A number of interesting, off the record, perspectives came up at the IISS conference in Geneva, Global Strategic Review in September 2010.
I attended the recent annual conference, the “Global Strategic Review”, as it is called, of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (“IISS”) in Geneva on September 10-12 2010. Almost simultaneously the IISS published its 432-page Strategic Survey 2010 -The Annual Review of World Affairs.
This article first appeared in the 5 October 2010 edition of The Irish Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission. Continue reading
There is a widespread belief (apparently shared by President Obama) that because of growing Chinese economic and financial power, and particularly its large holdings of US securities, China can now dictate terms to the US, particularly on financial matters. Even the assumption that this is the case by policymakers can lead to restricted policy decisions and choices. Continue reading
We need a Blue Revolution or millions will go hungry, says Richard Whelan. Continue reading
Money, by Eric Lonergan; Acumen Publishing (part of the Art of Living Series); 149 Pages; ISBN 978-1-84465-203-7; Sterling £7.48
Out of Crisis Rethinking Our Financial Markets, by David A. Westbrook; Paradigm Publishers; Boulder/London; 154 pages; US $15.26
This article first appeared in the 14 April 2010 edition of Jamaica Observer. Continue reading
This article first appeared in the 12 April 2010 edition of The Irish Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission. Continue reading
The Trouble with Markets: Saving Capitalism From Itself, by Roger Bootle; Nicholas Brealey Publishing ; 276 pages; £18.00 (stg)
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