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The USS Enterprise (CVN-65) conducts an underway replenishment with the USS Detroit (AOE-4)
Military: Building a Navy
November 26, 2008 1319 GMT
Stratfor examines what it takes to build an expeditionary naval force. [more]
Australian Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon
Australia: The Navy's Hopes for the Holidays
November 18, 2008 2153 GMT
Australia will shut its navy down for two months for the holidays as a strategy to help with recruitment and retention -- and perhaps to save money. (With Stratfor maps) [more]
Worker in soybean storage shed in Argentina
Global Markets: The Planting Season and the Credit Crunch
November 12, 2008 1219 GMT
The global credit crisis and lower profitability could affect the planting season in the southern hemisphere this year. [more]
Russia - Investment Trader
Recession and the End of the Decoupling Myth
October 23, 2008 0855 GMT
Downturns and other problems in countries some thought would be immune from the financial shocks show that the idea of a decoupled world is a myth, says Colin Chapman. [more]
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Differing Legacies of the Bank Rescue Plans
October 15, 2008 1059 GMT
In the second part of an interview on the global financial crisis, Colin Chapman questions Stratfor CEO Dr. George Friedman about the step change toward statism that the bank rescue packages are creating. Will this be evenly applied, or could the United States emerge with a smaller bill for taxpayers and free enterprise still largely intact? Meanwhile, Britain's Gordon Brown agrees with Stratfor that the Bretton Woods institutions need urgent reform. [more]
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
Global Economy: Who Else Could Afford Australia's Plan?
October 14, 2008 1651 GMT
Australia has announced a A$10.4 billion (US$7.35 billion) emergency economic rescue package. Only a few other countries could afford to follow suit. [more]
British Gas LNG ship
Britain: Accelerating the Search for Non-Russian Energy
September 2, 2008 0110 GMT
The war of words between European states and the Kremlin hots up, with the EU threatening to postpone talks on a long-term partnership with Russia unless Moscow withdraws its troops from Georgia. There are fears in Brussels that the Kremlin may use its energy weapon, cutting off or restricting supplies of gas. But, reports Colin Chapman, British Gas is well on the way to locating and developing alternatives. [more]
A helicopter flies over the site where Spanair MD-82 skidded off a Madrid airport runway
Airline Anomalies
August 24, 2008 2024 GMT
Though no conclusions can be drawn, events surrounding global air travel in the past five days have proven noteworthy. [more]
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Chinese President Hu Jintao
Australia: Deflating a Sovereign Investment Rumor
June 26, 2008 1640 GMT
A rumor that Australia might impose a cap on foreign sovereign firms investing in local resource companies was meant for internal consumption only. [more]
A wheat field in California
Global Food Crisis: Promising Harvests and a Short-Term Reprieve
June 9, 2008 2154 GMT
Though food exporting countries are expecting a good harvest season, the continuing rise of fuel prices -- along with increasing demand -- will eventually push food prices higher. [more]
A worker at a chinese steel mill
China: Seeking Access, but Not Control, in Australian Mining Deals
May 16, 2008 1626 GMT
Chinese state-backed companies reportedly are seeking partners to help bid for a stake in the world's largest mining firm. [more]
Four Royal Australian Air Force F-111s in formation
Australia: The Search for a New Fighter Fleet
April 22, 2008 2221 GMT
Australia remains committed to the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, but a capability gap still looms. [more]
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Geopolitical Diary: The Cost of the High Price of Grain
April 18, 2008 0223 GMT
The global trend of unrest over high food prices –- especially the price of grain –- has far-reaching implications. [more]
China--Rio Tinto Plant in Perth Australia
China: Managing the Outward Push for Resources
April 17, 2008 1550 GMT
China announced its intention April 16 to increase state control over the way government-backed investment companies approach potential Australian acquisitions. [more]
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao with Australian PM Kevin Rudd
The Games: Beijing Unfazed, But Corporate Sponsors Worried
April 10, 2008 1105 GMT
Australia’s prime minister tells Chinese students, in Mandarin, of concerns over Tibet, repeats it to Premier Wen Jiabao, but gets no change….apart from a restarting of a free trade agreement and the promise of a dialogue on climate change. [more]
Chinalco President Xiao Yaqing speaking
China: Behind the Bid for a BHP Billiton Stake
April 9, 2008 1539 GMT
Rumors have emerged that China is about to purchase a large stake in Australia's BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company. The deal could end up helping the Australian firm realize its ambitions. [more]
East Timor -- Jose Ramos-Horta
Australia's Opening in East Timor Widens
April 8, 2008 1353 GMT
East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta says he is considering resigning his post, indicating that Australia's plan to stengthen its hold on East Timor has started to take shape. [more]
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd speaking with hand in the air
Australia: The New Outward Focus
March 26, 2008 1707 GMT
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the world could expect to see "an increasingly activist Australian international policy" over the coming years. [more]
Wen Jia Bao
China Pledges to Fight Inflation, Continue Growth
March 5, 2008 0907 GMT
The China Peoples Congress opens with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao declaring inflation the major enemy. Colin Chapman examines whether the Chinese and other Asia-Pacific economies are now de-coupling from that of the United States. [more]
China--Rio Tinto Plant in Perth Australia
China: Mining the Possibilities of Rio Tinto
February 18, 2008 0839 GMT
The Aluminum Corp. of China will consider bidding for a majority stake of the Rio Tinto Group. More than aluminum is at stake here. [more]
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