Soviets. In all the potential scenarios analyzed by the Pentagon, Russian forces ended up overrunning American forward positions — otherwise known as Western Europe! The only way to stop them was through a release of nuclear weapons, which, inevitably escalated to all-out nuclear at. [: the summer of 1986 Ronal

and Far East Saudi Arabia exported c.1mbpd of oil products in 2014, mainly to Asia and the Far East (56%), other Middle Eastern countries (19%) and Western Europe (12%). Chart 61: Oil product export volumes split per region in 2014 Chart 62: Saudi Arabia oil product slate in 2014 1% _ 1% 20.1 13.0 449 11%

e evidence enough that the United States could destroy cities, but deterring the Soviet Union was a far greater challenge. If the Soviets had invaded Western Europe, for example, U.S. bombers would have had to penetrate alerted Soviet air defenses, identify Soviet ground forces and industrial centers, and attack

he-Parts analysis. Each business is valued via DCF (except MtM for TMUS and OTE }) using a 7.0% WACC and 1.00% terminal growth rate for Domestic and Western Europe assets (and 8.0% WACC/1% term growth for Eastern Europe assets) and cross-checked using implied valuation multiple analysis. Our Domestic business v

s & Infrastructure. Investments will be predominantly in the U.S., but could include a small number of investments in other parts of the world (e.g., Western Europe or Canada). The focus within each sector will be the following: Biopharmaceuticals: As in NLV-I and NLV-II, biopharmaceutical investments will be th

012. We think that the risk that the Fed will take measures in addition to the extension of "Operation Twist" is still significant. e Large parts of Western Europe are in recession or stagnation. We expect the economies of the Eurozone and the UK to show mild improvement in 2H 2012. Still, economic activity is l

travel agencies in Jordan and brokerage firms in Serbia. Massar invests in Harvest Export, which sells Palestinian produce to consumers in Russia and Western Europe -- as well as in Israel. Two years ago, Masri made headlines when he attempted to purchase a bankrupt Jewish housing development in East Jerusalem. H

Return to long-term trend ¢ The Eurozone crisis abates. Financial market conditions recover, mitigating the drag from fiscal austerity. ¢ Growth in Western Europe turns decisively positive by early 2013 and the US economy grows above trend. & Negative scenario (Probability: 15%*) Recession ¢ There are three ke

e." IF THERE IS A DOUBLE ENTENDRE that aptly captures today's Middle East, it is the "youth bulge.” The Arab world's median age is 22, Iran's is 27; Western Europe's, by contrast, is near 40. High levels of Internet and satellite television penetration, with their pervasive pornography, coupled with the region's y

to international real estate allocations is also evident in geographic allocations. Sovereigns prefer ‘safe haven’ markets such as North America and Western Europe when investing in overseas real estate, with developed markets leading sovereign citations for preferred real estate locations shown in figure 21. S

e evidence enough that the United States could destroy cities, but deterring the Soviet Union was a far greater challenge. If the Soviets had invaded Western Europe, for example, U.S. bombers would have had to penetrate alerted Soviet air defenses, identify Soviet ground forces and industrial centers, and attack

travel agencies in Jordan and brokerage firms in Serbia. Massar invests in Harvest Export, which sells Palestinian produce to consumers in Russia and Western Europe -- as well as in Israel. Two years ago, Masri made headlines when he attempted to purchase a bankrupt Jewish housing development in East Jerusalem. H

nd tries to defend the city of Baghdad. And trust me, that is going to come to Europe. That is going to come to Central Europe, it's going to come to Western Europe, it's going to come to the United Kingdom. And so I think we are in a crisis of the underpinnings of capitalism, and on top of that we're now, I beli

trust me, that is going to come to Europe. That is going to come to Central Europe, it's going to come to HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029046 --- PAGE BREAK --- Western Europe, it's going to come to the United Kingdom. And so I think we are in a crisis of the underpinnings of capitalism, and on top of that we're now, I beli

hing. I think strong countries and strong nationalist movements in countries make strong neighbors, and that is really the building blocks that built Western Europe and the United States, and I think it's what can see us forward. You know, Putin's been quite an interesting character. He's also very, very, very in

iod of peace until 1945), so the idea of a united Europe would have seemed appealing in 1945. However, conditions for securing a lasting peace within Western Europe were arguably already in place by 1954. 3 A 2005 paper from Stanford raised expectations further by estimating theoretical wind power at 72 TW, 30x g

ence at least some of the consumer comforts which Western Europe, or America, took for granted. But we were still

ence at least some of the consumer comforts which Western Europe, or America, took for granted. But we were still