After BRIC Comes MINT
May 5th, 2014
Via Bric and China, a look at the MINTs: In 2001, Jim O’Neill (then Head of Economic Research at Goldman Sachs) coined the acronym “BRIC” to place the spotlight on four countries (Brazil, [...]
Croatian Oil & Gas: An Adriatic Game-Changer?
May 5th, 2014 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an interesting report on Croatia’s hydrocarbons potential: Croatia’s Adriatic coast is best known for its beautiful mountain scenery, clear blue sea and [...]
May 5th, 2014 Courtesy of The Financial Times, an interesting report on Croatia’s hydrocarbons potential: Croatia’s Adriatic coast is best known for its beautiful mountain scenery, clear blue sea and [...]
Fueling the Dragon’s Flames: China’s Pursuit Of Energy Security In The Middle East
May 4th, 2014 Via Truthout, commentary on how China’s insatiable thirst for energy is having a profound effect on the countries that surround it: The rise of The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) on the [...]
May 4th, 2014 Via Truthout, commentary on how China’s insatiable thirst for energy is having a profound effect on the countries that surround it: The rise of The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) on the [...]
Pipeline Politics: A Proposed Turkmenistan – Europe Connection
April 25th, 2014 Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting analysis of a proposed Turkmenistan – Europe pipeline: Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimukhamedov (R) attends the opening ceremony [...]
April 25th, 2014 Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting analysis of a proposed Turkmenistan – Europe pipeline: Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimukhamedov (R) attends the opening ceremony [...]
North Korea: An Emerging Regional Crossroads
April 21st, 2014 Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting analysis of North Korea’s potential as a regional crossroads in Asia: North Korea has attracted increased attention in recent weeks, [...]
April 21st, 2014 Courtesy of STRATFOR (subscription required), an interesting analysis of North Korea’s potential as a regional crossroads in Asia: North Korea has attracted increased attention in recent weeks, [...]
How The Kurds Got Their Way: New Transitional Zones of Economic Cooperation In The Middle East
April 21st, 2014 Via Foreign Affairs, an interesting report on the emergence of Keep on truckin’: guarding fuel trucks in Haj Umran, Iraqi Kurdistan, July 2010. The surge of ethnic and sectarian strife in Syria and [...]
April 21st, 2014 Via Foreign Affairs, an interesting report on the emergence of Keep on truckin’: guarding fuel trucks in Haj Umran, Iraqi Kurdistan, July 2010. The surge of ethnic and sectarian strife in Syria and [...]