Who Needs NATO?
Dmitry Rogozin and Ronald Asmus on why Andrew Bacevich's call to pull America out of NATO is unrealistic.
In China, real estate fever is rising
The country is treading dangerously close to a full-blown property bubble, economists say, and the industrial outpost of Hefei represents China’s embrace of housing to fuel economic growth.
Thousands protest Russia-Ukraine deal
Thousands of opposition demonstrators marched in front of the parliament building in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, protesting a deal reached earlier this week to extend Russia's military presence in the former Soviet Republic, national news media reported.
Austria signs on to Russian gas pipeline
Russia and Austria signed a deal Saturday that will expand Moscow's position of strength in supplying Europe with natural gas by allowing it to expand a planned pipeline further into the EU.
Indo-Pakistan proxy war in Afghanistan
Across Afghanistan, behind the obvious battles fought for this country's soul, a shadow war is being quietly waged. It's being fought with spies and proxies, with hundreds of millions of dollars in aid money and ominous diplomatic threats.
Geothermal energy summit in Bali
Indonesia is hosting what is being called the world's biggest Geothermal energy conference, with 80 countries attending.
Black Sea LNG accord could 'torpedo' Nabucco natural gas pipeline
the fastest and one of the most efficient projects…to bring Caspian gas to the EU," said Romanian Economy Minister Videanu of the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania-Interconnection (AGRI) project. In addition to Videanu, the MOU was signed by Azeri Minister of
European Union energy chief touts 'Southern Corridor' projects
The European Union's Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger, on a tour of energy-rich nations in the Caspian region, underlined the importance of Turkmenistan as a supplier of energy to the EU. "Major European companies are
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