Geopolitical – Week of 10.12.14

Wind Blows Away Fossil Power in The Nordics, the Baltics Next
Reuters | 15 October 2014
Adding further wind power capacity at current market conditions could lead to power prices dropping…

India and China Agreed to Pull Back Troops Ranged Against Each Other in Ladakh
NDTV | 16 October 2014
India is concerned about China’s development…

Clinton Charges University $225,000 for Speech on High Cost of Tuition
National Review | 14 October 2014
Only Hillary Clinton can take a $225,000 speaking fee from a public university…

Landslide Third Victory for Bolivian President Who Backs Growing the Coca Leaf – and He Dedicates Winning to Fidel Castro
DailyMail | 13 October 2014
Some six million people were registered to cast ballots … where voting is compulsory…

Argentina’s Congress Approves Supply Bill; Business Frets
Reuters | 18 September 2014
Private economists forecast inflation may top 40 percent this year as the currency tanks…

Russia Says it’s Pulling 17,000 Troops from Near Ukrainian Border
CNN | 12 October 2014
Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko prepare to meet in Milan…

Rogers Says Korea to Unify Within 5 Years
Futures | 10 October 2014
The [United States] will be the last to know and certainly the last to announce…

Speeches from US Presidents Have Gotten Dumber Over time
Sploid | 10 October 2014
Now it’s at the reading comprehension of a 7th grader…