Global Geopolitics & Political Economy B.RAMAN The three-day (Nov.30—Dec 2,2011) visit of Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, to Myanmar— the first by a US Secretary of State since the visit of Johan Foster Dulles in 1955— indicated the growing self-confidence of President Thein Sein that the cautious policy of domestic reforms and external opening-up [...]
USA and Europe Pushing World into Trouble
December 5, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN AddThis Social Bookmark Button Credit: UNBy J. C. Suresh IDN-InDepth NewsReport TORONTO (IDN) – The United Nations has painted a rather bleak picture of the global economy in 2012, which it says will be a make-or-break year in terms of proceeding with slow economic recovery or falling back [...]
Disastrous Friendly Fire Event in Pakistan Could Grind the U.S. Afghan Campaign to a Halt
December 5, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy By. John C.K. Daly of http://oilprice.com NATO recently literally shot itself in the foot, imperiling the resupply of International Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan by shooting up two Pakistani border posts in a “hot pursuit’ raid. Given that roughly 100 fuel tanker trucks along with 200 other trucks loaded with [...]
India-US as Partners in Arms
November 23, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Ernest Corea IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis WASHINGTON DC (IDN) – The Obama Administration’s much touted "pivot" to Asia extends a trend that began with President Barack Obama and Mrs. Obama inviting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Mrs. Singh to the US as the first state guests of the Obama [...]
A New Proxy War in Scramble for Africa
November 18, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN IDN-InDepth NewsEssay – Part 3 of 3 Kenyans can now reflect on the changing alliances of the US military inside Somalia before and after the Ethiopians were defeated by nationalist elements. Abdi Samatar has written extensively on the ebb and flow of the fabrication of terrorism. It is [...]
Lehman Three Years Later: What We Haven’t Learned
September 12, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy The Guardian Unlimited, September 12, 2011 See the article in its original form. Dean Baker As we prepare to celebrate the third anniversary of the Lehman bankruptcy and the ensuing financial crisis, it’s a good time to assess the situation and ask what has changed. The answer is not encouraging. [...]
225,000 Killed – But Democracy Eludes Afghanistan and Iraq
July 5, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By S. Chandler IDN-InDepth NewsReport TORONTO (IDN) – At least 225,000 civilians and men and women in uniform have been killed in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, which also involved Pakistan, and will cost the U.S. up to $4 trillion, albeit without any significant gains for [...]
Military Option for Iran Far From Prudent
July 5, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN Military Option for Iran Far From Prudent The writer | Credit: ACA By Greg Thielmann* IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis WASHINGTON D.C. (IDN) – Neither sanctions, cyber sabotage, nor off-and-on multilateral diplomacy has yet convinced the government of Iran to end its pursuit of activities that could give it [...]
European Authorities Risking Financial Contagion in Greek Showdown; Where Is the U.S. Government?
June 25, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy This article was published by The Guardian Unlimited (UK) on June 25, 2011. Read the article in its original form. By Mark Weisbrot The European authorities are playing a dangerous game of “chicken” with Greece right now. It is overdue for U.S. members of Congress to exercise some oversight as [...]
