December 24, 2021 Eurasia
A third world war may begin for the same reasons that World War I did, as a result of the collapse of communications between major powers and miscalculations arising from the resulting tendency of governments to impute intentions on the basis of observed capabilities, Andrey Kortunov says. That makes the …
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December 24, 2021 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Syria has become “a haven for mercenaries, drug trafficking and terrorism” Geir Pederson, the UN Special Envoy to Damascus Tells the UN Security Council in a special meeting. His glaring comments come in a brief and were quickly reposted on the social media for their starkness and frank point of …
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December 24, 2021 Eurasia, Middle Orient, Turkey
Туристический сезон закончился, однако Турция возглавляет список стран, куда собираются россияне на Новый год. Многих интересует, что там с лирой, почему она скачет как бешеная — то рекордное падение, то новый взлет… Октябрь 2021 лира закончила на уровне менее 10 за доллар. В ноябре скакнула до 13, а 20 декабря …
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December 24, 2021 Eurasia
На Западе спорят о том, как нужно реагировать на проведенные Россией красные линии: просто так отвергнуть переданные Москвой проекты договора с США и соглашения с НАТО не получится. Сторонники жесткой стратегии, то есть те, кто делает ставку на продолжение демонизации России и тотальную конфронтацию с нами, опасаются, что отсутствие однозначно …
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December 24, 2021 Eurasia
Professional sports is a cutthroat business. Succeed and the people running the show reap rich rewards. Fail to meet expectations and you get handed your walking papers. American-style war in the twenty-first century is quite a different matter. Of course, war is not a game. The stakes on the battlefield …
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December 24, 2021 Eurasia
When Pavel Zavalny, the chairman of Russian parliamentary committee on energy, made the forecast last Friday that Nord Stream 2 pipeline could start shipping natural gas to Germany as early as next month, it was received with disbelief. But Zavalny was categorical, and was quoted by Reuters as saying, “I …
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December 24, 2021 Eurasia
Three retired U.S. army generals warned of an insurrection or even civil war if the results of the 2024 presidential election were not accepted by some in the military. Former Major Gen. Paul Eaton, former Major Gen. Antonio Taguba, and former Brig. Gen. Steven Anderson made the warnings in an …
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December 24, 2021 Eurasia, Middle Orient
More than half a year since the last round of violent escalations between the two sides, Hamas understands that terror is the route it must take in order to push Israel to make concessions. Hamas is increasingly pushing for deadly terrorist attacks in the West Bank as tensions continue to …
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December 24, 2021 Iran, Middle Orient
According to reports, the IDF does not have the means to effectively and seriously damage Iran’s nuclear facilities right now. Much has been written in recent months regarding the possibility of an Israeli attack on Iran. On Dec. 2, Mossad Chief David Barnea was quoted as saying, “Iran will not …
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December 24, 2021 Africa, Middle Orient, Turkey
Egypt has criticized Turkey’s plan for a two-state peace deal on ethnically divided Cyprus. Egyptian criticism of Turkey’s plan for a two-state solution peace deal on ethnically divided Cyprus has come as the latest sign of ongoing tension between Cairo and Ankara despite previous diplomatic efforts to rebuild their relations. …
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