How Milton Friedman Saved Chile – WSJ.com

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

Published in Americas, Economy, Catholic University, Chicago Boys, Chile, Coup, Economic Liberalization, Economics Department, Foreign Investment, Free Enterprise, Government Spending, Intellectual Capital, Milton Friedman, Money Supply, Obstacles, Policy Proposals, Privatization, Quake, University Of Chicago, Wsj

If you are a conservative and want to move to another country, then definitely check out conservative Chile. Although, you might want to wait until the quake mess is cleaned up.
What Chile did have was intellectual capital, thanks to an exchange program between its Catholic University and the economics department of the University of Chicago, [...]

India Prepares for a Two-Front War – WSJ.com

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

Published in India, Aggressiveness, Asia, China, Daniel Blumenthal, India Military, Pakistan, Peace, superpower, United States, War Doctrine, Wsj

There is one country responding to China’s military build-up and aggressiveness with some muscle of its own. No, it is not the United States, the superpower ostensibly responsible for maintaining peace and security in Asia. Rather, it is India, whose military is currently refining a “two-front war” doctrine to fend off Pakistan and China simultaneously. [...]

Iran’s New World Order – WSJ.com

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

Published in Iran, Ahmad, Bravado, Cleric, Clue, Global Prominence, Iran, Iranian President Mahmoud, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian Regime, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mentor, New World Order, Nuclear Program, Political Sphere, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Sentiments, Terrorism, Wsj

Ahmad Khatami, an influential cleric and mentor to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, recently said publicly that the United States has to “regard Iran as a great power in the political sphere. The people of Iran have realized there is nothing you can do to us.”
The statement is part bravado, but it also offers an important [...]

Dubai Names More Suspects in Hamas Leader’s Death – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in February 24th, 2010 | no comment

Published in general, Authorities, Cryptic Clues, Dubai Police, Hamas, Hamas Leader, Mahmoud, Militant Group, Names, Tel Aviv, Wsj

Dubai police on Wednesday identified 15 new suspects in their probe of the January death of a senior Hamas leader here, and released a mountain of fresh, often-cryptic clues that authorities say they have picked up in the investigation.
The new suspects bring to 26 the number of people Dubai has identified as connected to the [...]

The next crisis: prepare for peak oil – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in February 10th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Oil, Corporations, Energy Crisis, Energy Efficiency, Energy Sources, Global Downturn, Global Production, Governments, More Than Five Years, peak oil, PeakOil, Wsj

… while the global downturn may have delayed it by a couple of years, peak oil—the point at which global production reaches its maximum—is no more than five years away. Governments and corporations need to use the intervening years to speed up the development of and move toward other energy sources and increased energy efficiency. [...]

After U.S. Arms Sale, Chinese Military Emerges More Strongly as Kingmaker – China Real Time Report – WSJ

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

Published in China, China Military, Chinese Military, Kingmaker, Military Officers, Military Reform, Moses, Political Consequences, Real Time, Revenge, Rush, Sponsorship, Taipei, Time Report, Wsj

Some military officers will certainly wish to hit back at Washington and Taipei over the arms sale, and they will seek political sponsorship at higher levels. Others will want to make sure that the rush for revenge does not get in the way of military reform.
Whoever emerges upright at the end of the day, this [...]

Europe Sees Dreams of Power Wane as ‘G-2′ Rises – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in January 26th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Europe, China, Davos Switzerland, Dreams, Economic Elite, Economy, Europe, International Influence, Policymakers, Political Divisions, Term Prospects, World Economic Forum, Wsj

When the world’s policy and economic elite gather Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, for the annual World Economic Forum, much of the talk will be about the rise of a “G-2″ world where the U.S. and China are the most important players.
A growing number of European policymakers and analysts say the EU’s international influence may have [...]

China’s Scary Space Ambitions – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in January 20th, 2010 | 1 comment

Published in general, Aerospace, Ambitions, China, Interception, Militarization Of Space, Missile Defense System, Paying Attention, Radical Change, Scary, Superiority, United States, Wake Up Call, Wsj

China’s Jan. 11 test of exoatmospheric missile interception is worth paying attention to—especially in Washington. It isn’t just an early step toward development of a missile-defense system; it’s also a signal of a radical change in the country’s stance on the militarization of space. The United States should take this as a wake-up call that [...]

The Rome-Tehran Axis – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in January 14th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Europe, Iran, axis, Business Interests, diplomacy, Foreign Minister, Franco Frattini, International Outrage, Iranian Regime, Islamic Republic, Italian Companies, Italian Foreign, Lucrative Business, Military Action, National Pride, Nuclear Programs, Nuclear Weapons Program, rome, sanctions, tehran, Western Nation, Wsj

Italian companies—with Rome’s backing—have equipped Iran’s military and contributed to the regime’s satellite and possibly nuclear programs.
When it comes to appeasing the Islamic Republic, no other Western nation has stooped lower than Italy. Amid the international outrage over the Iranian regime’s brutalization of its own people, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini warned Europe “must not [...]

Goli Ameri: Europe’s Trade with Iran’s Butchers – WSJ.com

Posted by Matt in January 3rd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Europe, Iran, 1 Billion, Ameri Trade, Business Partner, Butchers, China Japan, Dual Use, Economic Ties, European Imports, Germany France, Goli Ameri, Imports And Exports, Islamic Republic, Nuclear Negotiations, Protesters, South-Korea, tehran, Telecommunications Equipment, Trade Partner, Transport Equipment, Wsj

The European Union could be the key to unlocking democracy in Tehran by cutting its significant economic ties with the Islamic Republic.
Who is Iran’s main business partner? In 2008 the EU was—in its own words—the “first trade partner of Iran,” with imports and exports totalling €25.4 billion ($36.4 billion) followed by China, Japan, and South [...]