Documents tagged with geopolitics

The Enviornmental Problem - It's Causes and Islam's Solution

The Environmental Problem Its Causes & Islam's Solution Copenhagen - 29. Dhul Hidjah 1430 A.H. / 16. December 2009 CE In relation to the ongoing debate on the climate and the increasing focus on ...
  • IslamicRedemption published this 12 / 17 / 2009
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Santa Claus and the US: Growing Tensions

Geopolitical changes are guiding Santa Claus onto a collision course with American power. The resulting conflict may cause rapid expansion of names on the naughty list.
  • DocBadwrench published this 12 / 10 / 2009
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The Geopolitics of the Dubai Debt Crisis- It's Iran vs. the United States

The Geopolitics Of The Dubai Debt Crisis: It's Iran vs. The United States John Carney | Nov. 28, 2009 The role of Iran may be the most overlooked in the Dubai debt crisis.Of all the states of the U...
  • fastwalker published this 12 / 02 / 2009
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Empires at War: A Short History of Modern Asia Since World War II

An extract from Empires at War from Francis Pike, published on 30 November 2009: The global balance of power has shifted. With 4 billion people, two-thirds of the world's population, a huge land-m...
  • IBTauris published this 11 / 23 / 2009
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Geopolitics and Realpolitik - A Layman's View

This layman's perspective on the world of geopolitics and realpolitik.
  • DocBadwrench published this 11 / 20 / 2009
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Annoying Archetypes

One question I want to address is: What the hell is geopolitics is and why should you care about it? Before answer that, though, there’s another issue. It is of being perceived as a total jerk if y...
  • DocBadwrench published this 11 / 15 / 2009
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Difficult Histories

A short critique of Robert Kaplan's 'The Fall of the Wall'.
  • DocBadwrench published this 11 / 11 / 2009
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Limited Options in the Current Mess

A look at the options available to the U.S. with regard to the U.S./Iranian dustup.
  • DocBadwrench published this 11 / 08 / 2009
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Subtracting 9/11

This is an exploration of the question: "What would be the thrust of U.S. foreign policy today if the 9/11 attacks had never occurred?" This question was posed by StratFor during the week of Oct...
  • DocBadwrench published this 11 / 03 / 2009
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Friedman - The Next 100 Years (2009) - Synopsis

Synopsis of George Friedman, The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century (Doubleday, January 2009). -- Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.org) on October 26, 2009.
  • jensenmk published this 10 / 25 / 2009
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Did the Nobel Prize Committee Just Try to Checkmate Obama?

In awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Obama, the Committee was probably attempting to pre-empt military escalation in the Middle East. After all it would appear ironic, if Obama gives the greenlight...
  • Firecracker-Report published this 10 / 10 / 2009
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Strategic Posture Review: Brazil

This September 2009 Strategic Posture Review examines the foreign policy, defense policy and national strategy of Brazil. In recent years, Brazil has put forward a more ambitious foreign policy wit...
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  • wpreview published this 09 / 29 / 2009
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Building Bridges Not Walls: Engaging with political Islamists in the Middle East and North Africa

This report argues that dialogue with non-violent political Islamist parties and movements should be an urgent priority for the Obama administration and its allies, including the UK, as key to achi...
  • ippr published this 09 / 28 / 2009
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Balance of Power the 1990 Edition

Balance of Power the 1990 Edition computer game manual, Mindscape
  • remow published this 09 / 27 / 2009
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German National Identity and the Primacy of Multilateralism

In this May 2009 WPR feature article, Matthias Z. Karádi outlines how German foreign policy has displayed a high level of continuity since the end of the Cold War. Karádi asserts that a backbone of...
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  • wpreview published this 09 / 17 / 2009
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The Geopolitical Environment of the 21st Century - Friedman

See the Archived Video http://www.jhuapl.edu/POW/rethinking/... Rethinking the Foundations of the National Security Strategy and the QDR Seminar Series 3 February 2009 Dr. George Friedman ...
  • Silendo published this 09 / 12 / 2009
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The Khilafah's Energy Policy

Energy is of critical importance in the 21st century, without it, today's transportation, industry and agriculture could not exist. Without the harnessing of energy the industrial revolution may no...
  • IslamicRedemption published this 09 / 10 / 2009
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The Oil Crisis and The Islamic Solution

The current oil crisis has transfixed the entire world both with its severity and its volatility. Demonstrations in Western Europe and riots in countries as far apart as Haiti, Egypt and Bangladesh...
  • IslamicRedemption published this 09 / 10 / 2009
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Geopolitical Myths

Geopolitics has traditionally been the study of the relationship and links between political power and geographic space. The doctrine of Geopolitics gained attention largely through the work of Sir...
  • IslamicRedemption published this 09 / 10 / 2009
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Putin's Militocracy. Olga Kryshtanovskaya and Stephen White

Contemporary Russian political elite: are mostly KGB agents. Olga Kryshtanovskaya - a number one world specialist on origins of Russian elite- writes about the subject in her many works. Here is ...
  • kabud published this 09 / 03 / 2009
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