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(http://endoftheamericancentury....)
- scanned by: DSMason
3 months ago
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Harvard's Joseph Nye, author of the book "Soft Power" argues that American power in the 21st century will be different, but "not one of decline." But this formulation ignores the many elements of domestic and international dec...
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power, globalization, politics, decline
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(http://www.nytimes.com)
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9 months ago
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Russia hosted back-to-back meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the inaugural summit of the "BRIC" countries, emphasizing its intent to promote more global clout for emerging powers.
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russia, china, brics, brazil, india, iran
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(http://www.futuristspeaker.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
10 months ago
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There has always been profit to be made and lost in coastal real estate. But these innovations in the creation of land could lead to the creation of real estate that is unattached and unaffiliated with any existing nationstate or indigenous group ...
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micronations, bubai, sovereign, svereignty, nation, nations
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(http://features.csmonitor.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
10 months ago
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President Obama set an ambitious goal Monday to have the US spend more on scientific research and development than it did at the height of the space race in 1964.
If he can meet that mark, it would reestablish the United States as an internatio...
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(http://www.google.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
11 months ago
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Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis has warned that Latvia may face bankruptcy if it fails to obtain the next round of IMF bailout funds by June. To hit the IMF targets necessary to release the funds, Latvia must cut an additional 40% of public sec...
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latvia, economy, bailout, economics, debt, budget
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(http://thomaspmbarnett.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
11 months ago
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"A fascinating glimpse at how the IMF may be reborn through this crisis into a financial equivalent of the UN or the WTO, just not with the same punitive powers of either (which are always weaker than they appear to be). The big thing is, we'...
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imf, regulation, international, un, coordination, centralization, internationalmonetaryfund, crisis, depression, recession, deflation, bailout, funds, funding
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(http://thomaspmbarnett.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
11 months ago
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Barnett likes Obama's gradual opening Cuba policy: "Feed Cuba the modern connectivity (high-tech services) and the age-old kind (family bonds). Let the people get a real taste for both."
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cuba, obama, fidel, castro, fidelcastro, us, unitedstates, engagement
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(http://www.esquire.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
11 months ago
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If the Iraqi and Afghan insurgents — and, now, the Somali pirates — have taught us anything, it's that the era of the "big war" is behind us. No one gets that more than our Secretary of Defense, argues a top global-security expert, and t...
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robertgates, defense, military, army, asymmetric, asymmetricwarfare, terrorism
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(http://blog.wired.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
11 months ago
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates is looking to all-but-end the Army's Future Combat Systems. In his proposal today to radically overhaul of Pentagon's arsenal, Gates said he wanted to scrap all eight of the vehicles at the heart of FCS — including a...
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military, army, gates, robertgates, asymmetricwarfare, warfare, combat, futurecombatsystems
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(http://www.bloomberg.com)
- scanned by: Accel Rose
11 months ago
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European Union ministers said it is “critical” that convergence on accounting standards is reached on the continent to ensure that the region’s banks are not placed at a disadvantage against U.S. competitors.
The International Accounting Standa...
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eu, european, europe, g20, france, germany, merckel, merkel
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(http://endoftheamericancentury....)
- scanned by: DSMason
12 months ago
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China recently proposed a new international currency reserve to replace the dollar. This is yet another example of the country's efforts to reassert itself as a major player on the global stage, as U.S. influence shrinks.
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(http://www.memebox.com)
- posted by: Alvis Brigis
about 1 year ago
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President Barack Obama's video/web overture to the Iranian people marks not only a strategic shift in U.S. policy toward the country, but also a fundamental change in tactics better-suited for an increasingly connected world.
Now let's ...
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video, youtube, obama, barackobama, politics, iran, middleeast, security, message
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