The New Egypt – A Russian, Pakistani, Iranian, a Neo Turko-Egyptian Model?
As Cairo, Alexandria and Suez exploded in massive protests against President Hosni Mubarak, there has been talk about “democracy” in Egypt and the n...
Month: January 2011
Interesting Videoclips of the Week (January 22 – January 28)
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Isn’t Amy Chua just like a Little League Parent, a Basketball Mother or a Cheerleader Mom?
I read Amy Chua’s article about superiority of Chinese Mothers when it was first published. Frankly, I dismissed it. It reminded me of today’s ...
Interesting Videoclips of the Week (January 15 – January 21)
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Tajikistan Cedes Land to China – A Step Towards Af-Kash-Bet?
This week, China and Tajikistan announced that they have settled their old border dispute. Under this settlement, Tajikistan ceded 386 sq miles or 1,000 s...
Interesting Videoclips of the Week (January 8 – January 14)
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Read this Article by Ambassador Blackwill about Pashtunistan & Afghanistan
We used the term Pashtunistan when we began writing about the current conflict in the Afghanistan-Pakistan area. While a new term for most readers, it was...
Interesting Videoclips of the Week (January 3 – January 7)
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Macro Viewpoints 2010 Awards for Financial Guests, Shows & Anchors
A veteran Institutional Salesman at a major Wall Street Brokerage Firm has been a long acquaintance of ours. This man’s job was to listen to the morning m...
10 Other Most Popular Articles of 2010
In our earlier article, we published the Top 10 Articles since the inception of this Blog. Some of these articles have proved to be very durable in their a...