Every week, James joins Alfred Adask on the Financial Survival program to discuss the latest geopolitical and economic news from around the globe. This week they discuss the CDC patenting of Ebola, the US-Afghan security agreement to keep US troops in the country beyond the 2014 “pullout,” and the ongoing internationalization of the yuan.
SHOW NOTES
Episode 293 – The Ebola Effect
CDC patent on Ebola Bundibugyo virus (not current outbreak strain)
Diamond v. Chakrabarty
CDC patents SARS (2003)
New Afghanistan pact means America’s longest war will last until at least 2024
Invasion orders for Afghanistan September 4, 2001 (NSPD-9)
Afghanistan: The Saudi Arabia of Lithium?
Background on Brzezinski and “the Eurasian Balkans”
Yuan to Start Direct Trading With Euro as China Pushes Usage
Gold market turns eastward, London loses glitter
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