Video: Russia, Poland and U.S. Strategy

  In the latest installment of the STRATFOR Insights video series, CEO George Friedman analyzes the upcoming summit July 6-8 between Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama from a geopolitical perspective.

Likely topics on the agenda include Iran, Afghanistan, U.S. ballistic missile defense installations in Poland and Russia’s sphere of influence.

Video used with permission from Reuters.

To view all video analysis, visit www.STRATFOR.com.

The Gazprom Corp has acquired stupendous prestige since founded in 1998, and yet whilst  President Dmitry Medvedev has held a series of consultations with world leaders,  he has only convivially managed to  establish the settling- in of controversy. 

With regard to his government’s nationalization of its gas reserves and agreements to supply both neighbouring and other wider potential trading partners, Medvedev since handed the reigns of power from Vladimir Putin in 2008 has gained a lot of bargaining power.   

As conversations about green agendas become more commonplace, and politicians talk more about the importance of gauranteeing our future energy security, the goings-on at well mediatized international conferences, attended by our delegates proceed from phase to phase until breakthrough are made.

Weblinks:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x89rt3_spotlightgazprom-direct-speech_news 

http://old.gazprom.ru/eng/articles/article8511.shtml

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/gazprom/index.html

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b05795e-4733-11de-923e-00144feabdc0.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8118721.stm

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