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2006

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The Stand-Off on the Iranian Nuclear Issue-
A Repprasial Before the Final Count Down

By Vinod Saighal - story

America the Overfull

Henning Wagenbreth

By Paul Theroux

AMERICAN crowing is harmless enough, but the announcement this year that the United States population had reached 300 million, had (to my ear) the unmistakable growl of a boast. - story

The Stand-Off on the Iranian Nuclear Issue-
A Repprasial Before the Final Count Down

By Vinod Saighal

Introductory Remarks- story

Peak Oil to Peak Gas is a Short Ride

Peak Oil: an Outlook on Crude Oil Depletion - C.J.Campbell

By Andrew McKillop - story

Halliburton Wrecks Mexico

By John Ross, in Macaspana, Tabasco.- story

"Peak Oil and Commodity Pricing Fundamentals"

By Andrew McKillop - story

The Oil Market And Economics 101

By A F Alhajji

I am writing this article out of frustration. How can I explain to my students the statements of OPEC oil ministers, energy officials in the oil consuming countries, petroleum analysts, commentators, and journalists that contradict the principles of economics?- story

Foreign Affairs Magazine: The Next Secretary-General: How to Fill a Job With No Description

Acting on Security Council recommendation, General Assembly appoints Ban Ki-moon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea since January 2004,
as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations.

By Brian Urquhart - story - Previous stories

''Solid foreign relations to underpin
strong economic growth in Venezuela''

By Jephraim P. Gundzik - story - Previous stories

Mexico's Disputed Election

Televisa's webpage

Results

By Luis Rubio and Jeffrey Davidow - story

Iran: Facing East And West

By Karin Kneissl - story - Previous stories

The Geopolitics Of Oil

By Issam al-Chalabi

Since the discovery of oil in Persia in the late 19th century and in Iraq at the beginning of the 20th century, oil has been a focal point in all major events in the Middle East. The distribution of oil in various parts of the region was a major factor in defining the boundaries of the newly-established Arab states in order to safeguard the interests of the major world powers after the fall of the Ottoman empire. - story - Previous stories

The green and yellow phoenix

By Arthur Ituassu - story

War Signals?

By Dave Lindorff - story

Democracy and Iran: Uncharted waters

By Roshanak Ameli-Tehrani, Nader Entessar, Abbas
Milani, Bahman Kalbasi, Trita Parsi, Hamid Zanganeh,
Bahram Rajaee, Ramin Jahanbegloo. - story

Oil Capacity Challenge In The Middle East

By Salim S Al-Aydh - story

Energy Security: A Foreign Policy Trump Card?

By Jan H Kalicki - story - Previous stories

Why God is Winning

By Timothy Samuel Shah, Monica Duffy Toft - story - Previous stories

The “new” PDVSA: Lies, deceptive statistics and bad management

By VenEconomy

Venezuela has been a major global petroleum producer and exporter since 1913. The country has some of the largest crude oil and natural gas reserves in the world and a state-owned oil company that constitutes the fiscal and economic pillars of the country.- story

Weaning America from foreign oil

Getty Images

Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman says more nuclear power plants are needed to meet U.S. energy needs.

By Samuel W. Bodman
Special to CNN

The summer heat has left Americans cranking up their air conditioners, leaving power companies scrambling to keep up with the surging demand for electricity.- story - Previous stories

Days of darkness

By Gideon Levy - story - Previous stories

2006: Is It 1973 All Over Again?

Figure (1)

Growth in oil comsuption in five regions over nine-year periods prior to 1974 and 2004 (‘000 b/d).

By Robert Skinner - story

Latin America: A new world axis of power?

BBC

Latin America map of 2006 elections

By BBC - story

The real dilemma of Islam and the West

By Hala Mustafa - story - Previous stories

A Piece of the Action

World Energy

By Richard R. Loomis and Susan Salter - story - Previous stories

The Oil Shield

cbc news

By Christopher Dickey - story - Previous stories

US Oil Outlook

By Gawdat Bahgat - story - Previous stories

Asian Oils In Africa: A Challenge To The International Community
- (Part 2 of 2)

By Florence C Fee - (IV. Indian Oil Activities - story - Previous stories

Venezuela under Chávez: Insiders
Comment on the Impacts and Outlook

Interviews by Cristal Montañéz - story - Previous stories

Asian Oils In Africa: A Challenge To The International Community
- (Part 1 of 2)

By Florence C Fee - story

At Exxon, only a change of style

Jerry W. Hoefer for The New York Times

'What we do brings good things to people,' Rex W. Tillerson, Exxon Mobil's chairman, said of the company's role in society.

By Jad Mouawad The New York Times - story - Previous

Energy insecurity

PFC Energy

J. Robinson West, chairman of PFC Energy

By J. Robinson West - story - Previous

Brazil: Lula's leap

AFP

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

By Richard R. Loomis and Susan Saltern - story - Previous

Venezuela: "The Process" and The Sages of Zion

By Alejandro Velasco - story - Previous stories

The New Middle East Oil Bonanza

The Burj Dubai

By Stanley Reed, with Peter Coy, John Cady, and Diane Brady in New York, Christopher Palmeri in Los Angeles, and Carol Matlack in Paris of Business Week Magazine - story - Previous stories

Bush Plan For Reducing Flow Of Foreign Oil

By Hisham Khatib ” - story

Spare Capacity And Oil Price Dynamics

By Bassam Fattouh / University of London - story

Hugo Boss

Fisch Design

Hugo Chavez

By Javier Corrales / Foreign Policy - story

What They Don't Want You To Know About
The Coming Oil Crisis

By Jeremy Leggett / The Independent - story

The New Asian Energy Identity

By Ambassador Arne Walther - story - Previous story

Forecasting Oil Supply And Demand: Difficulties And Challenges
By A F Alhajji- story