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Medvedev signs Russia’s military doctrine – washingtonpost.com

Posted by Matt in February 5th, 2010 | no comment 
Published in Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The document says Russia reserves the right to use nuclear force in response to a nuclear attack or one of equivalent magnitude.
Russia’s conventional military forces are in dilapidated shape, increasing Moscow’s dependence on its Cold War-era nuclear arsenals.
Medvedev signs Russia’s military doctrine – washingtonpost.com

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US intelligence chief: North Korea military crumbling – BostonHerald.com

Posted by Matt in February 2nd, 2010 | no comment 
Published in Koreas, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

President Barack Obama’s top intelligence official said Tuesday that North Korea relies on its nuclear weapons program because of a crumbling military that cannot compete with South Korea.
Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair described in testimony before the U.S. Congress a North Korean army that struggles with aging weapons, poorly trained, out-of-shape soldiers, inflexible leaders, [...]

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Nouriel Roubini at Davos: Asset Bubbles Are Forming — Seeking Alpha

Posted by Matt in January 28th, 2010 | no comment 
Published in Financial, , , , , , , , , ,

Withdrawing economic stimuli and tightening monetary policy are very difficult future policy choices, but something has to be done because asset bubbles have started to take shape, Nouriel Roubini, chairman of Roubini Global Economics, told CNBC on Wednesday:
Nouriel Roubini at Davos: Asset Bubbles Are Forming — Seeking Alpha

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How Russia Is About to Dramatically Change the World | theTrumpet.com

Posted by Matt in January 9th, 2010 | no comment 
Published in Oil, Russia, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Over the next few days, Russia will change the world. It has completed a new oil pipeline and port complex that sets Russia up to become a more powerful oil exporter than Saudi Arabia. The ramifications for Europe and Asia are profound: The shape of the global economy—and the global balance of power—will be altered [...]

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Don’t Look to Beijing for Global Leadership

Posted by Matt in December 23rd, 2009 | no comment 
Published in China, Climate, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Copenhagen debacle has some enduring lessons about the shape today of global power. One is that the Chinese government, from every point of view, is an extremely unsatisfactory great power. If you are looking for global leadership in Beijing, you have come to the wrong address.
China is the world’s largest, and fastest growing, greenhouse [...]

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Brazil is the 21st-century power to watch | FT.com

Posted by Matt in October 20th, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Brazil, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Consider, I said: Brazil had come through the financial crisis in reasonable shape. It was sitting on a vast deep-sea oil find. It had just seen the world’s biggest stock market listing this year – the $8bn flotation of part of the Brazilian arm of Santander. It would also be host to the world’s two [...]

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New order takes shape in East – Telegraph

Posted by Matt in October 10th, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Asia, , , , , , , , ,

China, Japan and South Korea have vowed to push ahead with plans for a new union that would reduce their economic dependency on the West.
The idea, which is being strongly pushed by Japan, could eventually lead to a free Ttrade block and co-operation on public health, energy and the environment.
New order [...]

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Tipping Point for U.S. Treasuries, From China’s Perspective

Posted by Matt in April 27th, 2009 | no comment 
Published in China, Economy, Financial, Middle East, Off-Topic, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The bottom line is that without China to fund our massive debt needs, either the US must raise rates significantly to find other sources or the electronic printing presses will be hard at work. Every signal from the US government is that they are dead set on using monetary means to restart growth. That means [...]

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1913 Intel Brief 2-6-2009

Posted by Matt in February 6th, 2009 | no comment 
Published in Economy, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

China hammers dissent despite looming UN review
The Associated Press - 10 hours ago
Authorities are especially sensitive this year, the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests and the subsequent military crackdown. …
 

From the Depths: China Invests in Submarines
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - 12 hours ago
The immediate aim, the US military fears, is to delay or prevent [...]

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International experts warn of ‘no-holds-barred’ Arctic resource race

Posted by Matt in June 28th, 2008 | no comment 
Published in Conflict, , , , , , , , , , ,

A high-powered group of international experts is warning a “no-holds-barred” race for Arctic resources could shape up unless countries around the world move faster to reach agreements on development, safety and environmental standards.
A new report by 40 experts from six different countries spells out four scenarios for the future of the top of the world [...]

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