Could sanctions spur Russia’s ascent to agricultural superpower?

MOSALSK, RUSSIA — The very first thing Alexander Sayapin has to say to a Western journalist who’s made a long trek […]

By MarketAngel | 07 Mar 16 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Private Equity, Real Estate, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

A Crisis Worse than ISIS? Bank Bail-Ins Begin

By: Ellen_Brown At the end of November, an Italian pensioner hanged himself after his entire €100,000 savings were confiscated in a bank “rescue” […]

By MarketAngel | 02 Feb 16 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Beyond the Greek Impasse

By George Friedman The Greek situation — having perhaps outlived the term “crisis,” now that it has taken so long to […]

By MarketAngel | 11 Jul 15 | Posted in The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Traveling Through Multiple Europes

By Adriano Bosoni, Stratfor, Europe is overcrowded with people and with nations. Six decades ago, the need to suppress the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Nov 14 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | 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)

Borderlands: Hungary Maneuvers

Geopolitical Weekly By George Friedman I am writing this from Budapest, the city in which I was born. I went to […]

By MarketAngel | 28 Jul 14 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Russia-EU Trade Infographics

Illustration of Economic Interdependence By Pater Tenebrarum, RT and Der Spiegel have recently published a few infographics on trade between […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 21 Mar 14 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Statistics, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Ukraine’s Increasing Polarization and the Western Challenge

By Eugene Chausovsky, Stratfor, Just days before the Ukrainian crisis broke out, I took an overnight train to Kiev from […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Mar 14 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Ukraine Turns From Revolution to Recovery

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The uprising in Kiev has apparently reached its conclusion. President Viktor Yanukovich and the opposition reached […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Feb 14 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Protesters in Lviv Raise the Stakes in Ukraine’s Crisis

From Stratfor, As the standoff in Independence Square continues in Kiev, the western part of Ukraine has added a more […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 21 Feb 14 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)