I'm aware of Chinese energy security as it relates to Africa in general, and Sudan in particular. I'm also aware that the political power of the...
I appreciate you taking the time to check my work, however using the numbers provided in the link I posted I think you'll see both my geography...
And with all this talk of American interests let's not forget American values. Two genocides in a decade and we haven't stopped either one of...
If we're going to maintain global hegemony we may as well do it right. As you can see from this map it seems ineffective to keep including Africa...
I'm no expert on the technology side so I don't think I can say for certain what the relation is between capability and intentions. To the very...
I'm not claiming Giuliani is a flip-flopper. Giuliani's explanation of his position on social issues is distinctly different from Romney's. The...
Can someone give me one good reason why I shouldn't interpret the following as irrefutable evidence of opportunism? So, in other words, he...
Iranian diplomat captured in Baghdad. Link ``It seems that this terrorist act has been committed in the framework of Bush's order and with the...
I wish I could be optimistic about the goals stated in this report, but I can't. I agree with the goals and targets, I agree with the report's...
That is a good Friedman piece. Along a somewhat similar line Pat Lang tried to generate some discussion recently about the values that Iran and...
I just don't see the Bush administration initiating negotiations unless Iran suspends enrichment. They won't back down from that precondition....
So much for the Saudi claims of no need for production cuts. Link.
Yes, interesting decision by the administration. The LA Times added some more details:
It sucks because I shifted some investments based on Deutsche Bank's and Roubini's prediction of 0% growth in Q4. I keep telling myself I won't...
My guess is that the Bush administration will not accept this Russian offer for three reasons: 1. Too similar to last year's Russian offer...
Interesting. Laura Rozen has since edited the post on her blog that I linked to above. She deleted the second paragraph.
The killing of four US soldiers in Karbala last week did not happen exactly as it was originally reported. The soldiers were actually abducted...
IMO, it's not just the special interest corruption, it's a deeper cultural problem. You've lived here and you were no doubt at times repulsed by...
Troops Authorized to Kill Iranian Operatives in Iraq in Friday's Washington Post. Apparently the December detentions of Iranians were not the...
There was a good (well, depressing really, but you know what I mean) article in the Nov/Dec issue of Foreign Affairs on the global slave trade....
A TV ad campaign on Iran has been launched in the DC area. I live in the DC area but haven't seen any of these ads yet. More details here.
I think the Saudis are targeting Iran with their decision to not cut production. But this threat is mostly empty: They can only increase...
The USS Eisenhower is currently deployed to the region and was moved to the coast of Somalia for the operation a few weeks ago. I believe it is...
I imagine Iranians could easily absorb a two or threefold increase in the price of gas since it is currently so cheap, but what about home heating...
On Saturday, three more Iranians were seized in Iraq: http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=9932 Also, the French...