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# 1009: RUSSIA 2006: PULLING AWAY FROM THE U.S.

GUESTS: EDWARD LOZANSKY, PRESIDENT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN MOSCOW, ALEXANDER KONOVALOV, PRESIDENT, INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC ASSESSMENTS, VYACHESLAV NIKONOV, CHAIRMAN, FOREIGN POLICY COMMITTEE OF THE PUBLIC CHAMBER, HIS EXCELLENCY, YURI USHAKOV, RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO WASHINGTON.

SLIDES, GRAPHS:

ECONOMIC TURN AROUND
INDEBTEDNESS TURN AROUND
FDI AND OIL PRODUCTION
MANAGING THE CASH—THE STABILIZATION FUND
DEMOGRAPHIC PROBLEM
HEALTH PROBLEM
CORRUPTION PROBLEM
PARTNERS IN EUROPE
U.S. ATTITUDES TOWARD RUSSIA
RUSSIAN ATTITUDES TOWARD U.S.
DISTRUST OF U.S. POLICIES
NEGATIVE VIEW OF U.S. MOTIVES
STRAINS SHOWING BETWEEN U.S. AND RUSSIA

# 1008: LOSING LATIN AMERICA, PART II

GUESTS: PETER HAKIM, PRESIDENT, INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE, LUIS ALBERTO MORENO, PRESIDENT,INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

SLIDES, GRAPHS:

1. CRITICAL YEAR FOR LATIN AMERICAN ELECTIONS

2. POVERTY AND INEQUALITY STILL REIGN

3. GDP’S SOUTH AMERICA

4. LATIN AMERICA’S VAST RESOURCES

5. PETROLEUM RICHES

6. VENEZEULA’S HUGO CHAVEZ

7. PUBLIC OPINIONS ON U.S. BEGIN TO SOUR

8. POLITICAL DIFFERENCES WITH U.S. GROW

9. BREAKDOWN IN TRADE TALKS

10. CHINA MOVES IN

11. LOSING BOLIVIA

12. LOSING PERU

13. LOSING EQUADOR

14. LOSING MEXICO

15. LOSING BRAZIL

# 1007: LOSING CENTRAL AMERICA, PART I

GUESTS: ROBERTO JIMENEZ ORTIZ, PARTNER, ARGUS GROUP, JOSE MIGUEL INSULZA, SECRETARY GENERAL, OAS (ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES), ROGER NORIEGA, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE, WESTERN HEMISPHERIC AFFAIRS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

SLIDES, GRAPHS:

GDP’S CENTRAL AMERICA

MONEY FLOWS

PRIVATE CAPITAL GOES ELSEWHERE IN WORLD

TRADE SURPLUSES WITH U.S.

TRADE TALKS

MEXICO’S EXPLODING POPULATION

# 1006: MONGOLIA: NATURAL RESOURCE RICH NATION

GUESTS: SODOM GANBOLD, COUNSELOR, TRADE AND ECONOMIC POLICY, EMBASSY OF MONGOLIA, BOLD LUVSANVANDAN, CHAIRMAN, MINERAL RESOURCES AND PETROLEUM AUTHORITY OF MONGOLIA, VROSHILOV ENKHBOLD, DIRECTOR GENERAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC POLICY COORDINATION DEPARTMENT, MONGOLIA, SODBAATAR YANGUG, MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE, MONGOLIA.

SLIDES, GRAPHS:

MONGOLIA GDP
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
EXPORTS
GOLD PRODUCTION
LEADING GOLD COMPANIES
COPPER PRODUCTION
MAGNESIUM PRODUCTION
FLUORSPAR PRODUCTION
COAL PRODUCTION
OIL PRODUCTION
ESTIMATED PETROLEUM RESERVES
NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION
ESTIMATED NATURAL GAS RESERVES
FUNDS REQUIRED FOR GEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

# 1005: CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR DISASTER-TWENTY YEARS LATER

GUESTS: PAVEL SHIDLOVSKY, COUNSELOR, EMBASSY OF BELARUS, AMBASSADOR OF BELARUS, MIKHAIL KHVOSTOV.

SLIDES, GRAPHS:

RAMIFICATIONS OF DISASTER
IMMEDIATE ECONOMIC COST OF ACCIDENT
LONG TERM ECONOMIC COST TO NATION
VICTIMS: ADULTS AND CHILDREN AND UNBORN
UNDP SUPPORT PROJECT
PARTICIPANTS
MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS BY COUNTRY
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL INVOLVMENT
BELARUS ECONOMY
GOWTH PROSPECTS
CURRENT ACCOUNT RESERVES
CORE PROJECT
PROJECT INITIATIVES
PRESIDENT LUKSHENKO’S POPULARITY AND RULE
RE-ELECTION ADMIST CHARGES OF CAMPAIGN FRAUD
U.S. GOVERNMENT POSITION
RUSSIAN OIL DEPENDENCY
RISING OIL PRICES—PROMPT WORLDWIDE NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT
CHERNOBYL CHILDREN’S PROJECT

# 1004: LITHUANIA: BALLISTIC BALTIC

GUESTS: AMBASSADOR VYGAUDAS USACKAS.

SLIDES, GRAPHS:

1. ECONOMIC PROGRESS TOWARD EUROPEAN ACCESSION

2. STOCK EXCHANGE

3. POPULATION AND POSITION

4. HISTORY

5. ECONOMIC STATS 2001-20005

6. EXPORTS BY SECTOR

7. FDI BY SECTOR

8. FDI BY COUNTRY

9. MAJOR CORPORATE INVESTORS

10. I.T. SECTOR

11. OTHER SECTORS

12. ADVANTAGES AS A EUROPEAN PARTNER

13. HILL OF CROSSES

# 1003: GLOBAL COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE MARKETS

GUESTS: CHRISTOPHER HORTON, V.P. PRESTIGE INTERNATIONAL:

SLIDES, GRAPHS:

1. COMPANY PROFILE

2. GLOBAL REACH

3. REAL ESTATE VS STOCKS: PERFORMANCE

4. U.K. AND IRELAND MARKETS

5. TURNKEY APPROACH

6. MORTGAGE RATES IN EUROPE

7. HOUSE PRICES: U.S.

8. MANCHESTER ECONOMY

9. FOREIGN INTEREST IN REAL ESTATE

10. LONDON ECONOMY

11. OECD ON REAL ESTATE VALUES

12. OFFICE RENTALS

13. BEST PERFORMING MARKETS WORLD WIDE

14. EU HOUSE PRICE INFLATION

15. EUROPEAN MOST EXPENSIVE

16. MATURITY CYCLE—OFFICE RENTALS

17. EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE MONEY FLOW

18. WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE MARKETS

19. AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST

20. EUROPE

21. HONG KONG’S BOOM AND BUSTS

22. ASIAN WOBBLES

23. EXISTING CYCLE SALES

24. FLORIDA ADVANTAGES

25. FLORIDA DEMOGRAPHICS

# 1002: INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE

GUESTS: GREGORY LU, IMA INTERNATIONAL.

SLIDES, GRAPHS:

1. 1.REAL HOUSE PRICES: IRELAND, SPAIN, U.K. NETHERLANDS, NORWAY

2. FRANCE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, FINLAND, SWEDEN

3. DENMARK, ITALY, CANADA, U.S.A.

4. SWITZERLAND, KOREA, GERMANY, JAPAN

5. POPULATION AND HOUSE PRICES

6. ESTIMATED OVER VALUATIONS

7. MORTGAGE DEBT AND INTEREST BURDEN

8. BULGARIAN ECONOMY

9. BULGARIAN STOCK MARKET

10. EU AND NATO ENTRY

11. COMPARISON—U.K. VS BULGARIAN PRICES

# 1001: INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO AMERICA

GUESTS: STEPHEN WEBER, COO, PIPA (PROGRAM ON INTERNATIONAL POLICY ATTITUDES) UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, JEFFREY SACHS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EARTH INSTITUTE.

SLIDES, GRAPHS:

1. AMERICA’S FALLING IMAGE AROUND THE WORLD

2. U.S. SCANDALS AND CHARGES OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

3. HURRICANE KATRINA—U.S. PUBLIC RELATIONS DISASTER

4. SURVEY—HOW AMERICANS THINK OTHERS SEE THE U.S.

5. HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO THE U.S.?

6. LOSING EUROPEAN ALLIES

7. U.S. PALLESTIAN AND ISRAELI POLICY

8. U.S. INFLUENCE IN THE WORLD

9. DESCRIBE AMERRICA’S INFLUENCE

10. OTHER NATIONS INFLUENCE IN THE WORLD

11. CHINA’S GROWING INFLUENCE

12. CONFLICT AREAS OPINION OF U.S.

13. ALLIES AGAINS WAR IN IRAQ

14. NATIONS WHICH DISLIKE U.S. BUSINESS

15. DISLIKE OF U.S. PRODUCTS

16. AMERICAN FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY

17. AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

18. AMERICAN MOVIES AND TV

19. U.S. FAVORABILITY RATINGS FALL TO NEW LOW

20. ARAB NATIONS LARGELY UNFAVORABLE

21. ECONOMIC BLOW FROM HURRICAN KATRINA

22. GULF COAST MARKETS

23. GULF COAST PORTS

24. FISCAL LESSONS FROM HURRICANE KATRINA

# 1000: NEW YEAR’S 2006

GUEST: THOMAS PALLEY, FOUNDER, ECONOMICS FOR DEMOCRATIC & OPEN SOCIETIES

SLIDES, GRAPHS:

1. RED INK OVER U.S. ECONOMY

2. READ U.S. GDP

3. REAL PAYROLLS

4. HH DEBT AND HOME EQUITY

5. DEBT: CONSUMER, CORPORATE, GOVERNMENT

6. U.S. QUALITY OF LIFE, SLIPPING FROM #1

7. “OFFICIAL” GOVERNMENT INFLATION

8. “REAL” INFLATION

9. HOUSING TRUE COSTS

10. MEDICAL PREMIUMS

11. COLLEGE TUITIONS

12. ENERGY COSTS

13. U.S. TRADE BALANCE

14. GM JUNK BONDS

15. FOREIGN HOLDINGS OF U.S. TREASURY DEBT

16. FOREIGN PURCHES OF U.S. TREASURIES

17. SKYROCKING DEFICITS

18. FEDERAL DEBT

19. BUDGET CUTTING?

20. PHONEY BUDGET NUMBERS FROM WASHINGTON

21. BUDGET DEFICIT TO DRIVE INTEREST RATES

22. TRUST FUND BUST

23. TOTAL OBLIGATIONS OF U.S. GOVERNMENT

24. WORLD’S LARGEST DEBTORS

25. S&P HYPOTHETICAL RATING OF U.S. TREASURIES

26. LOBBYING ACTIVITY IN WASHINGTON

27. PROJECTIONS OF U.S. DEFICITS

28. CHINA TAKING LEAD IN EDUCATION AND R&D

# 999: EUROPEAN I.T. SECTOR

GUESTS: MARSHALL FERRIN, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR, MASON ENTERPRISE CENTER, MIKE DANIELS, CEO, NETWORK SOLUTIONS, PETER HAUPTMANN, CE SAARLAND ECONOMIC PROMOTION AGENCY,

STEVE SMITH, DIRECTOR, MERSEYSIDE, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, ERIK MUELLER, STRATEGIE & ACTION CONSULTING.

SLIDES, GRAPHS:

1. EUROPEAN ACCESSION BY NATION

2. INTERNET AND MOBILE PHONE PENETRATION

3. BUSINESS ATTACTIVENESS-GERMANY

4. GDP GERMANY VS. SAARLAND

5. INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES

6. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

7. WORLDWIDE ICT MARKET

8. EUROPEAN ICT MARKET

9. GERMAN ICT MARKET

10. EUROPEAN GDP VS. U.S.

11. EUROPEAN TECH SECTOR

12. WORLD’S LEADING EXPORTERS

13. GDP COMPARISON – 6 LARGEST NATIONS

14. OFFSHORING R & D

15. GERMAN MARKET SECTORS

16. GERMAN MOBILE PHONE SECTOR

17. GERMAN CONSUMER ELECTRONICS

18. WEB USAGE IN EUROPE

19. U.K. I.T. BY SECTOR

20. U.K. I.T. BY MARKET SIZE

21. R&D INVESTMENT BY COUNTRY

22. INTERNET COMMERCE BY COUNTRY

23. HARDWARE IN FRANCE

24. FRENCH I.T. MARKET

25. INTERNET OPPORTUNITIES IN FRANCE

26. OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. COMPANIES

# 998: HIGH TECH HOMELAND SECURITY

GUESTS: ROBERT DISHAW, PRESIDENT, GUARDIAN TECHNOLOGIES, DAVE DUNCAN, BASE-X, GERALD DINKEL, PRESIDENT, CEO, CUBIC CORPORATION, JAY THOMAS, FINANCIAL VICE PRESIDENT, CUBIC CORPORATION, RICHARD PARTON, V, GIANNI ARCAINI, CEO, DUOS TECHNOLOGIES.

SLIDES, GRAPHS:

1. AIRLINE FREIGHT TRAFFIC

2. ARTIFICIAL URBAN WAR GAMES

3. AMERICANS PREPARED TO SURRENDER CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

4. HLS CYBER SECURITY IN TURMOIL

5. EXECUTIVES SEE OBSTACLES CREATED BY HLS

6. SECURITY’S COST TO BUSINESS AND THE U.S. ECONOMY

# 997: IPV6

GUESTS: MARK BAYLISS, CEO, VISUAL LINK, YURIE RICH, CEO, NATIVE6, CHRIS HARZ, DIRECTOR, U.S.IPV6 SUMMIT, JOEL COULTER, PRESIDENT, SCIENCES CONSORTIUM.

1. BROADBAND INTERNET WORLDWIDE

2. TOPE 12 NATIONS

3. WHAT IS IPV6?

4. U.S. VS. INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION

5. TECHNOLOGY DRIVES INTRODUCTION

6. LOCAL GOVERNMENT USES

7. CORPORATE SECURITY ISSUES

8. PRIVATE SECTOR ADOPTION

9. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

10. U.S./EUROPEAN COOPERATION

11. IPV6 SOLUTIONS

12. PRIVATE SECTOR USES

13. REVENUE SOURCES

14. IMPACT ON WORLD ECONOMY

15. GROWTH OF INTERNET IN CHINA

16. INTERNET “CRIMINALS” IN CHINA

17. GOLDEN SHIELD

18. CONTROL OF INTERNET ADDRESSES

# 996: GUARANTEED EQUITY INDEX BASED ANNUITIES

GUEST: Jeff Duckworth, Sr. Vice President, JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

SLIDES, GRAPHS:

1. RATES AND FEES

2. MAIN OBJECTIONS

3. PRINCIPLES

4. LONGEVITY

5. RISK FACTORS

6. WITHDRAWAL PENALTIES

7. PROTECTIONS

8. BENEFITS

9. WITHDRAWAL OPTIONS

# 995: U.S. STOCK MARKET HYPE

GUESTS: ROBERT HORMATS, CHAIRMAN, GOLDMAN SACHS

SLIDES, GRAPHS:

1. U.S. STOCK MARKET 2000-2006

2. STOCK MARKETS 2005

3. LATIN AMERICA MARKETS

4. EUROPEAN MARKETS

5. SCANDINAVIAN MARKETS

6. TURKEY, INDIA, JAPAN, AUSTRAILIA, KOREA

7. MIDDLE EAST

8. RUSSIA

9. CHINA

10. INFLATION

11. ENERGY INFLATION

12. INTEREST RATES

13. U.S. DOLLAR

# 994: THE “REAL” ECONOMY OF CHINA

GUEST: RICHARD HERD, SENIOR ECONOMIST, OECD (CHINA).

SLIDES, GRAPHS:

1. RURAL/URBAN INCOME SEPARATION

2. REAL GROWTH IN INCOME

3. GDP GROWTH

4. RESEMBLING SOUTH KOREA, 1970

5. CHINA’S APPETITE FOR RESOURCES

6. EDUCATION OF ITS YOUNG

7. UNIVERSITY GROWTH

8. ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDENTS

9. FOREIGN TRADE

10. BANKING SECTOR ISSUES

11. BANK CREDIT CONCENTRATION & CONSOLIDATION

12. FDI

13. PRIVATE SECTOR SAVINGS

14. STEEL CONSUMPTION

15. BANKING PROBLEMS

16. INCOME GAPS VS OTHER NATIONS

17. DUBIOUS ECONOMIC DATA

18. GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION

19. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

20. PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH

21. PRIVATE SECTOR SHARE OF INDUSTRY

22. STOCK MARKET COMPARISON

23. CORPORATE BOND MARKET

24. FINANCIAL FRAUD

25. COMPANY SCANDALS

26. GROWTH IN HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION

27. OIL PRODUCTION VS. OIL CONSUMPTION

28. CHINA AND U.S. FINANCIAL INTERDEPENDENCE

29. WORLD BANK CONTINUES TO LEND

30. CORE INFLATION

31. MONETARY POLICY

32. GDP PER CAPITA

33. FEWER FARMERS

34. MILITARY BUILDUP

35. RISE IN DEMAND TO 2050

36. CHINA SAYS NO TO U.S. ON CURRENCY

37. CHINA EXERTS INFLUENCE AROUND THE WORLD