparently, the strategic consequences of India’s economic resurgence coupled with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s offer in March 2005 to “help make India a major world power in the [...]

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Seven Questions: John Bolton Explains the World

Posted by Matt in September 20th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in general, ,

Negotiations with North Korea are on a knife’s edge. Rumors of secret Israeli raids on alleged Syrian nuclear facilities and possible U.S. airstrikes on Iran are roiling political salons from Washington to Riyadh. In this week’s Seven Questions, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton offers some advice for those confronted with a [...]

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ElBaredei: International Man of Misery

Posted by Matt in September 17th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in general, , ,

Mohammed ElBaredei has served as the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency since 1997- an odd choice for the position since he has absolutely no scientific, let along, physics background and he hails from Egypt and previously served in that nation’s diplomatic corps. This background leads him open charges that he may lack [...]

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A New Strain of Anti-Semitism is Spreading

Posted by Matt in September 13th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in general, ,

Who recently said: “These Jews started 19 Crusades. The 19th was World War (1). Why? Only to build Israel.”
Some holdover Nazi?
Hardly. It was former Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan of Turkey, a NATO ally. He went on to claim that the Jews — whom he refers to as “bacteria” — controlled China, India and Japan, and [...]

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How to communicate when disaster strikes

Posted by Matt in September 11th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in general, ,

Networks offer breakthroughs in affordable emergency radio.
Apparently, they never heard of Family Radio Service in the town of Jericho.
Family Radio Service is a very low power, short-range UHF citizens band in the 460 MHz band that some civil-defense activists believe offers great promise in worst-case communications disaster scenarios.
The hand-held two-way radios sell for as little [...]

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The Threat of Sick Livestock

Posted by Matt in September 3rd, 2007 | no comment 
Published in China, Disease, ,

In the past year, a mysterious disease ravaged (BusinessWeek) China’s pig population, with a death toll that could be as high as a million pigs, causing a sharp rise in pork prices. Chinese officials have identified the illness as blue-ear pig disease, a porcine respiratory and reproductive ailment. Although the disease is not known to [...]

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How to Survive Anything Mother Nature Throws at You

Posted by Matt in August 30th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Off-Topic, general, , ,

One hundred years of technological progress can be erased in minutes by nature’s fury. Recent disasters have left not only destruction, but also heroism in their wake, and we can learn from the experiences of the survivors. The right tools, skills and mind-set—the survival worldview—will help you withstand the worst.
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The Rise of Resource Nationalism

Posted by Matt in August 13th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Russia, Venezuela, general, , , ,

Venezuela is among a small but growing number of resource-rich countries to put the squeeze on international corporations. Russia early this year pressed both BP and Shell (Guardian) into turning over majority stakes in Russian gas operations to state-owned Gazprom. Bolivia nationalized gas and oil fields (NPR), and Ecuador used troops (Forbes) to take over [...]

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Most Turks see US as potential military threat

Posted by Matt in July 26th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in Turkey, ,

Reflecting a constantly worsening relationship between NATO allies Turkey and the united States in recent years, a new poll revealed Thursday that more than three-fourths of Turks view the U.S. as a potential military threat to their country.
The U.S.-based Pew Research Center’s latest global tendencies report was based on polls conducted in 47 nations throughout [...]

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The List: Blogs of the Powerful and Loquacious

Posted by Matt in July 24th, 2007 | no comment 
Published in general,

With the explosion of Web 2.0, anyone can be a pundit or broadcast the minutiae of his or her life for the world to ogle. And politicians around the world—never a shy crowd—are less and less squeamish about joining the fray. In this week’s FP list, we’ve catalogued some noteworthy blogs of people in positions [...]

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