Can U.S-China ties weather perfect storm in 2010? | World | Reuters

Posted by Matt in January 17th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, China Ties, China Weather, Conservative Washington, Dean, Heritage Foundation, Honolulu, Pacific Forum, Perfect Storm, Perfect World, Plunge, Ralph Cossa, Reuters, Roller Coaster, Speed Bumps, Think Tank, Turbulent Year, Weather World

“This is going to be a really ugly, turbulent year with China,” said Dean Cheng, a China analyst at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative Washington think tank.
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“The reality is U.S.-China is always a roller coaster,” said Ralph Cossa, head of the Pacific Forum/CSIS think tank in Honolulu.

“There’s always going to be speed bumps. [...]

Some of my thoughts about 1913 Intel and the future

Posted by Matt in November 22nd, 2009 | 7 comments

Published in general, 1913 Intel, Apex, Blow, China War, Criticality, Dead Trees, Decline Of America, Economic Instability, Ethnic Conflict, Fire Fighters, Fire Model, Focus, Forest Fire, Forest Fires, Gold, Intel, Iran, mahdi, Nuclear Arms, Nuclear War, Nuclear Weapons, Perfect Storm, Preemptive Strike, Russia, United States, War Empires, War In The Middle East

The primary focus of 1913 Intel is to report news about problems and dangers that could affect all of us in the future. I want to know before the problems get here so I have time to prepare. Right now I’m very focused on more financial problems in the near future, instability in China and [...]

Barack Obama ready to slash US nuclear arsenal | The Guardian

Posted by Matt in September 20th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Military, Nuclear, Arsenal World, Barack Obama, Critical Requirement, Dangerous Period, Deep Cuts, Defending America, European Officials, First Draft, Insanity, New Generations, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Posture Review, Nuclear War, Nuclear Weapons Doctrine, Pentagon, Perfect Storm, Posture, superpower, World War I, world-war-II

As I have stated several times over the last few years, we are entering a dangerous period due to the decline of the United States. Historically, the decline of a superpower is a critical requirement for a major war like World War I and World War II.
For Obama to significantly reduce our nuclear arsenal during [...]

The great bailout – Europe’s best-kept secret

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

Published in Economy, Europe, Financial, Bailout, Baltic State, Best Kept Secret, Centenary Celebrations, Confluence, Credit Crunch, democracy, Devastation, Economic Crises, Europe, European Election, Freedom, German People, Heart, Isaiah Berlin, Jewish Philosopher, Perfect Storm, Secret Germany, Vote

Germany is at the heart of a huge plan to prop up crippled EU economies – not that the German people would ever know
I will not vote in today’s European election. Instead, I am doing something much more interesting and relevant to the future of Europe and Britain. I am travelling to Riga to speak [...]

Roubini says U.S. economy may double-dip

Posted by Matt in May 29th, 2009 | no comment

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Roubini stood by a recent article in which he mentioned the possibility of a “perfect storm” in 2010.
“There is even a risk of a double dip, a W-shaped recession at the end of next year,” he said, a combination of rising oil prices, rising public debt and increases in real interest rates, rising concerns about [...]

Is the recession just about over?

Posted by Matt in May 9th, 2009 | no comment

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“A perfect storm? Recessions that are associated with both financial crises and global downturns have been unusually severe and long lasting. Since 1960, there have been only six recessions out of the 122 in the sample that fit this description: Finland (1990), France (1992), Germany (1980), Greece (1992), Italy (1992), and Sweden (1990). On average, [...]

China’s Not So Good Year of the Ox

Posted by Matt in December 22nd, 2008 | no comment

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Economic woes and key anniversaries portend trouble in 2009
FOR China’s leaders, a perfect storm is brewing. Economic growth, which has helped keep the Communist Party in power, is faltering. The new middle class, hitherto a pillar of the party’s support, is plunging into despondency. The coming months are studded with politically sensitive anniversaries that will [...]

A Perfect Storm in Latin America

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

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RECENT EVENTS SUGGEST that Barack Obama will be facing a veritable perfect storm of challenges in Latin America. The death toll in Mexico’s war on drugs is mounting. The future of Plan Colombia, which began as a U.S.-backed anti-drug initiative, is uncertain. Argentina may be on the verge of yet another economic collapse. The global [...]