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The Middle East in 2015 and Beyond: Trends and Drivers (Page 1)
The Middle East in 2015 and Beyond: Trends and Drivers (Page 1). Four years after the uprisings that broke the mold of the old Middle East, 2015 promises to be another year of tumultuous change. The eruptions of 2011 unleashed decades of pent-up tensions and dysfunction in the political, socioeconomic, and cultural spheres; these dynamics […]
The Breakdown Of International Cooperation | Zero Hedge
The Breakdown Of International Cooperation | Zero Hedge. The Breakdown Of International Cooperation Some of the major problems that humanity faces today transcend borders, and as such international cooperation is of vital importance. But recent events make such cooperation increasingly more challenging. Without going into the wisdom of the decision, sanctions imposed on Russia over […]
Lavrov accuses West of seeking ‘regime change’ in Russia | Reuters
Lavrov accuses West of seeking ‘regime change’ in Russia | Reuters. (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West on Saturday of trying to use sanctions imposed on Moscow in theUkraine crisis to seek “regime change” in Russia. His comments stepped up Moscow’s war of words with the United States and the European Union in their […]
Are Europe and the World Slipping Back Into a 2nd Cold War? – The Epoch Times
Are Europe and the World Slipping Back Into a 2nd Cold War? – The Epoch Times. Bloodshed in Europe and the Middle East against the backdrop of a breakdown in the dialogue between major powers is of enormous concern. The world is on the brink of a new Cold War, some are even saying that […]
Ukraine Bank Runs Begin As Poroshenko Plans To Sever Socio-Economic Ties With Separatist-Held Regions | Zero Hedge
Ukraine Bank Runs Begin As Poroshenko Plans To Sever Socio-Economic Ties With Separatist-Held Regions | Zero Hedge. In what the pro-Russian separatists call “an act of genocide,” Ukraine’s President Poroshenko signed a decree Friday that will explicitly withdraw state support for the regions within a month. While appearing to implicitly recognize the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk […]
US-China Relations Fraught With Difficulties, Experts Say – The Epoch Times
US-China Relations Fraught With Difficulties, Experts Say – The Epoch Times. MORE IN CHINA-US NEWS Obama’s Comments on Open Internet Meet Heavy Censorship in China Obama to Visit China, Burma, Australia Next Week China’s State-Funded Company Looks to Profit Off US Patents The talks between U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese Communist Party head Xi […]
Northern Europe beefs up air patrols to oppose ‘Russian invasion’ — RT News
Northern Europe beefs up air patrols to oppose ‘Russian invasion’ — RT News. Eight northern European nations have agreed to step up military training and data sharing to oppose an alleged “invasion” of airspace by Russia. Moscow increased its air patrols after NATO beefed up its European presence in the wake of the Ukraine crisis. […]
Russia To Dispatch Long-Range Bomber Patrols Over Gulf Of Mexico, Caribbean | Zero Hedge
Russia To Dispatch Long-Range Bomber Patrols Over Gulf Of Mexico, Caribbean | Zero Hedge. While the west is seemingly eager to once again restart the military escalation, if only in rhetoric for now, surrounding the east-Ukraine conflict, leading to a report that the “European Union and the U.S. will weigh further sanctions against Russia’s economy and Ukrainian […]
Armenia warns Azeris over helicopter shooting – Europe – Al Jazeera English
Armenia warns Azeris over helicopter shooting – Europe – Al Jazeera English. Armenia’s Foreign Ministry has threatend “grave consequences” after Azerbaijani forces shot down one of its military helicopters. Wednesday’s development will fuel fears of a major escalation of the long-standing conflict over Nagorny Karabakh, a region of Azerbaijan controlled by ethnic Armenians. The downing […]
oftwominds-Charles Hugh Smith: What Have We Learned From 24 Years of War?
oftwominds-Charles Hugh Smith: What Have We Learned From 24 Years of War?. The responsibility for starting and ending wars, the way wars are fought and the losses we suffer all rest with our elected civilian leadership. What have we learned from 24 years of war? Since the First Gulf War in early 1991, the U.S. has […]
Obama urges China to be partner in ensuring world order | Reuters
Obama urges China to be partner in ensuring world order | Reuters. (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday a successful China was in the interests of the United States and the world but Beijing had to be a partner in underwriting international order, and not undermine it. Speaking to growing concerns among U.S. and other companies […]
ClubOrlov: Putin to Western elites: Play-time is over
ClubOrlov: Putin to Western elites: Play-time is over. Most people in the English-speaking parts of the world missed Putin’s speech at the Valdai conference in Sochi a few days ago, and, chances are, those of you who have heard of the speech didn’t get a chance to read it, and missed its importance. (For […]
George Soros Slams Putin, Warns Of “Existential Threat” From Russia, Demands $20 Billion From IMF In “Russia War Effort” | Zero Hedge
George Soros Slams Putin, Warns Of “Existential Threat” From Russia, Demands $20 Billion From IMF In “Russia War Effort” | Zero Hedge. If even George Soros is getting concerned and writing Op-Eds, then Putin must be truly winning. Here are the highlights from what the Open Society founder has to say about the “existential” Russian […]
ClubOrlov: How to start a war and lose an empire
ClubOrlov: How to start a war and lose an empire. A year and a half I wrote an essay on how the US chooses to view Russia, titled The Image of the Enemy. I was living in Russia at the time, and, after observing the American anti-Russian rhetoric and the Russian reaction to it, I made some observations […]
Resource Insights: Oil decline: Price makes the story
Resource Insights: Oil decline: Price makes the story. When the world’s business editors sent their reporters canvassing to find out what is behind the recent plunge in the world oil price, they were doing what they do almost every day for every type of market: stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities and real estate. In financial journalism […]
