Geopolitical – Week of 06.01.14

The Secret Service is Purchasing Software to Watch Users of Social Networks in Real Time
Nextgov | 02 June 2014
The Secret Service is purchasing software to watch users of social networks in real time…

Interview with Marine Le Pen: ‘I Don’t Want this European Soviet Union’
Spiegel Online | 03 June 2014
In a SPIEGEL interview, French right-wing populist Marine Le Pen discusses the European election victory…

The End of the New World Order
Project Syndicate | 21 April 2014
Russia’s annexation of Crimea and ongoing intimidation of Ukraine appears to mean the end of a 25-year period…

Abbas Swears in Palestinian Unity Government Shunned by Israel
Reuters | 02 June 2014
President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a Palestinian unity government on Monday…

Russia Threatens Already Embattled Ukraine with Cutoff of Natural Gas over Unpaid Bills
Washington Post | 02 June 2014
A new front is swiftly opening in the war over embattled Ukraine’s future: energy…

China Escalating Attack on Google
NY Times | 02 June 2014
The authorities in China have made Google’s services largely inaccessible in recent days…

Egypt, Citing Security, Wants Foreign Companies to Help Monitor Social Media
Reuters | 02 June 2014
Egypt’s interior ministry has asked foreign technology firms to help it monitor social media websites…

Shangri-La Dialogue: Beijing’s Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove
The Diplomat | 27 May 2014
China’s deployment of the HD-981 oil rig to drill in Vietnam’s EEZ waters has once again ratcheted up…

Spain’s King Juan Carlos I to Abdicate
CNN | 03 June 2014
After nearly 40 years on the throne, King Juan Carlos I of Spain said Monday that he will be stepping down…

Bilderberg Copenhagen 2014: Full List of Official Attendees
Metro | 29 May 2014
This year there are dozens of political heavyweights attending the Bilderberg conference in Copenhagen…

Cameron Warned UK Might Quit EU Over President – Spiegel
BBC News | 01 June 2014
German magazine Der Spiegel says British PM David Cameron warned that the UK could leave…