Tunisia and the Arab Spring: Why the Results Are Different

Tunisia achieved the level of the success story based on the results of the recent political developments in the country. […]

By Vladimir Vepryev | 20 Jul 15 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

A Western Alternative to the West

by Peter Cooper, Daily Reckoning, I must thank Agora Financial for inviting me to the Investment Symposium for the fifth […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 04 Aug 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Finding Oxstones, Stocks, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

TO: President Obama

FROM: Martin S. Indyk and Robert Kagan, Brookings Institute, http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2013/01/a-plastic-moment-to-mold-a-liberal-global-order As you enter your second term, the state of the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Jan 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Will the Crop Crisis Trigger Inflation?

By Bud Conrad, Casey’s Research Our news media have not given enough attention to the very serious heat problems of […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 Aug 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Syria, Iran and the Balance of Power in the Middle East

By George Friedman, Stratfor, U.S. troops are in the process of completing their withdrawal from Iraq by the end-of-2011 deadline. […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Nov 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, The Big Picture | Comments (0)