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Obyśmy nie byli jak Turcja. Co zmusi rząd do weryfikacji swojej polityki?

– Trzeba czynić wszystko, by Polska była tym, czym jest dziś Turcja – mówił Jarosław Kaczyński w 2014 r. Turcja prężyła wtedy muskuły w wymiarze militarnym i ekonomicznym. Od 2010 r. jej PKB rósł w tempie 4,8–11,2 proc. rocznie. Dziś prezes PiS pewnie połknąłby język, nim powtórzyłby tamte słowa. Co …

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Diese Agrarreform ist eine Luftnummer

Masse statt Klasse, Förderung für große statt für kleine Unternehmen: Alles bleibt beim Alten, doch zumindest streitet die EU nicht mehr über die Agrarreform. Die ist nichts weiter als eine verpasste Chance. Europas neue Agrarpolitik: eine Reform ohne Reform. Nichts da mit Meilenstein, Schritt in die Zukunft oder richtungsweisend. Wer …

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Poland Says Migrants Still Crossing From Belarus As EU Readies New Sanctions

Poland says groups of migrants have made new attempts to illegally cross the border from Belarus, and warned against interpreting recent moves by Minsk to repatriate some of the migrants as a de-escalation of the crisis on the European Union’s eastern frontier. The Polish officials issued the warning on November …

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Predicting Allies’ Choices In An Era Of US-China Competition – Analysis

In today’s environment of growing US-China competition, America’s allies are increasingly faced with a series of what international relations authority Dr. Victor Cha calls “binary choices” between the two powers. “Open competition in relations between the United States and China has dramatically changed the environment in which the US must …

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Key To Ending The Fighting In Kiev Is Ukraine Giving Up Donbass – OpEd

As Russia/Nato passions are stirring once again, we should wind the clock back to seven years ago when the Ukraine crisis began. What’s it all about? The demonstrators in the Maidan, the central square of the capital, Kiev, were motivated by the arguments over a trade agreement with the EU, …

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Ukraine Is Back On Russia’s Agenda – Analysis

There is a growing danger of a major Russian military move into Ukraine. Nevertheless, the constraints remain significant, making a full-scale Russian military endeavour risky. Instead, a limited military incursion with the aim of achieving the decentralisation of Ukraine is more probable. Ukraine is back on Russia’s agenda. Recent months …

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Nouveau McCarthyism And US-Russian Relations – OpEd

The November 4 arrest and indictment of Igor Danchenko, leaves open the question of just how far Special Counsel John Durham‘s US Department of Justice investigation will go, concerning the flaw-ridden Russiagate narrative? Eli Lake’s November 4 Bloomberg column, suggests that the FBI might’ve been manipulated by the Democratic Party. …

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Israel calls on Ankara to close Hamas offices in Turkey

Following the killing in Jerusalem of Eliyahu Kay by a Hamas member linked to Turkey, and following the exposure of a West Bank Hamas cell led by the Hamas Turkey office, Jerusalem is calling on Ankara to shut down the group’s activities in the country. Israel has intensified its diplomatic …

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Saudi, Syrian intelligence chiefs meet in Cairo

The meeting between the Saudi and Syrian intelligence chiefs is a further step to reintegrate Syria’s role in the Arab League — which is opposed by the United States. Saudi Arabia’s intelligence chief Gen. Khalid bin Ali Al Humaidan met Nov. 13 with his Syrian counterpart Hussam Luka in Cairo, …

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Moscow builds ties with Tripoli government before December vote

A delegation of the Russian General Staff visited Tripoli on Nov. 10. The Russian military was received by the chief of staff of the Libyan army controlled by the Presidential Council, Lieutenant General Mohammed al-Haddad, and other leaders of the armed forces operating in western Libya. Col. Gen. Alexei Kim, …

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