Epstein Secrets

r these flash-points as signals that we are entering an era of intensified conflict over energy. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, Argentina to the Philippines, here are the six areas of conflict—all tied to energy supplies—that have made news in just the first few months of 2012: * A brewing war between S

li "staging ground" may not be that farfetched, despite a 2005 Baku- Tehran non-aggression pact and official insistence — most recently by President Ilham Aliyev during a cabinet meeting — that Azerbaijan would never allow its territory to be used against its neighbors. However, while Azerbaijan is eminentl

n Aaser Chairman of the Board Telenor ASA Norway Florencio Abad Secretary of Budget and Management, Department of Budget and Management of the Philippines Mhammed Abbad Founder Al Jisr Morocco Andaloussi Faisal J. Abbas Editor-in-Chief Al Arabiya News Channel, English Service United Arab Emira

l Sabbagh Khalid A. Alireza Executive Director Xenel Group Saudi Arabia Diezani K. Minister of Petroleum Resources of Alison-Madueke Nigeria Ilham Aliyev President of Azerbaijan Hamza B. Alkholi Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hamza Alkholi Group Saudi Arabia Isabelle Allen Global Head of S

r these flash-points as signals that we are entering an era of intensified conflict over energy. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, Argentina to the Philippines, here are the six areas of conflict—all tied to energy supplies—that have made news in just the first few months of 2012: * A brewing war between

li "staging ground" may not be that farfetched, despite a 2005 Baku-Tehran non-aggression pact and official insistence — most recently by President Ilham Aliyev during a cabinet meeting — that Azerbaijan would never allow its territory to be used against its neighbors. However, while Azerbaijan is eminentl

calculations proved wildly misplaced. Opposi- tion parties swept to victory in country after coun- try—in Uruguay, Argentina, Nicaragua, South Korea, the Philippines, Poland. The word “stunning” made a frequent appearance in news accounts, as in the stunning rejection of the ruling party in Poland, or the stunnin

f elections whose out- come resembles the obviously rigged results in total- itarian or junta-like settings. Eurasian presidents such as Azerbaijan's Ilham Aliyev and Belarus's Alyaksandr Lukashenka have repeatedly won elections with over 80 percent of the vote, and others have easily broken the 90 percent barr

thrown by military officers who drew on the support of civilian democracy advocates. Later peaceful revolutions overcame authoritarian regimes in the Philippines, South Korea, Chile, and Poland. In the 21st century, however, the definitive events behind the new label took place in Georgia (2003) and Ukraine (