Velina Tchakarova @vtchakarova 

.@vtchakarova Russia will play a decisive role as a free rider in the new bipolar geopolitical confrontation between the US and China.

#Geopolitics: No multipolarity, only two poles available: #US & #China. All other countries have to decide with which they want to align.

#Russia Pledges to Build Up #Defenses as #NATO Seeks to ‚Apply Itself‘ http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20141105/195121973/Russia-Pledges-to-Build-Up-Defenses-as-NATO-Seeks-to-Apply.html … via @ria_novosti #military

#Petrodollar exports negative in 2014, first time in 18 years http://fb.me/1slP0Dwtn  via @Glenn_Swart

The fate of the Donetsk airport: what to expect from negotiations #Ukraine–#Russia–#OSCE Судьба Донецкого аэропорта http://www.segodnya.ua/regions/donetsk/Sudba-Doneckogo-aeroporta-chego-zhdat-ot-peregovorov-Ukraina-Rossiya-OBSE-.html …

Reuters: no formal face-to-face talks but informal conversation. #Putin and #Obama at APEC or G20 summit next week http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0IO22V20141104?irpc=932 …

In a Cinema in #Moscow, waiting for the Pan-European world premiere of “1989”, simultaneous screening all over Europe. #BerlinWall #ColdWar

It’s impossible „to rewrite history for someone’s geopolitical interests,“ Putin said today, per Interfax. „History is a science.“ #ahem

.@miceandmenbway Today Steinbeck’s Of Mice & Men hits the big screen in English Cinema Haydn in Vienna http://www.haydnkino.at/Cinema/Overview  @JamesFrancoTV

Geo-spacial, geostrategic and geo-energy importance of #Afghanistan for the #USA #geopolitics http://orientalreview.org/2013/03/18/us-eurasian-objectives-and-the-afghan-war/ …

CEO @corporateeurope

How’s your fav. company rank on #transparency & anti-#corruption? http://www.transparency.org/news/feature/global_companies_global_transparency … Results may surprise: @Apple & @Google near bottom.

What do the world’s largest companies do in your country? Hard to know without info disclosure http://bit.ly/1tapN3f 

And the 20 worst performing companies in our Transparency in Corporate Reporting index are… http://bit.ly/1tapN3f 

101 global #companies score less than 5/10 in our report on corporate transparency. Results: http://bit.ly/1tapN3f 

China should back #G20 measures that will help it fight corruption – @maggranna via @rosieslewis http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/in-depth/beijing-blocking-g20-move-on-graft-says-transparency-international/story-fnpebfcn-1227112748944?nk=46b1fc1b497a1234cc73ef113de82859 … #moneylaundering

Have you checked out our new report ranking the transparency of the world’s largest companies? http://bit.ly/1tapN3f 

Read our critical comments on @EU_Commission consultations, lessons from #TTIP (see contributions submitted online):

Remember the Commission’s consultation on consultations? Around 85 NGOs, lobby groups and companies sent in comments: http://ec.europa.eu/smart-regulation/impact/planned_ia/consultation_2014/contributions/index_en.htm …

In case you wondered, the English-language original „Profiting from Injustice“ is online here: http://corporateeurope.org/trade/2012/11/profiting-injustice … #ISDS #TTIP

#WorldBank watchdog CAOoffice issues new report criticising IFC_org lending Oxfam eurodad http://bit.ly/10nvBQ9

News Lens: From IMF god to pariah: Rodrigo Rato and the bursting of a bubble http://bit.ly/1ojGw8Q

News Lens: IMF gave richer countries wrong austerity advice after crisis – watchdog http://reut.rs/1tF6rJ1

News Lens: Development billions channelled through tax havens http://bit.ly/1wZREe2

#HoustonWeHaveAProblem the new president of Europn Commission Jean-Claude Juncker was PM of the Grand Duchy for 18yrs. Eminently unsuitable

How do corporations cut their tax bills from 29% to little more than zero? Find out in our Luxembourg Leaks explainer http://www.icij.org/luxleaks/tricks-trade …

America’s clampdown on tax evasion: Weil walks http://econ.st/1EfAOIX  via @TheEconomist

Ex-UBS Executive Weil Acquitted of U.S. Tax Conspiracy http://bloom.bg/1vCNZ03  via @BloombergNews

Bankers await fallout of Weil tax evasion acquittal http://swissin.fo/1s5Ld1e  @swissinfo_en

Swiss banker Weil verdict leaves many questions unanswered, say media http://swissin.fo/1x98ntO  @swissinfo_en

Cayman news: Automatic tax information exchange compared to „war of terror upon taxpayers“ http://wp.me/p3OsmP-bX  via @SecrecyMonitor

Competing tax breaks: The international sport of seducing rich expats http://swissin.fo/1ux4iQV  @swissinfo_en

As G20 prepares to meet, a reminder of how banking family of UK’s Cameron has old links to tax havens. From 2012 http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/apr/20/cameron-family-tax-havens …

working with @TaxJusticeNet on media and comms. get in touch for help reaching TJN experts for comment & background ahead of @G20Australia

Do the world’s largest companies leave citizens in the dark? The results of our newest report: http://bit.ly/1tapN3f 

Tech #companies that make greater #transparency possible are one of the least transparent: http://bit.ly/1tapN3f 

Only 11/39 EU companies have a policy of prohibiting or disclosing political contributions. http://bit.ly/1tapN3f

It’s time for companies to disclose the subsidiaries they own: http://dw.de/p/1DgjF  #transparency @anticorruption

101 global #companies score less than 5/10 in our report on corporate transparency. Results: http://bit.ly/1tapN3f 

Over half of 124 of the world’s biggest companies do NOT explicitly ban facilitation payments http://bit.ly/1tapN3f 

Watchdog slams big companies for disclosing too little on operations abroad http://reut.rs/1x62sFZ  @anticorruption #Google #Amazon #Buffett

A study by @anticorruption found the biggest companies hardly disclose anything about their overseas operations http://on.wsj.com/1s2qhYX

Global companies too secretive; Chinese & tech companies score poorly – @anticorruption rankings http://tmsnrt.rs/1xbDJhz  @stelladawson

Global #companies silent on local impact, our newest study shows. Read more: http://bit.ly/10THDC1

Read our new feature about elections and anti-corruption in Europe here: http://bit.ly/1s0qb43

Watch this space for the findings of our Transparency in Corporate Reporting study tomorrow! http://bit.ly/1wIRUeT 

#Lobbying in #Italy: Shady characters & secret deals – First-ever report by @transparency_it Read it here: https://www.transparency.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Report_eng_def.pdf …

The US needs to start enforcing 1500 day old transparency laws. Read what @OxfamAmerica are doing about it http://www.oxfamamerica.org/press/oxfam-america-sues-sec-over-delay-on-oil-gas-and-mining-transparency-rules/ … 2/2

New report tomorrow: #oil #gas #mining firms not ready for new #EU, #US transparency laws http://www.transparency.org/news/pressrelease/how_transparent_are_the_worlds_biggest_companies … 1/2

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#Iran Communications Minister says government does not intend to ban social media ‚we ask users to behave morally when using these networks‘

Thanks @EnglishFars for picking up my blog post, FYI @RFERL is not a CIA media outlet, do your homework http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13930814001197 …