Syria, Iran and the Balance of Power in the Middle East

By George Friedman, Stratfor, U.S. troops are in the process of completing their withdrawal from Iraq by the end-of-2011 deadline. […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 Nov 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

From the Mediterranean to the Hindu Kush: Rethinking the Region

By George Friedman The territory between the Mediterranean and the Hindu Kush has been the main arena for the U.S. […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Oct 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Russia Needs Exploration Technology; America Needs Oil Reserves

By the Casey’s Research, Put yourself in Putin’s shoes. During his presidency (from 2000 to 2008), Russia accounted for 80% […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Sep 11 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, North America | Comments (0)

The Crisis of Europe and European Nationalism

By George Friedman, Stratfor, When I visited Europe in 2008 and before, the idea that Europe was not going to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Sep 11 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Indonesia’s Global Significance

By George Friedman, Stratfor, I am writing this from Indonesia. Actually, that is not altogether a fair statement. I am […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 04 Aug 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

NIA Exposes Debt Ceiling Truth

By National Inflation Association, NIA hasn’t written about the whole debt ceiling issue over the past few weeks because in […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Aug 11 | Posted in Asia, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Visegrad: A New European Military Force

By George Friedman, Stratfor, With the Palestinians demonstrating and the International Monetary Fund in turmoil, it would seem odd to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 May 11 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

U.S.-Pakistani Relations Beyond Bin Laden

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The past week has been filled with announcements and speculations on how Osama bin Laden was […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 May 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

China and the End of the Deng Dynasty

By Matthew Gertken and Jennifer Richmond, Stratfor, Beijing has become noticeably more anxious than usual in recent months, launching one […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 26 Apr 11 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Commodities and the global economy after QE2 – Simon Hunt

By Simon Hunt, Simon Hunt says, 2012 will see a new round of money printing by the Fed resulting in […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 23 Apr 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)