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Tom Barnett : Seven Reasons Why Obama’s Nuke-Free Utopia Won’t Work

May 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Geopolitics

May 14, 2009, 12:58 PM
Seven Reasons Why Obama’s Nuke-Free Utopia Won’t Work

The president wants to rid the world of nuclear weapons. Sounds like he’s fighting the good fight, but Esquire.com’s global-strategy expert argues that it’s absolutely the wrong one — a fight that might open globalization’s door to World War III.

By Thomas P.M. Barnett

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George Friedman : Obama Enters the Great Game

January 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Geopolitics

Obama Enters the Great Game
January 19, 2009
By George Friedman
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn in on Tuesday as president of the United States. Candidate Obama said much about what he would do as president; now we will see what President Obama actually does. The most important issue Obama will face will be the economy, [...]

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