Geopolitical – Week of 05.11.14

IEA: ‘Radical Change of Course’ Required on Road to Low Carbon Economy
The Carbon Brief | 12 May 2014
We’re all used to the idea of flicking a switch to turn on the lights…

Harvard Student Group Cancels ‘Satanic Black Mass’ After Outcry
Bloomberg | 12 May 2014
Harvard University extension school students planning a “satanic black mass”…

France Refuses to Block Mistral Warship Deal with Russia
RT | 12 May 2014
The French government has said that it will go ahead with 1.2 billion euro…

Japan-based US Drones to Spy on China, N. Korea
RT | 12 May 2014
Tokyo wants to buy several Global Hawk drones to monitor the Chinese and North Korean military…

China and Vietnam at Impasse Over Rig in South China Sea
The New York Times | 12 May 2014
China and Vietnam appear to have reached at least a temporary impasse…

IAEA and Iran End Nuclear Talks, No Word on Outcome
Reuters | 12 May 2014
The U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran ended a meeting on Monday without giving statements on the outcome…

Rebels Appeal to Join Russia After East Ukraine Referendum
Reuters | 12 May 2014
Pro-Moscow rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine called on Monday for their region to become part of Russia…

Forget About El Nino
Zero Hedge | 11 May 2014
As usual, the MSM got it all wrong covering Obozo’s latest California boondoggle…

Renowned Venezuelan Revolutionary Murdered in Caracas
venezuelanalysis.com | 29 April 2014
On Saturday, renowned Chavista revolutionary Eliecer Otaiza, 49, was found dead…

Putin’s Export Machine Rolls Right Over Sanctions, Outcry
Bloomberg | 09 May 2014
Vladimir Putin’s incursion into Ukraine and the international condemnation that followed haven’t put a dent in Russia’s exports of gas and raw materials…

Putin Going After Chinese Money to Sustain Sagging Russian Economy
Bloomberg | 08 May 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to open the door to Chinese money as U.S. and European sanctions over Ukraine threaten to tip the economy into recession…

Vatican to Catholic Women: We are the Boss!
The Catholic Post | 11 May 2014
Citing “serious doctrinal problems which affect many in consecrated life…

Russia and the Ukraine – The Worrisome Connection to World Oil and Gas Problems
Our Finite World | 07 May 2014
What is behind the Russia/Ukraine problem?