NEWS AND COLUMNS FROM ECONOMIC WARFARE INSTITUTE

Posted By on June 29th, 2011

http://acdemocracy.org/economic-warfare-institute.cfm

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

SAUDI ARABIA

ITEM 1: ARAB NEWS: Saudis training for ‘networked society’

http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article462838.ece

SYRIA

ITEM 2: WSJ: Opposition Meeting in Syria Shows Split Among Activists http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303627104576411823852036718.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews

EGYPT

ITEM 3: Yasmine El Rashidi: Egypt: The Victorious Islamists http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2011/jul/14/egypt-victorious-islamists/

YEMEN

ITEM 4: AP/WP: Militants Enforce Strict Islamic Law in Yemeni City http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303627104576411911591751014.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_world

HEZBOLLAH

ITEM 5: Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid: Hezbollah and Syria: Who abandoned who? http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=2&id=25680

SOUTH ASIA


AFGHANISTAN

ITEM 6: WSJ: Afghanistan Issues Arrest Warrant for Central-Bank Chief
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303627104576413652868943590.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews

ITEM 7: DER SPIEGEL ONLINE: ‘Mullah Omar Is Flexible’: Former Members Trying to Coax Taliban to Table http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,771009,00.html

EAST ASIA
CHINA

ITEM 8: FINANCIAL TIMES: Extent of local debts in China laid bare

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/1e47d528-a092-11e0-b14e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1QVZRlEFd
ITEM 9: FINANCIAL TIMES: Global pioneers of ‘China Inc’

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/169148f8-a0e9-11e0-adae-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1QPgElUfO
ITEM 10: WP: Southwestern Chinese city leading ‘red’ revival http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/southwestern-chinese-city-leading-red-revival/2011/06/25/AGkh8JnH_story.html
ITEM 11: TELEGRAPH UK: Saab thrown lifeline by Chinese order for 600 cars http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/8601322/Saab-thown-lifeline-by-Chinese-order-for-600-cars.html
ITEM 12: WSJ: China Firms Face Research Armies http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303627104576409573178681118.html?mod=WSJ_World_MIDDLENews
ITEM 13: Alison Tudor: An Anti-Bribery Boom in China http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/06/29/an-anti-bribery-boom-in-china/?mod=WSJBlog&mod=chinablog
ITEM 14: TELEGRAPH UK: China’s pledge for ‘democracy’ contradicted by internal documents http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8603494/Chinas-pledge-for-democracy-contradicted-by-internal-documents.html

SOUTH KOREA
ITEM 15: WP: In South Korea, fairness is the new ideal
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-south-korea-fairness-is-the-new-ideal/2011/06/24/AGjAsooH_story.html

SOUTHEAST ASIA


INDONESIA

ITEM 16: WSJ: Indonesia’s Next Challenge: Jakarta is winning the war on terror, but not the war against radicalism. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304314404576411180901746152.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopBucket

RUSSIA/FSU

ITEM 17: RFE/RL: Freedom House Report Says Former Soviet Space ‘Increasingly Vulnerable’ To Arab Spring-Style Crises http://www.rferl.org/content/freedom_house_report_former_soviet_space_vulnerable_arab_spring_style_crises/24248896.html
ITEM 18: RFE/RL: Azerbaijani President’s Daughters Tied To Fast-Rising Telecoms Firm http://www.rferl.org/content/azerbaijan_president_aliyev_daughters_tied_to_telecoms_firm/24248340.html

EUROPE
ITEM 19: Jonathan Holslag: False European hopes of a Chinese saviour

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ddbaaa06-a0f2-11e0-adae-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1QPgElUfO

GREECE ITEM 20: WSJ: Ailing Greece Tries National Tag Sale http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304231204576405861389511594.html?mod=WSJ_World_LeadStory

UNITED STATES
ITEM 21: Leslie Norton: Dragon Fire: The U.S. military is getting ready to leave Iraq and Afghanistan. The next threat is much bigger.

http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424053111903349804576403561272392884.html?mod=BOL_hpp_highlight_top#articleTabs_panel_article%3D1
ITEM 22: NEWSMAX: Obama Sought Secret Saudi OK on Oil Release

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/obama-saudi-oil-release/2011/06/27/id/401653

ENERGY

ITEM 23: ETF DAILY NEWS: China Winning The Race For Central Asia’s Energy Riches http://etfdailynews.com/2011/06/27/china-winning-the-race-for-central-asias-energy-riches/

SHARI’A BANKING/INVESTMENT

ITEM 24: TRIBUNE.PK: Islamic banks face dearth of products. State Bank Deputy Governor Yaseen Anwar has said there is a dearth of Shariah-compliant hedging products in Pakistan.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/194885/islamic-banks-face-dearth-of-products/
ITEM 25: ARAB NEWS: IDB seeks new economic order

http://arabnews.com/economy/article462818.ece

MONEY LAUNDERING

ITEM 26: REUTERS: Argentina told to do more to fight money laundering http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/27/argentina-moneylaundering-idUSN1E75Q1V820110627
ITEM 27: WSJ: IMF Weighs Shift In Money-Laundering Prevention Efforts

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110627-707270.html
ITEM 28: GLOBE AND MAIL: Money laundering going largely unpunished in Canada http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/money-laundering-going-largely-unpunished-in-canada/article2077931/

CYBERWARFARE

 

ITEM 30: FINANCIAL TIMES: Dollar seen losing global reserve status

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/23183a78-a0c6-11e0-b14e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1QVZRlEFd
ITEM 31: FINANCIAL TIMES: Corn-wheat spread offers warning to traders

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/72bb6350-a082-11e0-b14e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1QPgElUfO

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTUIONS (IMF, World Bank, UN)
ITEM 32: Mohamed El-Erian: How Lagarde can rescue the IMF

http://blogs.ft.com/the-a-list/2011/06/28/how-lagarde-can-rescue-the-imf/#axzz1QafiVDBh

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