These are an assortment of the clips I have written while working for Newsmax’s new site, Langley Intelligence Group Network (LIGNET). These articles were published on their site following review by their Analysis Team. Shorter pieces (InBriefs) do not require any sign up, however longer articles (Analysis) do require a subscription to the site. Four of my articles have been the cover story on the LIGNET site.
In the future I will be uploading an archive of my LIGNET articles biweekly.
October 18 – Bosnia and Herzegovina: Crippled by Ethnic Politics
http://www.lignet.com/ArticleAnalysis/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina–Crippled-by-Ethnic-Politic.aspx
October 18 – Oman: High Voter Turnout Reflects Sultan’s Popularity
http://www.lignet.com/InBriefs/Oman–High-Voter-Turnout-Reflects-Sultan’s-Popular.aspx
Oct 13 – China: Growing Arctic Energy Ambitions
http://www.lignet.com/ArticleAnalysis/China–Growing-Arctic-Energy-Ambitions.aspx
Oct 11 – Chile: Investment in Copper Climbs Despite Market Slump
http://lignet.com/ArticleAnalysis/Chile–Investment-in-Copper-Climbs-Despite-Market-.aspx
Oct 11 – Sri Lanka: Violence Occurs After Ruling Party Dominates Local Elections
http://lignet.com/InBriefs/Sri-Lanka–Violence-Occurs-After-Ruling-Party-Domi.aspx
Oct 10 – Oman: Growing Economy and Island of Stability
http://lignet.com/ArticleAnalysis/Oman–Growing-Economy-and-Island-of-Stability.aspx
Oct 10 – Croatia/Syria: Croatian Company Cuts Oil Production in Syria
http://lignet.com/InBriefs/Croatia-Syria–Croatian-Company-Cuts-Oil-Productio.aspx
Oct 7 – Yemen: Saleh Doesn’t Want to Step Down Until Rivals Removed
http://lignet.com/ArticleAnalysis/Yemen–Saleh-Doesn’t-Want-to-Step-Down-Until-Rival.aspx
Oct 7 – Bahrain: Medics Sentence Overturned; Will be Retried in Civilian Court
http://lignet.com/InBriefs/Bahrain–Medics-Sentence-Overturned;-Will-be-Retri.aspx
Oct 5 – Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Pledges to Respond to Violence With “An Iron Fist”
http://lignet.com/InBriefs/Saudi-Arabia–Riyadh-Pledges-to-Respond-to-Violenc.aspx
Oct 4 – Algeria: As Threat of Al Qaeda Grows, Algiers Grants Reforms
http://lignet.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/Algeria–As-Threat-of-Al-Qaeda-Grows,-Algiers-Gran.aspx
Oct 4 – China/Burma: Beijing Concerned by Rangoon’s Suspension of Dam
http://lignet.com/Manage/InBrief/China-Burma–Beijing-Concerned-by-Rangoon’s-Suspen.aspx
Oct 4 – Tuvalu/Tokelau: Water Crisis for Pacific Islands
http://lignet.com/Manage/InBrief/Tuvalu-Tokelau–Water-Crisis-for-Pacific-Islands.aspx
Oct 3 – Bahrain: Medics Sentenced to Prison for Treating Protestors
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/InBrief/Bahrain–Medics-Sentenced-to-Prison-for-Assisting-.aspx
Sept 30 – Kosovo/Serbia: Violence Erupts Against NATO Peacekeepers
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/InBrief/Kosovo-Serbia–Violence-Erupts-Against-NATO-Peacek.aspx
Sept 28 – Chile/Bolivia/China/Iran: Scrambling for Latin Lithium
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/Chile-Bolivia-China-Iran–Tehran-and-Beijing-Seek-.aspx
Sept 28 – Iceland/China: Concerns that Chinese Investment is Ploy to Gain Access to Arctic Oil
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/InBrief/Iceland-China–Concerns-that-Chinese-Investment-is.aspx
Sept 27 – North Korea/China: North Korean Prime Minister Visiting China to Expand Trade
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/InBrief/North-Korea-China–North-Korean-Prime-Minister-Vis.aspx
Sept 26 – ALgeria/Libya: Algiers Issues De Facto Recognition to Libyan National Transition Council
http://lignet.com/Manage/InBrief/Algeria-Libya–Algiers-Issues-De-Facto-Recognition.aspx
Sept 26 – Yemen: Saleh Returns to Government Attacks on Protestors
http://lignet.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/Yemen–Saleh-Returns-to-Government-Attacks-on-Prot.aspx
Sept 22 – Iraq/Syria: Baghdad Begins to Oppose Assad
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/InBrief/Iraq-Syria-Baghdad-Begins-to-Oppose-Assad.aspx
Sept 21 – Zambia/China: Election in Lusaka Are Referendum on Beijing
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Zambia-China-Elections-in-Lusaka-Are-Referendum-on.aspx
Sept 20 – Yemen: Violence in Sanaa Takes Pressure off Al Qaeda
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/Yemen-Violence-in-Sanaa-Takes-Pressure-off-Al-Qaed.aspx
Sept 20 – Lebanon/Iran: Beirut Looks to Sign More Agreements with Tehran
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Lebanon-Iran-Beirut-Looks-to-Sign-More-Agreements-.aspx
Sept 20 – Iraq/Syria: Iraqi Officials Divided Over Assad; al Qaeda Looks to Syria
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Iraq-Syria–Iraqi-Officials-Divided-Over-Assad;-al.aspx
Sept 19 – French Guiana: Large Oil Discovery Mirrors West African Finds
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/French-Guiana-Offshore-Oil-Find-Mirrors-West-Afric.aspx
Sept 18 – India/Vietnam/China: Tensions Over Oil Exploitation in South China Sea
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/India-Vietnam-China-Tensions-Over-Oil-Exploitation.aspx
Sept 15 – Ghana/China: Accra Reaps Oil Profits with Chinese Investment
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/Ghana-China-Accra-Reaps-Oil-Profits-With-Chinese-I.aspx
Sept 15 – Venezuela/Iran: Ahmadinejad Strengthens Ties with Caracas
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Venezuela-Iran-Ahmadinejad-Strengthens-Ties-with-W.aspx
Sept 14 – Turkey/Israel/Cyprus: Ankara Opposes Offshore Israeli Gas Fields
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Turkey-Israel-Cyprus-Ankara-Opposes-Offshore-Israe.aspx
Sept 14 – Yemen: Protests Erupt After Saleh Continues to Delay Stepping Down
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/Yemen-Protests-Erupt-After-Saleh-Continues-to-Dela.aspx
Also reposted on Newsmax World
Sept 13 – Congo: Dodd-Frank Act Drives Out American Businesses
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Congo-Dodd-Frank-Act-Harms-American-Businesses.aspx
Sept 9 – Yemen: Ruling Party Offers New Deal for Saleh; Yemeni Forces Attack Al Qaeda Strongholds
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/Yemen-Ruling-Party-Offers-New-Deal-for-Saleh-Yemen.aspx
Sept 7 – Iran/Cuba/Ecuador: Iran Looks to Expand Influence in Latin America
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Iran-Cuba-Ecuador-Iran-Looks-to-Expand-Influence-i.aspx
Sept 6 – Russia/Syria: Moscow Continues to Stand by Damascus
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Russia-Syria-Moscow-Continues-to-Stand-by-Damascus.aspx
September 3 – Bahrain: Protests Escalate Following Death of 14 Year-Old Boy
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Bahrain-Protests-Escalate-Following-Death-of-14-Ye.aspx
September 2 – Iran/Egypt/Israel: Tensions High in Red Sea and Sinai
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/Iran-Egypt-Israel-Tensions-High-in-Red-Sea-and-Sin.aspx
September 1 – Iran/North Korea/China/Russia: Kim Jong-Il Seeking Investments From Neighbors and Allies
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Iran-s-Ali-Larijani-Visting-North-Korea.aspx
August 31 – Russia/Syria: Moscow Condemns Violence, Demands Reforms
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Russia-Syria–Moscow-Condemns-Violence-Demands-Ref.aspx
August 31 – China: Reliance on U.S. Food Imports Grows
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/China-Reliance-On-U-S–Food-Imports-Grow.aspx
August 31 – Yemen/Somalia/Terrorism: Saleh Talks of Return and Elections, Al Qaeda and al-Shabaab Grow Closer
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/Yemen-Somalia-Terrorism–Saleh-Talks-Of-Return-And.aspx
August 26 – Algeria/Libya: Algeria Delays Recognition of Libyan Rebel Government Due to Concerns about al Qaeda
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Algeria-Libya–Algeria-Delays-Recognition-of-Libya.aspx
August 24 – China/Russia/Libya/Syria: China and Russia Fear Loss of Energy Contracts in Post-Revolution Arab States
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/China-Russia-Libya-Syria-China-and-Russia-Fear-Los.aspx
August 21 – Israel: Gaza Militants Differ on Ceasefire, Violence to Continue
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/Israel-Gaza-Militants-Differ-on-Ceasefire-Violence.aspx
August 21 – Yemen: The Return of President Saleh Would be Setback to Stability
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/Yemen-The-Return-of-President-Saleh-Would-Be-Setba.aspx
August 19 – Turkey/Iraq/Iran: Turkey’s Cross Border Attack on PKK in Iraq Could be Exploited by Iran
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/Turkey-Attacks-PKK-in-Iraq.aspx
August 18 – Israel/China: Visit of China Chief of Staff Has Economic Implications
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Israel-China-Visit-of-China-Chief-of-Staff-Has-Eco.aspx
August 10 – Israel: Protests Challenge Netanyahu Popularity
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Israel-Protests-Challenge-Netanyahu-Popularity.aspx
July 28 – Lebanon/Israel: Beirut Plans to Fight Israel Over Natural Gas Find
http://www.lignet.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/Lebanon-Israel-Beirut-Plans-to-Fight-Israel-Over-N.aspx
July 23 – China: Countering Beijing’s Monopoly on Supply of Rare Earth Metals
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/China–Countering-Bejing-s-Monopoly-on-Supply-of-R.aspx
July 19 – Egypt: New Egyptian Cabinet Formed; Islamists Divided
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/ArticleAnalysis/Analysis–New-Egyptian-Cabinet-Formed;-Islamists-D.aspx
July 4 – Vietnam: Anti-China Protests Continue
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Vietnam–Anti-China-Protests-Continue.aspx
July 1 – Philippines: Seeking to Use Negotiations and U.S. Ties to Counter China
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Philippines–Seeking-to-Use-Negotiations-and-U-S-.aspx
June 20 – India/Vietnam: Mutual Assistance to Deter China
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/India-Vietnam–Mutual-Assistance-to-Deter-China.aspx
June 16 – China/Sudan: Ignoring International Concerns, Beijing Welcomes Sudanese President
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/China-Sudan–Ignoring-International-Concerns,-Beij.aspx
June 15 – Somalia/Indian Ocean: Piracy Expands in Range
http://www.langleyintelligencegroup.com/Manage/Snowflake/Somalia-Indian-Ocean-Piracy-Expands-in-Range.aspx
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