Month: April 2018

Energy Trade encompasses multiple sources

The IEA anticipates that by 2040 one-third of solar and wind capacity will be in China, and the country’s choices in the next few years will play a large part in determining global clean energy trends.

via East Asia Energy Security Trends in 2018 — IAPS Dialogue: The online magazine of the Institute of Asia & Pacific Studies

Chinas’ growing Diplomatic stance

Written by Gawdat Bahgat. In the last few decades, the People’s Republic of China has had one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The country has the potential to sustain strong growth in the foreseeable future. Both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund project more than 6.00 percent economic growth in […]

via Geopolitics of energy: China and the Middle East — China Policy Institute: Analysis

Judging by the picture all is not well

TIMES OF ISRAEL – At a meeting with Jewish leaders in New York last month, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman castigated the Palestinian leadership for rejecting opportunities for peace with Israel for decades, and said they should either start accepting peace proposals or “shut up.” Citing what it said were multiple sources, Israel’s Channel 10 […]

via Palestinians must make peace or shut up, Saudi crown prince said to tell US Jews — The Ugly Truth

Is this the church that Paul built?

First, a disclaimer: today I am going to touch upon a subject which is intensely painful for me and which will get quite a lot of my readers angry at me. Frankly, I did everything I could not to discuss this issue on the blog, because I know, out of my personal experience, that discussing […]

via Why Orthodox Churches Are Still Used as Pawns in Political Games — Astute News

To Candace and all who think of ownership

A few months ago, Marceau Michel met up with a fellow entrepreneur, Kathryn Brown of ScoutSavvy, to discuss their triumphs and tribulations of their time in the tech industry. That’s when the two discovered they were running into the same issue: lack of funding. Unfortunately, Michel, an African-American founder, is not alone. Just one percent…

via Black Founders Matter wants to raise $10 million to fund black-led startups — TechCrunch