The Origins and Implications of the Scottish Referendum

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The idea of Scottish independence has moved from the implausible to the very possible. Whether or not […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 17 Sep 14 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Serbia leader calls Gazprom pipeline vital

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Gazprom’s South Stream pipeline, which will bypass Ukraine to transport Russian natural gas to Europe, is […]

By Aidualc | 27 Dec 13 | Posted in Commodities, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Syria and the Limits of Comparison

By Robert D. Kaplan, Stratfor, Because so many war plans simply do not survive the reality of war itself, each […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Aug 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

3rd investment anniversary of BEF fund‏

Balkan Emerging Frontiers Fund was established in April 2010, and began investing on August 1st of the same year. On […]

By BEFFund | 26 Aug 13 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Private Equity, Statistics, Stocks | Comments (0)

The Libyan War of 2011

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The Libyan war has now begun. It pits a coalition of European powers plus the United […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 22 Mar 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, The Big Picture | Comments (0)