Pepe Escobar
17th February, 2012
What was the parade of European poodles thinking – that Tehran would just roll over and absorb the European Union’s oil embargo, scheduled to start on July 1?
Archive for the ‘Multipolar world’ Category
The New World Order is not turning out as planned. Instead of all power emanating from London and Washington, new power centres are emerging to the South and East: a new global equilibrium raises the possibility of a new post-imperial age of peace and equality between nations.
Argentinians stage protest rally against British-owned companies
Posted by seumasach on February 17, 2012
17th February, 2012
Argentinean activists have rallied in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, demanding the closure of all British-owned companies operating in the South American country following the Malvinas Islands dispute, Press TV reports.
Posted in Multipolar world | Tagged: End of empire, Las Malvinas son de Argentina, Patriotic Revolutionary Movement, Quebracho | Leave a Comment »
India’s dilemma: How to pay for Iranian oil
Posted by seumasach on February 15, 2012
Vijay Prashad
14th February, 2012
An explosion on Aurangzeb Road in New Delhi damaged an Israeli embassy car, and injured its occupants.Tal Yehoshua Koren, the wife of the defense attache at the Israeli embassy was seriously wounded. She is in critical care. She was on her way to pick up her children from their school. It is unusual for a diplomatic vehicle to be attacked on the streets of New Delhi. The Delhi police went into action. The international media wanted to know who had done the attack minutes after it was reported.
Posted in Multipolar world | Tagged: India-Iran trade, New Delhi’s Iran policy | Leave a Comment »
European stocks rise on China pledge of help
Posted by seumasach on February 15, 2012
European Stocks Rise on China Pledge of Help; BNP, Heineken Gain
15th February, 2012
“China has pledged to contribute to the bailout fund, which not only could increase the firepower available but might also persuade other countries like Japan, Russia, oil-rich states and possibly even the U.S. to actively take part in combating the crisis,” said Markus Huber, head of German sales trading at ETX Capital in London.
China pledged to invest in Europe’s bailout funds and sustain its holdings of euro assets. The commitment offers an incentive to European finance ministers, who are increasing pressure on Greece to deliver budget cuts in exchange for a second bailout.
Posted in Battle for Europe, Currency Wars | Tagged: China-EU cooperation | Leave a Comment »
Salmond’s voyage to Oceania
Posted by seumasach on February 12, 2012
Cailean Bochanan
12th February, 2012
A couple of months back the Scottish National Party’s defence spokesman. Angus Robertson MP, outlined a new strategic direction for Scotland. Scotland was to embrace a Nordic identity.
“Angus Robertson, a prominent MP in the British Parliament and a leading member of the pro-independence Scottish National Party, has issued a call for Scotland to embrace its long-latent “Nordic” identity and to join with neighbouring Norway and nearby Iceland — as well as Canada and all other Arctic nations — to “properly engage with our wider geographic region.”
Posted in Drive to Global War, Multipolar world | Tagged: alex salmond, oceania, people's assembly, Scottish National Party | 4 Comments »
EuroBRICS. Un basculement dans l’équilibre du monde
Posted by seumasach on February 10, 2012
Un changement peu attendu encore par les observateurs, malgré des signaux concordants, sera le déclin sinon l’effondrement de la puissance américaine. Il vaudrait mieux parler de la puissance atlantique pour y inclure la Grande Bretagne. Celle-ci ne semble pas en voie de se désolidariser de la puissance américaine et risquera donc de la suivre dans sa chute.
Jean Paul Baquiast
9th February, 2012
Un certain nombre d’experts, dont le politologue franco-européen Franck Biancheri 1), prévoient pour les prochaines décennies d’importants changements dans l’ordre du monde. Il ne s’agit pas d’annoncer des évènements encore inattendus, mais de mettre en perspective un certain nombre de changements en profondeurs (dits aussi systémiques) que la plupart des observateurs constatent mais dont ils ne tirent pas encore de conclusions significatives.
Posted in Battle for Europe, Multipolar world | Tagged: BRICS(Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa), EuroBrics | Leave a Comment »
The Russian winter of discontent
Posted by seumasach on February 9, 2012
Yong Kwon
10th February, 2012
The Eurasian steppes historically represented a serious security dilemma for Russia’s rulers; without natural barriers to hinder the advance of invaders, the flat Russian borderlands proved nearly impossible to defend using pre-modern means. In the post-Soviet era, the new Russian Federation no longer needs to fear steppe horsemen or Western European troops marching towards Moscow, but controlling the Eurasian landmass still represents a major administrative challenge.
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Posted in Multipolar world | Tagged: North Korea-South Korea pipeline, trans-Siberian railway | Leave a Comment »
Argentina plans to take islands dispute with UK to UN
Posted by seumasach on February 8, 2012
8th February, 2012
Argentina says it will file a formal complaint with the United Nations over Britain’s “militarization” of the disputed Malvinas (Falklands) Islands.
Amid growing tensions between Buenos Aires and London, Argentina’s President Cristina Kirchner on Tuesday criticized Britain for militarizing their quarrel over the archipelago, saying she would take the case to the UN.
Posted in Multipolar world | Tagged: Cristina Kirchner, Las Malvinas son de Argentina, Malvinas (Falklands) Islands | Leave a Comment »
The GCC and NATO lose their leadership
Posted by seumasach on February 6, 2012
Thierry Meyssan
5th February, 2012
Contrary to her position at the time of the attack on Iraq, in the case of Syria France failed to defend the principles of international law, rallying instead the imperial camp and its lies. Together with the United Kingdom and the United States, she has suffered a diplomatic defeat of historic proportions, while Russia and China have become the champions of the sovereignty of peoples and peace. The new international balance of power is not only a consequence of the United States’ military decline, it is also a penalty for their falling prestige. Ultimately, Western powers have lost the leadership they enjoyed throughout the twentieth century, having forsaken all legitimacy by betraying their own values.
Posted in Multipolar world, Syria | Tagged: end of the unipolar world, GCC, thierry meyssan | 2 Comments »
India categorically rejects Iran oil sanctions
Posted by seumasach on January 31, 2012
30th January, 2012
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has set at rest firmly and authoritatively all speculative reports that India might buckle under American pressure and fall in line passively with the spirit of the United States’ sanctions against Iran by quietly cutting back its oil imports from Iran. That FM made the categorical statement while on a visit to the US is of added significance.
Posted in Iran, Multipolar world | Tagged: iran sanctions, Pranab Mukherjee | Leave a Comment »
The international monetary system needs the euro
Posted by seumasach on January 28, 2012
Agnès Bénassy-Quéré
20th January, 2012
With the survival of the euro area at stake, and the reform of the international monetary system no longer a priority of the G20 presidency, it may seem strange to call for an increased international role of the euro. But the flaws of an international monetary system centered on the US dollar are substantial and these flaws are likely to inflate as world economic growth is mainly driven by emerging countries.
Posted in Battle for Europe, Multipolar world | Tagged: global, new global financial system | Leave a Comment »
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