Obama does not look favourably at China's currency peg. If he takes 'decisive' action against that, this could mean a trade war with China. Join discussion...

Who will be in Obama's economic team? Join discussion...

A line up of Obama's advisers. Join discussion...

Obama is a fan of big-government. Join discussion...

As we mentioned before in "Fighting for resources in the Caucasus" (http://cij.inspiriting.com/?p=517), this growing Chinese fleet could be a pre-cursor to the Chinese protecting their resource interest in the long term. Join discussion...

In response to "Fighting for resources in the Caucasus" at (http://cij.inspiriting.com/?p=517), one of our readers suggested this article. Join discussion...

Western concerns are growing over the impact of bloody clashes between Georgia and Russia on a key oil pipeline through the region from the Caspian Sea to the West, analysts say. While Georgia does not produce oil itself, US and European energy firms have counted on the pro-Western country - sandwiched between Russia and Iran further south - to host a conduit for oil and gas exports from Azerbaijan. Join discussion...

Is this worrying? We don't know whether we should worry about sabre-rattling in the Middle-East. On the plus side, oil prices did not shoot up last night upon this news. Join discussion...

The fact that the Israeli is training so publicly may be a sign that a real attack on Iran is not yet imminent. Israel, if it wants to strike, will give little to no warning. Join discussion...

The Israeli government no longer believes that sanctions can prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons. A broad consensus in favor of a military strike against Tehran's nuclear facilities -- without the Americans, if necessary -- is beginning to take shape. Join discussion...