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    Why Shale Fails Abroad
    Mar20

    Why Shale Fails Abroad

    Friday, March 20 , 2015 - 14:32 (EEST) Section: The American Interest (USA)

    There’s been a fracking party raging for years now, but apparently the United States was the only one invited. Years after the shale boom took off here in America, the rest of the world is still woefully behind in developing their own shale reserves, which naturally raises the question: why is shale failing abroad? The WSJ helps explain:...

    The Czech Minister, the Mistress and the Gold Bars
    Mar20

    The Czech Minister, the Mistress and the Gold Bars

    Friday, March 20 , 2015 - 14:17 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    The last 18 months in the Czech Republic have resembled a high-octane soap opera with a plot that could easily be dismissed as too fanciful. That’s not quite how the European Commission’s anti-corruption body (GRECO) put it last month – but it was a withering report all the same, charging the Czech Republic with making “little...

    10 things you need to know before the opening bell
    Mar20

    10 things you need to know before the opening bell

    Friday, March 20 , 2015 - 13:32 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    It’s the final day of trading on a week when the market was focused on the Fed. Ahead of the opening bell, here is what you need to know. Greece will present its creditors with a new list of reforms. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has agreed to submit a new list of reforms in short order to receive the bailout funds necessary to...

    FP’s Situation Report: Kerry condemns reported use of chlorine gas in Syria; Bibi flips on his two-state flip-flop; Musical chairs at DoD; and much more from around the world.
    Mar20

    FP’s Situation Report: Kerry condemns reported use of chlorine gas in Syria; Bibi flips on his two-state flip-flop; Musical chairs at DoD; and much more from around the world.

    Friday, March 20 , 2015 - 13:32 (EEST) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    By David Francis with Sabine Muscat Secretary of State John Kerry condemns reported use of chlorine gas in Syria. Human rights groups allege President Bashar al-Assad’s government has again skirted an international agreement to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. FP’s Elias Groll: “Earlier this week, Syrian activists...

    The Daily Vertical: The Crimea Question
    Mar20

    The Daily Vertical: The Crimea Question

    Friday, March 20 , 2015 - 13:17 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter@PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russia’s new Eurasian Economic Union could get its own single currency
    Mar20

    Russia’s new Eurasian Economic Union could get its own single currency

    Friday, March 20 , 2015 - 13:02 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    After his mysterious recent absence, Russian president Vladimir Putin is in Astana, Kazakhstan today for a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union. The organisation is a new economic bloc comprised of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia (Ukraine unsurprisingly opted not to join) — and it’s part of Russia’s strategy to...

    Energy and Crimean Tatars top agenda as Turkey’s Erdogan visits Ukraine
    Mar20

    Energy and Crimean Tatars top agenda as Turkey’s Erdogan visits Ukraine

    Friday, March 20 , 2015 - 11:47 (EEST) Section: Townhall (USA)

    By Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) – Energy ties and the fate of Crimean Tatars will top the agenda when Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan… …read more Source:...

    David Cameron revives Cold War-era fund to wind up Vladimir Putin
    Mar20

    David Cameron revives Cold War-era fund to wind up Vladimir Putin

    Friday, March 20 , 2015 - 11:47 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    David Cameron announced plans on Thursday for the UK to spend £20 million to help former Soviet states develop market economies and counter Russian influence in the region. Around £5 million has already been spent on helping the government in Ukraine to support civil institutions under the programme, but it is now getting a £15...

    Ukraine’s Naftogaz transfers $15 million in gas prepayment to Gazprom
    Mar20

    Ukraine’s Naftogaz transfers $15 million in gas prepayment to Gazprom

    Friday, March 20 , 2015 - 11:17 (EEST) Section: Townhall (USA)

    MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine’s state gas company Naftogaz said on Friday that it had paid $15 million to Russia’s Gazprom for March… …read more Source:...

    EU Unlikely To Offer More To Eastern Partners At Upcoming Summit
    Mar20

    EU Unlikely To Offer More To Eastern Partners At Upcoming Summit

    Friday, March 20 , 2015 - 9:32 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    EU leaders at an upcoming Eastern Partnership summit in Riga are unlikely to offer a closer relationship between Brussels and some of its eastern neighbors, outside of the already negotiated association agreements, according to a copy of the text seen by RFE/RL. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...