ANALYSIS: EU eyes reform to ward off another sovereign debt crisis
October 29th, 2010 (Geopoliticalmonitor.com) - The Franco-German axis is attempting to rewrite parts of the Lisbon Treaty in an effort to avoid another Greek-style sovereign debt crisis.
Want a Tesla? The Guinea Coup Might Make It More Expensive
Aluminum prices have been spiking in the wake of the Guinea coup, with likely pricing consequences for electric vehicles down the road.
Spanish Influenza’s Final Lesson
Governments must act early, and act decisively lest history be given a chance to repeat itself.
Point Counterpoint: Turkey Should Be Expelled from NATO
Turkey’s purchase of the Russian S-400 missile system is just the latest of many transgressions against the Atlantic Alliance. It’s time for Ankara to go.
Darfur conflict edges towards peace
Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir is suspected of trying to avoid an imminent ICC arrest warrant against him by pre-emptying western powers in entering into peace negotiations with Darfur insurgents
Battle of the Seats: Developing Nations and International Arbitration Centers
With new centers cropping up throughout the developing world, big changes are afoot for the international commercial arbitration sector.
The Commendable Courage of Steve Bullock
The governor’s stance on gun rights may pay off in the long run.
Iraq: Divided They Prosper
While it’s expected that it will be the Kurds who separate from Iraq, the real beneficiaries from a break-up of the country would be the Shia. They’re the ones who control 80 percent of the country’s oil wealth, and they would prefer not to share it with hostile neighbors.
Iran foils U.S.-backed coup
Iran announced a secret court’s guilty verdict against four Iranian nationals convicted of organizing a “soft regime change” in Tehran at the behest of the Bush administration. The Iranian announcement follows reports of a U.S. covert-ops program targeting Iranian nuclear facilities.
Escalating inter-Korean tensions
The hostile tone in DPRK statements reverses a brief period of détente during the last year of the Bush administration, a period that witnessed the DPRK’s removal from the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism List. The causes of DPRK hostility could stem from internal succession politics or geopolitical considerations, impacting the East Asian security situation.