The Kremlin is trying to steer Russia’s economy toward a more self-sufficient model by decreasing the country’s reliance on imports […]
Why engage in proxy war? A state’s perspective
Author Daniel L. Byman Senior Fellow – Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy Editor’s Note:States use proxies for many reasons, writes […]
Lonely Planet’s favourite final frontiers
By Joe Bindloss, Lonely Planet, Fifty years ago, the Starship Enterprise set out ‘to explore strange new worlds, to seek […]
The Big Picture
By John Mauldin, By Neil Howe, I’ve been a bit slow in bringing good friend Neil Howe’s predictions for 2016 […]
The cheapest countries to live in 2016
THRIFTY LIVING Want to know where you can get cheap groceries, eat out for less and rent […]
7 Countries Near Bankruptcy
Puerto Rico defaulted on its $58 million debt repayment this week for the first time in its history. With its […]
Russia Nervously Eyes the U.S.-Iran Deal
By Reva Bhalla, Stratfor, When a group of weary diplomats announced a framework for an Iranian nuclear accord last week […]
Jim Rogers on Opportunities in Russia and Other Hated Markets
By: Casey_Research Nick Giambruno: Welcome, Jim. As you know, Doug Casey and I travel the world surveying crisis markets, and we always […]
Russia and China Rapprochement Akin to Porcupines Mating
By: Casey_Research That was how the slow and careful rapprochement between Russia and China has been described by Eric Margolis, one […]
Europe’s Malaise: The New Normal?
By George Friedman, Stratfor, Russia and Ukraine continue to confront each other along their border. Iraq has splintered, leading to […]