Posts Tagged ‘Ahmadinejad’

Lula’s Dangerous Foreign Policy

Thu Dec 3, 2009 19:02 GMT  | 2 Comments

The popularity and influence of Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, knows no bounds. As Lula enters his final year in office, his popularity continues to hover near record highs. Interestingly, as his ruling Partido dos Trabalhadores gears up for next year’s election (in which his chief of staff Dilma Rousseff is Lula’s hand-picked… [Read more]

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Posted in: General, Geopolitics, Latin America, Political Risk 2 Comments

The Iranian Revolution: Its Impact And The Future

Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:40 GMT  | 1 Comment

Former Chinese premier Zhou Enlai (1949-76) was once asked about the impact of the French Revolution in 1789, and he replied ‘It’s too early to say’. However, with today marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Shah of Iran, one thing that I can say with confidence is that the Iranian Revolution was… [Read more]

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Posted in: General, Geopolitics, Middle East, Political Risk 1 Comment

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