06/02/2011 | Economia y Finanzas
Red Sea Rag: Geopolitical Bulls
The crisis in Egypt has raised alarm bells for global oil markets. Political risk is ‘back’, but is it priced in? Fundamentals might say one thing, but speculative pressures loom large in the horizon.
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19/09/2010 | Economia y Finanzas
Pipelines and Pipe Dreams
Things are looking up for Russia. In late August, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin finally opened a new pipeline exporting East Siberian oil to China. Dubbed the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline, or ESPO, the plan is to pump 1.6 million barrels per day toward the Pacific Ocean over the next few years.
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03/03/2010 | Economia y Finanzas
Economists: Another Financial Crisis on the Way
Nonpartisan Group Led by Nobel Winner Calls for Stronger Financial Reforms
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02/10/2009 | Inteligencia y Seguridad
Swatting the Taliban? Pakistan's Strategic 'Dilemma'
Pakistan's inability to make substantive gains against the Taliban illustrates not only military recalcitrance but political impotence. Without a fundamental realignment of strategic priorities reinforced by targeted western aid, this lynchpin nuclear state will remain an incubator for terrorism.
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