1 2008 . _ . Source: China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, CEIC, J.P. Morgan Source: Energy Information Administration, BP. Securities LLC. Vaclav sees these trends as important, since they affect prospects of China co-operating with the West on containment of Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Unfortuna

onomic gap vs. Germany, and where its President is resisting German demands for centralized budgetary supervision. Our annual energy discussion with Vaclav Every year, I sit down with Vaclav Smil from the University of Manitoba to discuss “the year in energy”. Vaclav is one of the world’s foremost exper

d it serves chilling warnings of reactionary forces gathering in the West. He is the chair of the Human Rights Foundation, succeeding his predecessor Vaclav Havel. kKasparov.com @Kasparov63 Laura Galante Cyberspace analyst Laura Galante analyzes how states use cyberspace: a domain where militaries, inte

ut growth, profits, stability and our portfolio investments. As part of this effort, I made a pilgrimage to Manitoba to spend a day with Vaclav Smil. Vaclav is one of the world's foremost experts on energy, and has written over 30 books and 300 papers on the subject (he's #49 on Foreign Policy's list of t

whispered those words, that was the biggest fee I ever earned. Another “fee” for my work was the opportunity to speak in Carnegie Hall on behalf of Vaclav Havel and other dissident artists in 1991. Several Americans who had fought for the human rights of censored artists were invited to read from and di