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Al Jazeera Sat 5 May 2012 A history of the world, BRIC by BRIC Goldman Sachs - via economist Jim O'Neill in 2001 - invented the concept of a rising new bloc: BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and, later, South Africa). Some cynics couldn't help calling it... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz) Brazil Economist History Photos Wikipedia: BRICS World |
The Times of India Thu 26 Apr 2012 UN says threats to global security increasing Tweet UNITED NATIONS: Threats to international peace and security from illicit cross-border trafficking in drugs, weapons, terrorists and people have increased as the world has become more... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Drugs Peace Photos Security Weapons |
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The Examiner Tue 8 May 2012 Wave power plants around the world Renewable energy from waves works best in parts of the world with steady access to powerful wind and wave resources. Countries with the most useful waves include Scotland... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Canada Energy Photos Power Wikipedia: Wave power |
Al Jazeera Sat 5 May 2012 Is Obama wary of Brazil and Dilma Rousseff? Are there hidden tensions which stand to undermine the important diplomatic relationship between Washington and rising star Brazil? During a recent meeting at the... (photo: ABr / Abr) Brazil Diplomatic Photos Relationship Washington Wikipedia: Dilma Rousseff |
GlobalResearch Fri 4 May 2012 OIL IS A STRATEGIC PRODUCT, NOT A COMMODITY: Argentina and the International Oil Picture Oil is not a commodity, oil is not a raw product either. Just look at the complexity of the techniques for its efficient extraction. Oil is a strategic product that... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Argentina Commodity Oil Photos Wikipedia: Oil |
Al Jazeera Tue 1 May 2012 Map: US bases encircle Iran US military bases continue to form a strategic envelope around Iran, although the American withdrawal from Iraq at the end of 2011 may have changed the regional balance... (photo: AP / Igor Kovalenko) Iran Iraq Military Photos Wikipedia: Iran–United States relations after 1979 |
Al Jazeera Wed 25 Apr 2012 Without question: US military expansion in the Asia-Pacific As Noam Chomsky wrote in this two-part essay, America's "pivot" toward the Asia-Pacific region is in response to what it calls "classic security dilemmas" posed by the... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shawn D. Torgerson) Asia Pacific Defence Photos US Wikipedia: RIMPAC |