Tip of the Hat to Contributing Editor Berto Jongman.
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Yoda: Trump Under Attack, Trump On Attack?
02 China, Cultural Intelligence, Peace Intelligence
We have no direct knowledge.
Under Attack:
New $80M Anti-Trump Network Spearheaded by Soros-Funded Org With Former ACORN Employees
Network will focus on pushing back against voter laws leading up to the 2018 and 2020 elections
On Attack & Working With China?
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Patrick Buchanan: Has Trump Abandoned His Base and Turned Foreign Policy Over to Neo-Conservatives and Their Captive Generals?
02 China, 02 Diplomacy, 04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Iran, 06 Russia, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Wild Cards, Corruption, Government, Idiocy, IO Deeds of War, Military, Officers Call, Peace Intelligence
WARS AND RUMORS OF WARS
Pat Buchanan on foreign policy: ‘What happened to the Trump of 2016?'
President Trump’s seeming renunciation of an anti-interventionist foreign policy is the great surprise of the first 100 days, and the most ominous. For any new war could vitiate the Trump mandate and consume his presidency.
Who is behind the seeming conversion of Trump to hawk?
The generals, Bibi Netanyahu and the neocons, congressional hawks with Cold War mindsets, the Saudi royal family and the Gulf Arabs – they are winning the battle for the president’s mind.
Stephen E. Arnold: China Is An Innovation Gold-Mine
02 China, Advanced Cyber/IO, Commerce, Cultural Intelligence
China is a gold mine for innovation, says head of Chinese robot firm
“I've been to the U.S., Japan, Taiwan, and Israel, and the opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship in China are just as good — in some respects it's actually better,” Yu told CNBC. That's because China is already a pretty tech-savvy place and firms continue investing in R&D, according to Yu, who added that the country's giant manufacturing machine means everything can happen in one place.
Kevjn Lim: China Buys Into Israel
02 China, 03 India, 05 Iran, 08 Wild Cards, Commerce, Commercial Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence, Ethics, Government, Peace Intelligence
With BRI now at play, three implications and opportunities arise that transcend bilateral economic cooperation: infrastructural and trade interconnectivity, a closely-related “information Silk Road”, and Israel’s potential as mediator between the world’s two leading powers.
The nexus of infrastructure, transport and communications transmission routes paves the way for an unprecedented degree of interconnectivity embracing a community already exceeding 60 nations. China’s infrastructural footprint in Israel began with the Carmel Tunnels near Haifa in 2007, six years before BRI’s formal announcement. Yet, it is the projected “Med-Red” railway linking Eilat with Ashdod, reportedly to be constructed by China, that could transform Israel into a land bridge along the Maritime Silk Road.
Berto Jongman: China’s Road from Seoul to Istanbul
02 China, 03 Economy, 03 India, 05 Iran, 08 Wild Cards, Commerce, Ethics, Government
OBOR on the Ground: Evaluating China’s “One Belt, One Road” Initiative at the Project Level
A massive infrastructure push is underway across Asia. The region’s infrastructure market could grow by 8 percent annually over the next decade, rising to nearly 60 percent of the global total. All told, the region’s infrastructure needs are estimated to exceed $1 trillion annually. China’s “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) initiative is at the center of this push. Estimates vary, but all point toward an ambitious endeavor. Geographically, OBOR could span 65 countries responsible for roughly 70 percent of the world’s population. Economically, it could include Chinese investments approaching $4 trillion.
Berto Jongman: Russian Arctic + Chinese Silk Road
02 China, 03 Economy, 06 Russia, 08 Wild Cards, Commerce, Commercial Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence, Earth Intelligence, GovernmentThe Russian Arctic meets the Chinese New Silk Road
In this article on the development of the energy, business and military nexus of the Arctic by Russia, the Red (Team) Analysis Society studies how the Russian Arctic is becoming a new crucial business and strategic “centre” in the world, through the creation of numerous energy and infrastructure projects and operations, which attract Chinese companies (Jean-Michel Valantin, “Russian Arctic Oil: a New Economic and Security Paradigm?”,The Red (Team) Analysis Society, October 12, 2016). Read full post.
