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5 years ago was 2010. It was already post the GFC of 2007-08. It feels like yesterday? Yet have a look at… Continue reading
Posts in "Geopolitics"
[Saudi women voted for the 1st time] “But who’s going to look after the kids?”
Saudi Arabia’s women were allowed to vote in local elections for the first time on Saturday 12 December 2015. We’re very happy about it – albeit it is starting from such… Continue reading
[Headache] Paris attacks: Who benefits from ISIS terrorism? Bashar al-Assad
OPINION – Original paywalled article from the Australian Financial Review
Paris attacks: Who benefits from the terrorism? Bashar al-Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, seen here with Russian President Putin, who is backing the dictator’s… Continue reading
[Elysium] Those maps show the extent of the tragedy of the migrants trying to reach Europe
[ eng – fr ]
Ever since the first days of the EU, clandestine migration has stretched the European approach between populism and the desire to uphold progressive values. The desire to prove… Continue reading
[Arctique] Rapide contre-analyse climatique et géostratégique pour répondre aux climato-sceptiques
Après des années d’inexorable fonte des glaces en Arctique, il semble qu’une saison 2013 un peu plus fraîche ait redonné du poil de la bête aux climato-sceptiques: très rapide contre-analyse climatique… Continue reading
The Gatekeepers – The documentary
http://www.thegatekeepersfilm.com
This documentary is about to be screened at the Israeli Film Festival in Sydney before a general release around the country. It was aired in France and Israel this year… Continue reading
Carlos m’a tuer: Renault ou la délocalisation à fond la caisse
Un premier billet passionnant de Ben The Builder qui vient étoffer la veille industrielle des Blaq Swans !
Carlos m’a tuer: Renault ou la délocalisation à fond la caisse
Si vous… Continue reading
The Gatekeepers – Le Film
http://www.thegatekeepersfilm.com
Un documentaire diffusé récemment sur ARTE qui le moins qu’on puisse dire est a fait son effet en Israël. Six anciens patrons du Shin Bet, la sécurité intérieure israélienne, racontent pendant une heure… Continue reading
La loi des plus forts (documentaire)
En compléments de The Gatekeepers, “La loi des plus forts” aussi diffusé sur ARTE:
A voir sur YouTube:
Blaq Swan – 21/3/2003 – Sydney
Why some see unsettling parallels between this crisis and 1914? And guess who could be the next Franz Ferdinand?
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa announced a few days ago that he believed his country has overcome the diplomatic spat with Britain over its threat to enter the Ecuadoran Embassy in… Continue reading
Book review: “The American Empire and the Political Economy of Global Finance”
This post continues the conversation started here on the complex relationship between ‘the American Empire’ (perceived or real) and global finance. “American Empire and the Political Economy of Global Finance”… Continue reading
The Empire Needs a Victory > a summary of the situation in 11 pop hits
This post continues the theme started in a previous note “Will the Empire Ever Strike Back?” and takes us on a bit of a journey to recap some key
The point… Continue reading