It’s a historical truth that when food prices rise, conflict increases. So it’s no wonder that the spike in the cost of agricultural commodities in recent months has been a contributing factor to revolution in the Middle East. As the map below shows, people in relatively poor countries–including Egypt, Tunisia and others in the developing…
Month: March 2011
Pollution, corruption, business as usual… and corporate charity in Nigeria
February Nigerian militant groups were scrambling for “surveillance jobs” – wanting to get paid for making sure what they use to steal will not get stolen? FIVE thousand pipeline surveillance job slots intended for former militants to secure oil facilities in Delta State has pitched former militants in the state against one another, even as…
Asia: Oil, climate, conflict
A British company has been surveying for oil by Philippine request in waters China says is theirs. Energy & Capital / China’s Next Oil War: China’s energy demand is insatiable. The country’s state-owned oil firms are on an international buying spree and a disputed group of islands in the South China Sea could be the…
Columbian Gold
No, it’s not the latest trend in South American marihuana. Unfortunately, it’s the latest in guerrilla warfare funding. January it was reported how a laptop captured from left wing rebels FARC by the Colombian government had contained information about how the group had started business in gold mining. (Colombia Reports / ‘FARC use illegal mining…
“Climate Change and National Security” – presentation by US Navy Admiral David Titley (video)
Oceanographer for the U.S. Navy, RADM David Titley discusses the hot topic of climate change, and its impending ramifications on national security. Listen as he details some of the top facts and figures you should know about climate change and your future, explained in terms that even the most unfamiliar with science would be able…