Iran’s Strategy

By George Friedman, Stratfor website, For centuries, the dilemma facing Iran (and before it, Persia) has been guaranteeing national survival […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Apr 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Libyan War, American Power and the Decline of the Petrodollar System

By Prof. Peter Dale Scott, From globalresearch.ca site, The present NATO campaign against Gaddafi in Libya has given rise to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 08 May 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Hopeful Message About the World’s Poorest

By DAVID LEONHARDT, NY Times, In the not too distant past — 1980 — one of every six babies born […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 Mar 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Libyan War of 2011

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The Libyan war has now begun. It pits a coalition of European powers plus the United […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 22 Mar 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Bahrain and the Battle Between Iran and Saudi Arabia

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The world’s attention is focused on Libya, which is now in a state of civil war […]

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

Middle East in Crisis: a Worst-Case Scenario

From CNBC, David Murrin is not the most optimistic person I have ever met. In his recently published book “Breaking […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 05 Mar 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Food for Thought, Regions, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Africa’s Hidden Wealth of Business Opportunities

Africa’s Hidden Wealth of Business Opportunities Look past the continent’s reputation for social problems, and you’ll see emerging consumers and […]

By Oracle | 20 Feb 11 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity, Real Estate | Comments (0)