Search: United States,UN (4 materials)

Crowdfunding with the enemy

... operational because it is just talk, social conversation. Iran will never agree to align with its enemy Saudi Arabia and its ally, the United States. After the hype Brent Crude on February 16th fell 4% in value. You can click this link to find a graphic example ... ... Market While working as a consultant for the Defense Advanced Research Project (DARPA) retired former US national security council director John Poindexter developed a controversial model that was a breakthrough in using gamification to predict real world ...

16.02.2016

The smog of war

... O'Neill, the creator of the BRIC (now BRICS) model, predicted that the combined GDP of eight countries-- China, Russia, India, Brazil, Turkey, Mexico, South Korea and Indonesia-- will account for about a third of the world economy by 2020. The G7 countries – Germany, the United States, Japan, Great Britain, Canada, France and Italy – will account for just over 40%.” But it is the major economies who are stuck paying the full tab. Here is a list of the world's "Top 20 Most Polluted Cities" ...

23.01.2016

The Syrian Refugee Crisis. Can Brazil really afford to take 50,000 syrian refugees?

While Brazil's “strategic allies” --Germany and France-- are now turning away Syrians and other refugees Brazil has already provided asylum to 2,900 people presumed to be Syrian nationals fleeing the bloody civil war. The United States, which open sources indicate is spending billions of dollars to provide asylum to refugees from many nations, including Syria, operates sophisticated screening operations to examine the backgrounds of asylum seekers. As seen by the refugee program launched by U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry, it can take four or five years from the time an applicant is processed until approval is granted, after which there can be more wait time. The recent ...

14.11.2015

The ISIS Crisis and the faiblesse of global governance

... by wars. The United Nations has just authorized a shoot to kill force of 800 all-Chinese casques bleus to defend China’s substantial oil investments in South Sudan, where there is ISIS-linked activity. Add to that the 3 million people the United States, NGOs and the UN say are refugees due to the Middle East-ISIS situation. When money is being spent on weapons it is difficult to find more to spend on improving lives of refugees at camps whose conditions incubate social explosions and provide more bodies, some of ...

11.09.2014

Poll conducted

  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  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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