A revolution is brewing in Vladimir Putin’s Russia

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

Published in Russia, American Thinker, Arenas, Artifice, Bruce Springsteen, Chickens, Coming Home, Corruption, Critique, incompetence, Land Seizures, Recession, Regime, Rock Band, Serious Trouble, Shevchuk, Social Unrest, SocialUnrest, Soviet Russia, Vladimir Putin, World Economy, Yuri

The signs of social unrest are just starting to appear in Russia due to Putin’s incompetence.
There is quite a bit of social unrest in China that is just waiting to come out due to land seizures and offical corruption.
If the world economy starts a second leg of the recession, then both Russia and China could [...]

Chinese slowdown is biggest threat to prosperity, says WEF – Times Online

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Economy, Capital Markets, China, Faces, Future World, Global Commodity, Lead, Mankind, prosperity, S Trading, Sharp, Slowdown, Social Unrest, Trading Partners, Unemployment, World Economic Forum

A sharp slowdown in China is one of the biggest threats to future prosperity, the World Economic Forum said in its latest assessment of the risks that mankind faces.
A slowdown could lead to serious unemployment and social unrest in China and badly hit the country’s trading partners, as well as global commodity and capital markets,…
Chinese [...]

Russia’s reserve fund to run out in 2010 – Kudrin | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire

Posted by Matt in January 22nd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Russia, Economist Intelligence Unit, Federal Budget, Finance Minister, High Risk, National Prosperity, News Online, Newswire, Oil Prices, Pension Reforms, Ria Novosti, Russia, Russian News, Social Tensions, Social Unrest, Top News

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Russia is a high risk for social unrest. Do you think reserve fund problems are going to exacerbate social tensions?
Russia’s Reserve Fund will be completely exhausted in 2010 and will not begin to be replenished until 2013, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Tuesday.
The Reserve Fund was set up [...]

A $123 Trillion China? Not Likely | Foreign Policy

Posted by Matt in January 16th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Aging Population, Autocratic Regimes, Bombshell, Chinese Government, Collapses, Communist Regime, Economic Growth, Economic Output, Economic Reforms, Economic System, Economist Intelligence Unit, Environmental Degradation, Environmental Limitations, Financial Crisis, Foreign Policy, High Risk, Military Conflict, Real Estate Bubble, Robert Fogel, Social Unrest, Trillion

The modern Chinese economic system has not been truly tested yet. The big test is coming in late 2010 or 2011, when the real estate bubble pops. At that time we will get a chance to see how China does. It cannot be pretty because autocratic regimes are too rigid, and they cannot handle the [...]

U.S.-China relations to face strains, experts say – washingtonpost.com

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

Published in China, American Counterparts, Assertiveness, Beijing China, China Economy, China Relations, Climate Talks, Climax, Economic System Works, Entourage, Foreign Minister, Global Economic Crisis, High Risk, Obama, S System, Security Team, Social Unrest, Strains, Swagger, Triumphalism, Wen Jiabao

While China senses that today it’s system appears to be superior to that of the United States, it’s system is about to be tested within the next year or two. Soon we will find out how China’s rigid economic system works under real stress. It’s not going to be pretty. China is highly unstable now [...]

Warnings of social unrest due to rise – Mexico – The News

Posted by Matt in January 1st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Forecasts, Mexico, Consequence, Deputies, Economic Crisis, Federal Government, Fernando Morales, Gasoline, Mexicans, Mexico News, Pri Mexico, Risk, Social Unrest, SocialUnrest, Tortillas, Unemployment

PRI Deputies warn of the risk Mexico runs of coming undone by social unrest due to the rise in the price of basic products such as tortillas as a consequence of the two increases in the cost of gasoline authorized by the Federal Government.Fernando Morales and Jorge Herrera, in separate interviews, acknowledged that this situation [...]

Social Unrest in Russia Due to the Financial Crisis

Posted by Matt in January 1st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Forecasts, Russia, Ban Ki Moon, Countries, Economic Situation, Electricity, Financial Crisis, Financial Reserves, Lay Offs, Lead, National Budget, Public Discontent, Public Panic, Russia, Russians, Six Months, Social Unrest, Un Secretary General, Unemployment, Unpaid Wages

UN Secretary?General Ban Ki?moon has warned that the financial crisis will lead to growing social unrest in countries across the world9. This is as true for Russia as it is for other countries.
Russians have become used to higher living standards, and the country’s worsening economic situation is beginning to see some public discontent, especially among [...]

Social unrest ‘on the rise’ in China | BBC News

Posted by Matt in January 1st, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Favorites, Academy Of Social Sciences, Bbc, Bbc News, China News, Chinese Academy Of Social Sciences, Chinese News, Social Unrest, SocialUnrest, Think Tank

Social unrest is on the rise in China, according to an analysis by a Chinese think-tank.
The country is grappling with more acute social problems than ever before, according to a report from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
BBC News – Social unrest ‘on the rise’ in China

2010 could be a year that sparks unrest

Posted by Matt in December 31st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Favorites, Forecasts, Geopolitical, 1930s, 2010, China, Economist, Elements, Global Recovery, Governance, High Risk, Income Inequalities, Jobs, Lull Before The Storm, Many People, Mexico, People Around The World, Poverty Rates, Provision, Recession, Risk, Russia, Social Unrest, Sparks, Tensions

For many people around the world economic and social conditions will continue to deteriorate in 2010. An estimated 60m people worldwide will lose their jobs. Poverty rates will continue to rise, with 200m people at risk of joining the ranks of those living on less than $2 a day. But poverty alone does not spark [...]

Russia’s Economic Crisis and U.S.-Russia Relations: Troubled Times Ahead

Posted by Matt in November 2nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Defense Spending, Dissatisfaction, Economic Crisis, kremlin, Poverty Line, Protests, Public Displays, putin, Reported Event, Riot Police, Russia Relations, Russian Leadership, Safety Net, Social Safety, Social Tensions, Social Unrest, Swat Teams, Troubled Times, Vladivostok, Willingness

Rising Unemployment and Growing Social Unrest
The crisis has also exacerbated social tensions in Russia. So far, no serious threat to the regime has materialized, despite a wave of spontaneous strikes and the use of SWAT teams to put down a demonstration in Vladivostok. Notably, the Russian leadership showed the limits to its tolerance of public [...]