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October 30, 2012

How Western Media Gets Thailand Wrong

In this interview with Forbes magazine, the former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra comments on how the international media has been influenced by a skewed, one-sided presentation of current events by the country's main two English-la...
October 30, 2012

How Western Media Gets Thailand Wrong

In this interview with Forbes magazine, the former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra comments on how the international media has been influenced by a skewed, one-sided presentation of current events by the country's main two English-la...
October 30, 2012

Resource Nationalism in Egypt

Yes, it’s happening there too.  Today shares in gold mining company Centamin collapsed by 50% before trading was frozen following a ruling from an Egyptian court that the license for the Sukari gold mine was void.  Unmistakable tones of reso...
October 30, 2012

Resource Nationalism in Egypt

Yes, it’s happening there too.  Today shares in gold mining company Centamin collapsed by 50% before trading was frozen following a ruling from an Egyptian court that the license for the Sukari gold mine was void.  Unmistakable tones of reso...
October 30, 2012

China’s Short-Term Challenge in Africa

I’ve often observed some very poorly crafted policies by U.S. State Department in various African nations that seem entirely focused on reducing the influence of the Chinese, failing to take into account long-term strategic objectives for th...
October 30, 2012

China’s Short-Term Challenge in Africa

I’ve often observed some very poorly crafted policies by U.S. State Department in various African nations that seem entirely focused on reducing the influence of the Chinese, failing to take into account long-term strategic objectives for th...
October 30, 2012

Back to Blogging

Given that I am riding out the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in a New York City hotel room along with my daughters, I think now would be a good time to announce to my loyal readers of the past 6 (!) years of blogging, that we are intending to under...
October 25, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 25, 2012

TODAY: Rights groups outraged at Razvozzhayev’s account of psychological torture, Duma deputy to seek his asylum in Europe; Kudrin think tank says Russians now believe in possibility of revolution; migrants offended by brochure; Rosneft deal shows...
October 25, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 25, 2012

TODAY: Rights groups outraged at Razvozzhayev’s account of psychological torture, Duma deputy to seek his asylum in Europe; Kudrin think tank says Russians now believe in possibility of revolution; migrants offended by brochure; Rosneft deal shows...
October 24, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 24, 2012

TODAY: Ukraine filed a missing person report for Leonid Razvozzhayev; Duma expands legal definition of treason; E.U. court orders compensation for ex-Yukos security chief; analysis of Rosneft’s acquisition of TNK-BP, Vekselberg now richest man in ...