An Unstable and Less Liberal Global Middle Class – Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in March 6th, 2010 | no comment

Published in general, Bastions, Consumerism, Developing Nations, Economists, Emerging Market, Global Prosperity, Global Safety, India Indonesia, Middle Class, New Age, Newsweek, Oil Industry, Political Liberty, Popularity, Recent News, Russia, Russian Autocrat, Total Population, Vladimir Putin, Western Style

… Now, with the Western middle classes sinking into debt and distress, many economists look to a new emerging-market middle class as the potential foundation for a new age of global safety and prosperity. As China, Brazil, Russia, Turkey, India, Indonesia, and other large developing nations became more prosperous, it was always assumed that they [...]

New world disorder: The age of uncertainty – The Independent

Posted by Matt in December 6th, 2009 | no comment

Published in U.S., 10 Years, 21st Century, Age Of Uncertainty, Commentators, Cornwell, Dawn, Doom, Essays, Hyper, Independent, New Age, New Era, New World Disorder, Rupert

Beginning a four-part series of essays to mark 10 years since the dawn of the 21st century, Rupert Cornwell argues that America’s response to 9/11 spelt doom for the world’s only ‘hyper-power’– and paved the way for a turbulent new era
New world disorder: The age of uncertainty – Rupert Cornwell, Commentators – The Independent

Mayans: 2012 Isn’t the End of the World – TIME

Posted by Matt in October 11th, 2009 | no comment

Published in general, 2012, Age Philosophy, Archaeologists, Astronomers, Astronomy Internet, Cosmic Clock, Doomsday, Earth, History Channel, Maya, Mayans, Mayas, Meteor Shower, New Age, Nostradamus, Tv Specials, World Time, Zero Days

But most archaeologists, astronomers and Maya say the only thing likely to hit Earth is a meteor shower of New Age philosophy, pop astronomy, Internet doomsday rumors and TV specials such as one on the History Channel which mixes “predictions” from Nostradamus and the Mayas and asks: “Is 2012 the year the cosmic clock finally [...]

Mohamed ElBaradei warns of new nuclear age

Posted by Matt in May 14th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Middle East, Nuclear, Proliferation, Bomb, bombs, Disarmament, Forbes, Guardian Interview, Middle East, Mohamed Elbaradei, New Age, Nuclear Age, Nuclear Weapons States, Proliferation, Radical Steps, Watchdog

The number of potential nuclear weapons states could more than double in a few years unless the major powers take radical steps towards disarmament, the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog has warned.
In a Guardian interview, Mohamed ElBaradei said the threat of proliferation was particularly grave in the Middle East, a region he described as [...]

Iran’s ICBM program presents real threat to U.S. in near future

Posted by Matt in April 3rd, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Iran, Missiles, East Europe, Eastern Seaboard, Icbms, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Icbm, Iran, Launch, Mainland, Middle East, Missile Age, Missile-Defense, New Age, Nuclear Missiles, tehran, United States, Warheads

Iran remains committed to developing a long-range ICBM that can extend Tehran’s military reach to Europe and the United States. The Middle East, Europe and even the Eastern Seaboard of the United States may find themselves within range of Iranian nuclear missiles in the next three to five years or less.
Even in case of a [...]

Blunder: A New Age for Russia

Posted by Matt in December 26th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Economy, Russia, Appearance, Borders, Caucasus, Central Asia, Decade, Europe, gazprom, Natural Gas Pipelines, New Age, New Era, Pipeline, putin, Retrenchment, rivalry, Russia, Russian Power, South Stream, Soviet Collapse, Sweat

In August, Putin’s Russia seemed unstoppable, specifically after its five-day war with Georgia punctured the appearance of a new era of U.S. power in the former Soviet Caucasus and Central Asia. Georgia seemed the crowning achievement of a several-year-campaign of projecting Russian power over its borders after a decade of retrenchment following the Soviet collapse. [...]

Preparing the Pentagon for a New Age

Posted by Matt in December 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S., War, Bad Guys, Capabilities, Contingencies, Current Conflicts, Defense Budgets, Defense Strategy, Department Of Defense, George Bush, Military Assistance, Military Forces, National Security, New Age, Nuclear War, Nuclear Weapons, Opportunity Costs, Pentagon, Principle, Priorities, Radar Screen, Robert Gates, Secretary Of Defense, Secretary Of Defense Robert Gates, Security Risks, Technological Edge, Tradeoffs, United States

I found this article very disturbing. The thought of nuclear war with Russia and/or China is not even on the radar screen of the Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates.
Think about the threats to the United States today. Yes, there are a lot of bad guys out there gunning for us. However, the amount of damage [...]

New-age armament more dangerous than Cold War?

Posted by Matt in June 3rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S., Armament, arms, Cold-War, German Security, New Age, Peace Researchers, Tendencies, United States

A group of German security and peace researchers warns that current armament tendencies may pose greater threats to the world than the Cold War did, a development for which the United States is mainly to blame.
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