“The rouble has lost more than half its value against the dollar this year, hit by cheaper oil and Western sanctions.” http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30492518
Month: December 2014
The Saudi standoff: Oil-rich nation takes on world’s high-cost producers -Globe and Mail
The Saudis want low oil prices? The Saudis have “trashed the market” before. It’s all about market share. If the price goes low enough, shale
Can We Criticize Foucault? -The Jacobin
Interesting and sure to be controversial analysis of Foucault’s thought in his latter years. “Late in life, Michel Foucault developed a curious sympathy for neoliberalism.”
Report Discredits Claim on Bin Laden Hunt -New York Times
Contrary to a well-orchestrated PR campaign: “The vast majority of the intelligence” about the Qaeda courier who led the agency to Bin Laden “was originally
Senate report on CIA program details brutality, dishonesty -Washington Post & Others
A senate report on the CIA’s 2002-2008 detention and interrogation program was released today. The Washington Post has a cover story and several follow-up pieces
Islamic State crisis: Jordan’s battle on two fronts -BBC
Jordan has largely been forgotten in the IS crisis. Historically, Jordan has often found itself surrounded by instability. It has been stuck in the geopolitical
IR Theory & Practice 