South China Sea tension is approaching a boiling point, the Associated Press is reporting, as Russia appears to take sides as a test of the relative international influence of the U.S. may be in the offing. South China Sea Tension: U.S., U.K. support U.N. ruling, China, Russia opposed The United States is calmly if quietly ratcheting up its actions in the South China Sea as a U.N. tribunal ruling could point to an interesting benchmark. The Philippines have challenged China’s territorial claims in proceedings at the U.N. Court of Arbitration, but China has refused to take part in deliberations and Russia…
South China Sea Tension Rising As Russia Backs China
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.