‘We realized that there’s no way we can return’: Russia’s best and brightest are leaving the country in record numbers. 6 young Russians explain why they left

Three months ago, Sonya, a 25-year-old who works at a major mobile gaming company and moonlights as a tutor, made […]

By Aidualc | 29 Aug 22 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Is Putin Dead? Pay Attention When Russia Starts Broadcasting ‘Swan Lake’

by Brynn Shiovitz  Vladimir Putin’s enemies are keeping a close eye on a bird in pointe shoes, because a broadcast […]

By Aidualc | 13 Jul 22 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Central Asia Could Be the Key to Driving a Wedge Between Russia and China

by Ian Morris Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) holds a portrait of his father during the Immortal Regiment, a rally […]

By Aidualc | 24 Jun 22 | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, 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)

Netanyahu To Obama: ‘Wait For What? Wait Until When?’

WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making it clear that Israel will not wait to take out Iranian […]

By Aidualc | 20 Sep 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Why Everybody’s Going to War in the Middle East

Everybody’s going to war but we don’t know what we are fighting for.” ~ Nerina Pallot, from “Everybody’s Gone to […]

By Aidualc | 13 Sep 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Marc Faber And Nassim Taleb On Risk, And The One Asset To Own Whether One Is Bearish Or Bullish

by Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge, Last year’s Russia Forum was one of the must see events of the year, pitting […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 15 Feb 11 | Posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones | Comments (0)

The Next Korean War?

By Leslie H. Gelb, The Daily Beast, North Korea’s attack on a South Korean island likely won’t escalate into a […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 24 Nov 10 | Posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)