Global Geopolitics & Political Economy B.RAMAN It is learnt from reliable sources that the Bangladesh authorities suspect that the Hizbut-Tahrir (HT), Party of Liberation, banned in October 2009 had links with 16 middle-level officers of the Bangladesh Army involved in the plot to stage a coup against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, which was discovered in [...]
Russia Between Nostalgia and Bitter Reality
December 5, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN Pilar Bonet By Pilar Bonet* IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint** MOSCOW (IDN) – The 20th anniversary of the end of the Soviet Union is an occasion to share some observations about the "perestroika", that revolution which meant the end of a political system and also the end of a State and [...]
The Rush for Oil in West Africa – The New Wild West?
November 18, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Meena Bhandari FREETOWN, Nov 18, 2011 (IPS) – There is a new oil rush off the coast of West Africa. But there are fears that the sector is not sufficiently regulated, and watchdog groups are raising concerns about transparency and governance in the region. Anticipation is building [...]
CENTRAL ASIA: Together They Lose
November 18, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Christopher Pala ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Nov 18, 2011 (IPS) – Rarely have so many donor countries spent so much for so long to achieve so little. In fact, the scores of Western countries ranging from the Netherlands to the United States that have tried for 20 years to [...]
Crude Oil Analysis for the Week of November 14, 2011
November 15, 2011 By
Republished with permission on Global Geopolitics & Political Economy Written by FX Empire January Crude Oil finished sharply higher for the week, settling well above a key 50% support at $95.29, but below 61.8% resistance at $99.99. Additional Gann angle support is at $99.36 this week. The next important upside target is a downtrending Gann [...]
Eurozone Crisis Could Spill Over into Developing World
August 15, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Aug 15, 2011 (IPS) – When the global economy was hit by a severe recession in 2008- 2009, the negative fallout impacted heavily on the world’s developing nations, hindering the U.N.’s key development goals, including plans for the elimination of extreme poverty and [...]
NATO Bombs Leave Gaddafi Unimpressed
July 28, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Alexander Cockburn* IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint PETROLIA, USA (IDN) – After three and a half months of bombing and arms supply to various rebel factions, NATO’s failure in its efforts to promote "regime change" in Libya is now glaring. Obviously NATO’s commanders are still hoping that a lucky [...]
RURAL THAILAND STRIKES BACK
July 5, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy B.RAMAN Rural Thailand has struck back in the general elections held on July,3,2011. And with what vehemence! 2.Since 2006, it was deprived of the leadership of its favourite son Thaksin Shinawatra, a Thai of Chinese origin, whose family belonged to Chiangmai in Northern Thailand. A cop turned businessman turned politician, [...]
Once, There Was Yugoslavia
June 26, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Vesna Peric Zimonjic BELGRADE, Jun 24, 2011 (IPS) – For decades, the former Yugoslavia was a communist country with a human face, whose nations enjoyed high standards of living compared to other Eastern Europeans, visa-free travel abroad, and participatory government. Twenty years ago, on Jun. 25, all [...]
