“[R]eminders of the unsettled situation on the ground were evident. Below is one of the signs on approaching what was still a contested part of Baghdad, not far from the US Embassy. It says that the area is not safe, and warns of possible bombs, primarily deadly IEDs (improvised explosive devices).”
CIB #75 – A Forgotten Washington Waiver Remains Essential for the Iraqi Energy Sector
Dr. Kent Moors | April 11, 2021
“As with just about any country coming out of prolonged hostilities, Baghdad needed to ramp up its ability to provide reliable electricity. No power, no economic recovery.”
CIB #74 – Burning a Source in Quito
Dr. Kent Moors | April 7, 2021
“As was my new normal, it made no difference what my overt reason was for being some place. The ‘other job’ was there as well.”
CIB #73 – How US Iranian Sanctions Are Circumvented
Dr. Kent Moors | April 5, 2021
“China is taking a different approach – deciding to take on the US sanctions more directly. More to the point, China’s route is one of defiance.”
CIB #72 – Cornering a Spy Runner in a Knightsbridge Restaurant
Dr. Kent Moors | March 31, 2021
Throughout most of the world, the normal “cover” for such operations was diplomatic, with members of the consular and other crews at embassies serving as intel officers in reality. However, for the Soviets in London, that became exceptionally difficult after September 1971 and ‘Operation FOOT.’ This was the British expulsion of 105 Soviet officials for spying in what is still the largest single move of its kind in history.”
CIB #71 – Inflation is Coming…and That’s Bad, Right?
Dr. Kent Moors | March 29, 2021
“If there is one factor today overshadowing everything else confronting investors it is the concern over inflation. Most would conclude that there is nothing more likely to tank a bull run than rising prices. Well, not so fast.”

About
Dr. Kent Moors
Dr. Kent Moors is a major figure in global investment, risk assessment, finance, and public policy analysis. His high-profile visibility and over forty years of advising the largest international energy producers, a wide array of US and foreign companies, 29 world governments, US governors, Canadian premiers, and market makers in 32 countries has resulted in an extensive network of personal contacts, an “early detection” system for maximizing investment profits.
Having guided governments, corporations, financial institutions, institutional investors, hedge funds, Wall Street analysts, and capital/asset managers worldwide, over a decade ago Dr. Moors turned his attention to helping average individual investors. What then followed was an amazing record of making profits for his subscribers.
He has combined four successful careers – university professor and scholar; global energy advising; geopolitical and economic risk assessment; and intelligence officer. Often these would run simultaneously, resulting in a unique ability to make people money while negotiating rapidly changing markets and events.
Dr. Moors is particularly known among policy makers for providing targeted political, market and risk assessments in crises or rapidly changing environments He is a leading “go-to” consultant for public and private sector entities addressing geopolitical developments impacting policy and security concerns. In addition to a range of energy-related topics, he has most recently advised on US-Chinese trade disagreements, fallout from the Iranian sanctions, the Saudi-Qatari diplomatic impasse, instability in Venezuela, and the South China Sea crisis.
Dr. Moors has appeared over 2,600 times as a featured television, radio and media commentator in North America, Europe and Russia—including ABC, BBC, Bloomberg TV, Canadian CBC, CBS, Chinese CGTN, CNBC, CNN, Fox Business Network, NBC and Russian RTV, REN, and STS networks. A prolific writer and lecturer, his over 3,400 professional/market publications and over 800 private/public sector presentations and workshops have appeared in 47 countries.
His first degree (at age 16) was a B.S. in theoretical physics. Subsequent A.B., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees were obtained in political science and public policy.”