“Suddenly, the old cold-war divide between East and West has burst onto the scene, with new fault lines appearing very near where the old ones were before. And now, with equal speed, emerging market countries are backing off from unbridled support of Western democratic principles, many shifting back into a neutral zone (gray areas.) Like lightning, the world has been transformed. For investors, the biggest and most immediate impact will come from flight capital — massive amounts of money seeking what’s perceived to be the most stable regions, the safest companies and the countries least threatened by their own desperate governments.”
http://www.moneyandmarkets.com/lightning-like-transformation-61414
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