Paris Burning

Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Europe, Blockade, Burning Paris, David Brill, Ethnic Minorities, Fault Lines, France, Ghettos, Immigrants, Neighbourhood, Outer Suburb, Paris, Paris City, racism, Resentment, Riot Police, Riots, Sarkozy, Scum, Suspicion, Tensions, Two Boys, Unemployment

Paris is a city divided. Tensions between police, immigrants and ethnic minorities in deprived ghettos have erupted in riots. David Brill investigates the social and racial fault lines of Paris.
The residents of Paris’ outer-suburb ghettos feel angry and disillusioned by a seemingly indifferent government. With unemployment at 40% in these areas, resentment runs deep. Sarkozy, [...]

Stratfor Intelligence Guidance: Week of June 1, 2008

Posted by Matt in May 30th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Asia, Energy, Anecdotal Reports, Asia, Business Environment, Business Failure, Earthquake Relief, Energy Prices, Environment China, Free Access, Google, Guidance, inflation, Intelligence, Plant Closures, Possibilities, Social Unrest, South-Korea, Unemployment

Asia in general, and China in particular: The pressure in Asia is starting to show, beginning with South Korea. But anecdotal reports out of China also show the ratcheting of pressure. We have reports of plant closures due partly to informal taxes for earthquake relief imposed by the government and partly to the business environment. [...]

Australia welcomes China with half-open arms

Posted by Matt in May 6th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Australia, China, Ascendancy, Australia Open, Billions, Chinese Dragon, Coal, Desert Camps, Dragon, Dusty Desert, Economic Boom, Fly, Insatiable Appetite, Iron Ore, minerals, Mining Engineers, Raw Materials, Signs, Stock Exchange, Truck Drivers, Unease, Unemployment

It has fuelled a 17-year economic boom in which truck drivers can earn £60,000 a year, property prices have soared and there are not enough pilots to fly desperately needed mining engineers into dusty desert camps.
Australia is growing rich from China’s insatiable appetite for raw materials, selling billions of pounds worth of iron ore, coal [...]

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Paris Burning

Stratfor Intelligence Guidance: Week of June 1, 2008

Australia welcomes China with half-open arms

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