In the era deemed ‘multi-polar’ we are seeing a dramatic rise of the rest. In these developing nations, one reason why such advancement is taking place is due to the boom in technological advancements in emerging market economies. The interconnectedness from farmer to manufacturer has been widely praised, including in this blog. But in the marketplaces [...]

Investment in Africa has become a growing trend on the geopolitical landscape. Major players engage in infrastructure reform initiatives to alleviate once poverty-stricken, now slowly-developing nations while at the same time engaging in integration practices that defy ethical standards due to a lack of coordinated litigation in support of corporate and even government social responsibility. [...]

Ross Hendin, CFP Contributor and Principal of Hendin Consultants brings us another addition of CFP’s ongoing case study on the Ignalina nuclear power plant. Here, Ross analyzes key players looking to capitalize on the closing of Ignalina, their respective opportunities and the political risks that threaten energy autonomy to Ignlina’s homeland:  To bridge the gap [...]

Ross Hendin, CFP contributor and Principal of Hendin Consultants, below adds an article on international intrigue in Ignalina,assessing political risk, a revised cold war and nuclear power in the Baltics: Nord Stream is a Swiss-based pipeline joint venture, designed to safely and efficiently provide the German energy market Russian natural gas through a dedicated pipeline [...]

Greater “transparency”, be it actual openness or not, has been one of the pillars of the Dmitry Medvedev presidency in Russia. With that in mind, Al-Jazeera has reported that today, Medvedev has begun a blog on a popular internet site. Investors need not heed this information as any more than a gaffe, a public relations initiative [...]

Ross Hendin, CFP Contributor and Principal of Hendin Consultants, provides below another chapter to the Ignalina nuclear power plant case study. Here, Ross discusses a major foreign policy concern with regard to energy security in both Lithuania and Belarus- the threat of Russia: The Jamestown Foundation today published an article by David Marples, detailing the political [...]

Ross Hendin, CFP Contributor and Principal of Hendin Consultants, brings us another addition to our case study of the Ignalina Power Plant, here discussing unique approaches from individual nations to capitalize on Ignalina and win the ongoing geo-political game of energy-chess: I found this article from Penki, published on April 16th, to be very interesting. [...]

Ross Hendin, CFP contributer and Principal of Hendin Consultants, has provided below a new chapter to the case study of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, involving the political risks Estonia and Poland are making when they use the slow pace of the plant’s progression as a catalyst to second-guess their energy dependence : The Baltic Course joins [...]

Ross Hendin, CFP contributer and Principal of Hendin Consultants, has provided below a new chapter to the case of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, involving where and how Russia can be Russia and step in: ITAR-TASS is reporting that the Russian State-owned nuclear power company, Rosatom, will build a new nuclear reactor in the Baltics [...]

A power shift from New York to Washington, from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, from Shanghai to Beijing. The fall of globalization and the rise of state capitalism. President Obama shifting global opinion of the US back out of the red, but its a shift that is blown far out of proportion.  These were but a [...]