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. [...]

Joseph S. Tulchin of Foreign Policy magazine has written an insightful piece on the power of Hugo Chavez in his nation of Venezuela, and the power of his nation in contemporary geo-politics. For the Summit of the Americas to be a stepping stone for US-Latin American relations and indeed equate to increased investment, President Obama [...]

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 few [...]

 
It is one of the biggest political initiatives since U.S. President Barack Obama took office. Today, the President lifted all restrictions on the ability of individuals to visit relatives in Cuba, as well as to send them remittances. He is also apparently going to allow telecommunications companies to provide cell and television service to people on the island. The [...]

How do investors interested in Latin America view Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez landing in Beijing? Would they view it as a flamboyant fanatic’s desperate last leg of a world tour made to prop up a failing PDVSA? Would they view it as the final stop on a very successful and diverse investment campaign for Latin [...]

Marcus Gee, of Canada’s The Globe and Mail, has written an insightful article on China’s attitude shift as the G20 summit in London approaches. China has taken excruciating care not to alarm the rest of the world of its growing might, but in light of the upcoming political convergence, has begun to assert itself on [...]

In a dramatic move, the Obama administration today announced that restructuring plans issued by General Motors and Chrysler are untenable, upping the likelihood of bankruptcy among the Big Three and effectively launching one of the biggest instances of government intervention the economic recession has yet seen. “These companies and this industry must ultimately stand on their own, not as [...]

This is my speech from the Houston World Affairs Council on May 19, 2008 - covering the comparative investment environments of Venezuela and Nigeria, the rise of state-owned energy companies, the decline of Washington’s soft power, and the new competition gap facing investors.

Here is an interesting talk by Edwin M. Truman of the Peterson Institute on the potential threat (or lack thereof) of sovereign wealth funds to the United States:
Question: Do sovereign wealth funds pose a risk to the United States?
Answer: We live in a risky world, but the economic and political risks to the United States [...]