Medvedev signs Russia’s military doctrine – washingtonpost.com

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

Published in Russia, Cold-War, Conventional Military Forces, Dependence, Era, Magnitude, Medvedev, Military Doctrine, moscow, Nuclear Arsenals, Nuclear Attack, Nuclear Force, Russia, Shape, Signs

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

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

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

Published in Koreas, Barack Obama, Command And Control, Congress, Control, Corruption, Dennis Blair, Director Of National Intelligence, Intelligence Chief, Intelligence Official, Low Morale, North Korean Army, North-Korea, Nuclear Weapons Program, Shape, South-Korea, Testimony

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, [...]

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

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

Published in Financial, Bubbles, Cnbc, Davos, Monetary Policy, Nouriel Roubini, Policy Choices, Roubini Global Economics, Seeking Alpha, Shape, Stimuli

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

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

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

Published in Oil, Russia, Asia, Balance Of Power, Church Of God, Columns, Europe, Few Days, Global Balance, Global Economy, New Oil, Oil Exporter, Oil Pipeline, Philadelphia Church Of God, Ramifications, Russia, Saudi-Arabia, Shape

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 [...]

Don’t Look to Beijing for Global Leadership

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

Published in China, Climate, beijing, Binding Commitments, China, Chinese Government, Circumstances, Copenhagen, Debacle, Economic Activity, Faith, Gases, Global Leadership, Global Power, Government Statistics, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Greenhouse Intensity, Kyoto, Mitigation, Point Of View, Shape, Wrong Address

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 [...]

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

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

Published in Brazil, 2016 Olympic Games, 21st Century, Brazil, Deep Sea, Financial Crisis, Football World Cup, Global Financial Crisis, Madrid, Olympic Games, Rio De Janeiro, Santander, Sea Oil, Shape, Sporting Events, Stock Market, Tokyo, World Games

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 [...]

New order takes shape in East – Telegraph

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

Published in Asia, Block And Co, China Japan, East Telegraph, Economic Dependency, Energy And The Environment, Health Energy, Public Health, Shape, South-Korea

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 [...]

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, 4t, 8t, Bottom Line, China, Commodity Prices, Downward Pressure, Dramatic Decline, Electronic Printing, European Economies, Massive Debt, Money, Perspective, Printing Presses, Safe Haven, Shape, Tipping Point, Treasuries, Us Government

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 [...]

1913 Intel Brief 2-6-2009

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

Published in Economy, 1913 Intel, 20th Anniversary, Air Defence System, Amp Power, Array, Ascii, Ascii Font, Copenhagen Post, Dmitri Medvedev, Eurasianet, Georgia Russia, Intel, Light Shading, Military Crackdown, Military Fears, Military Jets, Military Representatives, Mso, Orphan, Priority, Russiatoday, Sans Serif, Serif Font, Service Portal, Shape, South Ossetia, Style Definitions, Style Name, Text1, Theme Font, Tiananmen Square, Umbrella Press, United Press International, Voice Of America, Wall Street Journal

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 [...]

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

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

Published in Conflict, Arctic, Countries Around The World, Development Safety, diplomacy, Energy Minerals, Environmental Standards, Fresh Water, International Experts, scenarios, Shape, Top Of The World

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 [...]