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.
Posted by seumasach on January 8, 2012
27th November, 2011
NEW YORK—The world’s bond buyers have turned on Europe’s deeply indebted governments and fled to another deeply indebted government across the Atlantic — the U.S. As a result, U.S borrowing costs have plunged to historic lows while rising rates in Europe have many worried about a catastrophic financial crisis.
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Posted by seumasach on January 4, 2012
29th December, 2011
The yearender in the geopolitics of energy security ain’t going to be the Afghan oil dealChina struck with Kabul. The dying hours of Wednesday also brought in the news that Russia and Turkey have reconciled their differences over the mammoth South Stream gas pipeline bringing Russian energy to southern Europe.
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Posted by seumasach on December 30, 2011
Jean-Paul Pougala
30th December, 2011
En 1945 L’Organisation des Nations-Unies s’est créée après le choc de la deuxième Guerre Mondiale. Aujourd’hui, le nouvel ordre mondial est en train de se mettre en place après le lourd sacrifice de l’Afrique, après le choc des milliers de morts de Côte d’Ivoire dont les 1200 villageois de Duékoué et des dizaines de milliers de morts Libyens, même si l’Otan a décidé d’insulter notre intelligence en parlant de zero mort et ce, après 26.323 sorties, 9.658 raids de bombardement, 7.700 bombes et missiles tirés par l’OTAN sur la Libye, avec la complicité des Nation-Unies qui étaient censées les protéger. L’ONG britannique Stop the War Coalition a certifié l’utilisation par l’OTAN des armes de destruction massive en Libye à travers les bombes et missiles contenant le fameux DU (depleted uranium), c’est de l’uranium appauvri, pour tuer le plus de personnes possibles. Daniele Cardetta dans le journal italien Articolo3, avance le chiffre de 60.000 morts. C’est le journal italien Nibiru2012 qui conclut que 60.000 morts sur une population libyenne de 6 millions sont 1% de la population décimée par l’Otan en Libye et que cela équivaudrait en proportion à 3 millions d’américains que des puissances étrangères viendraient décimer avec des bombes non conventionnelles. Et au lieu de mener la moindre enquête, l’Onu a tourné la tête ailleurs, vers Abidjan pour le méchant désigné le Président Gbagbo. C’est contre tout cela que la Chine a décidé de prendre les devants et de mettre sur pied un nouvel ordre mondial. Voici comment :
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Posted by seumasach on December 28, 2011
28th December, 2011
The China-Japan agreement to stop using the dollar, or any other currency, in their bilateral transactions was a very strong blow to the US financial standing in world affairs. To a lesser degree this Chino-Nippon agreement is also detrimental to the Eurozone.
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Posted by seumasach on December 26, 2011
Japan is amongst those countries we like to regard as our allies and whose importance is magnified by our fallout with Europe. But, inevitably, Japan is moving closer to China, motivated by practical considerations. Pragmatism prevails in an increasingly multipolar world, whereas we continue to bet on influence based on our outmoded neo-liberal ideology.
25th December, 2011
Chinese and Japanese leaders pledged to strengthen bilateral financial cooperation, and the two countries will facilitate the use of their currencies in cross-border trade settlements, China’s central bank said Sunday.
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Posted by seumasach on December 24, 2011
After alienating Europe through our attempted sabotage of the Eurozone, the talk was that we had allies and partners elsewhere. The reality is rather different: we are making enemies everywhere. We are clashing head-on with the new multipolarity. Failure to recognise this new reality, the product of the failed Anglo-American hegemonic project, will have disastrous consequences for Britain.
21st December, 2011
The embargo on Falkland Islands ships by South American countries could lead to a deterioration in relations between the UK and many emerging economies.
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Posted by seumasach on December 16, 2011
15th December, 2011
Speaking at the close of what was his final summit with the EU as Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev offered his solidarity with the bloc, saying Russia was willing to contribute to the rescue plan managed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the struggling euro currency.
“We are ready to invest all financial means to back the European economy and the eurozone,” Medvedev said following talks with European leaders.
The EU must be “preserved as a powerful political and economic force … [and the euro] preserved as one of the most important reserve currencies,” he added. The EU is Russia’s biggest trading partner.
Although the president didn’t mention specific figures, his economic advisor, Arkady Dvorkovich, said earlier on Thursday Moscow was prepared to offer up to 20 billion euros ($26 billion). That figure was dependent on progress towards a 200-billion-euro boost for the IMF agreed by European Union leaders, Dvorkovich said.
EU states have until Monday to work out the details of a number of bilateral loans to the IMF which are to be used in efforts to stabilize the eurozone.
With 41 percent of Russia’s currency reserves held in the euro and half of all Russian external trade conducted with the EU, Russia’s interests in the survival of the euro are clear.
“Europe has a stake in Russia’s success as I believe Russia has a stake in Europe’s success,” European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso commented on Thursday. “We should strive for a comprehensive and broad agreement with ambitious trade and energy chapters.”
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Posted by seumasach on December 14, 2011
Tanaka Sakai
14th December, 2011
Translation by Hase Michiko
In his remarks to the Australian parliament on November 17, President Barack Obama declared that the United States was making the Asia-Pacific region a top priority. While promising a continued US military presence in the region, Obama also expressed his intention to strengthen US-China cooperation.
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Posted by seumasach on December 12, 2011
10th December, 2011
US senator John McCain must be an unhappy man when he woke up Saturday EST and switched on TV. He went to bed convinced Moscow was erupting like Tahrir Square. It seems he twitted to Vladimir Putin, “Vlad, the Arab Spring coming to a neighbourhood near you.” Seriously, the state department seems to have misled Washington political elites!
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Posted by seumasach on December 6, 2011
4th December, 2011
Thirty-three Latin American leaders have come together and formed a new regional bloc, pledging closer economic and political ties. The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) pointedly excludes the US and Canada.
Posted in Multipolar world | Tagged: Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chavez, Monroe Doctrine, The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) | Leave a Comment »
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