Search: Extremism,BRICS (2 materials)

BRICS and food security

Good idea, bad timing? It's not clear whether the world's worst drought in over a century provided impetus for the agriculture ministers of the BRICS nations to gather in Brasilia in March and launch a manifesto designed to make the group a key player in the global food security regime. But they did. Now the world is waiting. From a moral and business ethics perspective the effort makes sense ...

08.05.2015

Iron ore and steel. Strategic, volatile and primed for conflict

... actually starts this calendar year, it could be operational in 2021. If that happens it will exacerbate tensions among the BRICS and the major iron ore and steel powers. This means the United States, Japan, South Korea and the European Union will be ... ... to further their own agendas connected with overall logistics and the politics of mediating or turning a blind eye to global extremism. The essay posted here represents the personal views of this blogger on the current status of the globalization of ...

02.03.2015

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
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    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
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    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
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