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 […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Apr 15 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

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 […]

By MarketAngel | 12 Mar 15 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

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 […]

By Aidualc | 09 Jan 15 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

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 […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 Aug 14 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

11 Countries Near Bankruptcy

By Alexander E.M. Hess and Alexander Kent July 31, 2014 6:33 pm EDT After years of bitter court battles with creditors, Argentina has […]

By Aidualc | 13 Aug 14 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The West’s Reckless Rush Towards War with Russia

We’re taking big risks for unclear reasons by Chris Martenson For reasons that have no rational explanations at this time, […]

By MarketAngel | 08 Aug 14 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Borderlands: The View Beyond Ukraine

From Stratfor, Installment in George Friedman’s recent series written during his journey from the Baltics, through Central and Eastern Europe […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Jun 14 | Posted in Eastern Europe, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Geopolitical Journey, Part 2: Borderlands

By George Friedman, Stratfor, A borderland is a region where history is constant: Everything is in flux. The countries we […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 04 Jun 14 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Borderlands: First Moves in Romania

By George Friedman, Stratfor, I arrived in Bucharest, Romania, the day after U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. U.S. Secretary of Defense […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 May 14 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Economy of Ukraine and Geopolitical Threats

Ukraine took a place of a hot topic in news reports and analytical observations in the last several months. Nevertheless, […]

By Vladimir Vepryev | 11 May 14 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)