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FT.com / In depth - Rice rounds on ‘paranoid’ Moscow
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Condoleezza Rice, US secretary of state, on Thursday issued her most stinging criticism of Russia yet, accusing Moscow of being authoritarian at home, “paranoid aggressive” abroad and on a “one-way path” to international isolation.
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Listing the consequences of Russia’s behaviour, she said its attempts to join the World Trade Organisation and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development were “now in question”, and stressed that the US had put a nuclear deal with Moscow on ice
Anadolu Ajansı
18 eylül 2008
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ELEKTRİK ZAMMINA EPDK'DAN ONAY 
ANKARA - Enerji Piyasası Düzenleme Kurulu (EPDK), 1 Ekim 2008 tarihinden itibaren konutlarda kullanılan elektriğe yüzde 9,07, sanayide kullanılan elektriğe ise yüzde 9,27 oranında zam yapılmasına onay verdi.
Kurul, bugünkü toplantısında, Türkiye Elektrik Dağıtım Anonim Şirketinin (TEDAŞ) yeniden yapılanması sonucu oluşan 20 elektrik dağıtım şirketinin, maliyetlerinin artması gerekçesiyle satış tarifelerinin revize edilmesi talebini değerlendirdi ve karara bağladı.
Global Insight // "What If Oil Hits $200 Per Barrel?"
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n the U.S., according to the white paper, the impact of soaring oil prices is aggravated by the relatively weak dollar, the tradition of cheap gasoline, and the preponderance in the market of large pickup trucks and SUVs. Europe, however, is somewhat insulated by the strong euro, the much earlier adaptation to higher gasoline prices, stricter emission standards, and a better mix of small cars and diesel engines.
Global Insight // Same-Day Analysis
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With the U.S.-Polish negotiations having dragged out for so long, the timing of the agreement is particularly unfortunate in the context of the military conflict between Russia and the pro-Western Georgia. The conflict between the two countries erupted on August 8, only days before the unexpected u-turn in defence negotiations between Warsaw and Washington.
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The Russian deputy chief of staff has warned the United States that the shield will be seen as a primary target by the Russian military, a statement that sent waves of disquiet throughout Europe.
Global Insight // Our Perspective
a good analysis about forecasts regarding the prospect of international trade with the collapse of Doha Dev Round of trade negotiations of the WTO.
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In the wave of globalization, centers of trade move from developed countries to new manufacturing in developing countries, because both labor and environmental protection costs are lower in developing countries. Before globalization, most goods were produced at locations near the end markets. After globalization, much of the production is concentrated in low-cost locations that are far from the end markets. As a result, in the past one-and-a-half decades, we saw rapid growth of international trade.
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Economic globalization has considerably increased energy consumption in two ways: it considerably increased world freight transportation demand, and it helped promote an energy-consuming lifestyle all over the world.
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