We will not be the next on Russia's hitlist, vows defiant Ukraine

"Viktor Yushchenko, the Ukrainian President, was in a fierce and defiant mood yesterday as he urged Nato to respond to the Russian invasion of Georgia by moving quickly to expand the frontiers of the alliance eastwards. In an exclusive interview with The Times Mr Yushchenko...

Oil and Gold Down, Dollar Still Going Up

Oil - down."A rapidly cooling global economy and an increase in supply from Opec nations will see the price of oil ease next year. In its latest monthly market report, the International Energy Agency looks to a "potential easing in...

3/4 of a Point - Did the Fed Overreact?

"The market is based as much on perceptions as it is on fundamentals. Good feelings fueled the twin rises in equities (stocks) and real estate. Many were riding such a high that they could not see or even think about a bottom. The roller coaster was going up and everyone was...

Oil market well supplied, OPEC agenda open-ministers

"On global oil supplies, the minister said: "They are definitely comfortable and they are definitely within the five-year average, and no one can deny it. That is a fact."The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries had no control over prices being determined by the...

Recession hits SA

"An ANZ Bank report shows South Australia is in technical recession.  The ANZ Australian Property Outlook report shows Gross State Product has been negative for the past two quarters.  The report says the rising Australian dollar is hurting manufacturers and the...

Kenya Real Estate Boom or Burst?

"Did you know that since 2002 Kenya has been experiencing rapid growth in its real estate sector? Well, from what I have been able to gather it started with the change that occurred in the country’s governance at that time. From 2002 Kenya’s tourism sector went on a...

On Kilcullen's 28 Articles

David Kilcullen is a counterinsurgency theorist who is currently a senior adviser to Gen David Petraeus.  At the blog of Small Wars Journal, a series of posts (here, here, here and here) in which officers and other participants  "from the field" comment on Col...

Paisley: SF decision a step forward

"Sinn Fein's decision to get involved in policing is a step forward, the Rev Ian Paisley has acknowledged. But the Democratic Unionist leader insisted the republicans have to deliver co-operation with the police on the ground if there is to be political progress at...

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