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Saturday 31 January 2015

“US And Seven Wrong Strategies In Diplomacy With Iran – OpEd” plus 24 more : Eurasia Review

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 04:17 PM PST
By Seyed Hossein Mousavian* Former deputy head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council for foreign policy has recently taken part in a meeting of American elites in the northeastern state of Maine to discuss reasons behind the failure of the United States diplomacy toward Iran during the past 35 years. The meeting was organized by […] The post US And Seven Wrong Strategies In Diplomacy With Iran – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 04:13 PM PST
In the recent defence technology cooperation deal with the U.S., India has prioritised the private sector over public sector units. If the government and business now work together productively, they can create a much-needed and robust long-term defence industrial base in India. By Sameer Patil* On January 25, India and the U.S. renewed their bilateral […] The post Business Underpins India-US Defence Deal – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST
At present only one military force is effectively combatting Islamic State (IS) on the ground – the Kurdish guerrilla fighting force known generically as the Peshmerga (“Those Who Face Death”). For weeks, IS has been losing ground in northern Iraq to Iraqi Kurdish fighters; now they are succumbing to Peshmerga troops in Syria. On January […] The post The Kurds: Standard Bearers For Humanity – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 04:02 PM PST
By Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (Dakar, Senegal) — Mr. President of the National Assembly, Members of Government, Members of the Parliament, Members of the Diplomatic Corps and International Organizations, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good afternoon. Asalamu Alekum! I would like to thank President Moustapha Niasse for his kind introduction, and members of the […] The post Lagarde: Senegal On Way To Emerging Economy: Transformation, Inclusiveness,...

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 03:53 PM PST
Reports over the past two days have confirmed a rising tide of anger against the ploy organized by Israel’s ambassador Ron Dermer and House Speaker John Boehner to arrange for an address by Bibi Netanyahu to Congress.  The speech, originally scheduled five weeks before the upcoming Israeli election, was moved back to two weeks before, […] The post Backlash Grows Against Bibi’s Congressional Speech – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 03:51 PM PST
Ordinary people, and sometimes experts as well, tend to overreact to short-term economic changes. The current economic malaise in the United States and Europe has brought forth a bevy of commentators convinced that this time the economy has taken a permanent turn for the worse. Never again, they declare, will we enjoy growing prosperity as […] The post How Much Longer Can US Economy Bear The Burdens? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 03:45 PM PST
By Cheryl Pellerin The US Defense Department is moving its data to the cloud, driven by cost reductions, technical efficiencies and security considerations, Acting Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen told military and industry leaders. Halvorsen’s office hosted the first of what it characterized as a series of DoD CIO Cloud Industry Days – meetings intended […] The post US Defense Dept Moves Data To Cloud To Lower Costs, Improve Security appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 03:41 PM PST
By Aziz Amin Ahmadzai* The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia inhabits an extraordinary place and reputation within the Muslim world because the KSA is home to Islam’s most holy sites. Additionally, the Kingdom is considered a leader in the pursuit of Islamic solidarity across the globe. The Kingdom has played significant role in the Muslim world […] The post Saudi Arabia’s Lost Glory? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 03:04 PM PST
By Michael Montesano In impeaching a prime minister who left office more than eight months earlier, Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly (NLA) may have made legal history. But this curious exercise was not so much about Ms Yingluck Shinawatra’s impeachment for running a botched rice subsidy programme as it was about stripping her of her political […] The post Thailand: Junta’s Agenda Clearer After Yingluck Verdict – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 03:02 PM PST
By K. P. Fabian On January 25, the Greek electorate gave a verdict that has raised questions about the survival of the Euro, and even of the European Union (EU). The Greeks voted for a leftist party (Syriza), led by Alexis Tsipras. An acronym for Coalition of the Radical Left, Syriza contested elections first in […] The post The Lightning From Greece Strikes Germany – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 02:59 PM PST
An estimated 6 million people are living with HIV in Asia and the Pacific and only 33 percent of them are receiving treatment, often due to legal and policy barriers in accessing HIV services. Against this backdrop, some 30 countries from the region pledged this week to accelerate the pace of change and committed to […] The post Asia-Pacific Countries Commit To Ending AIDS By 2030 appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 02:55 PM PST
By Mary Rezac Disneyland is supposed to be the Happiest Place on Earth, not the place where you contract a highly contagious, once-eradicated disease. Unfortunately, that is what happened at Disneyland in California, starting back in December. The measles virus, likely carried by a tourist from a foreign country, started a chain of infections that […] The post Disneyland, Measles And Catholic Teaching Regarding Vaccines appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 02:46 PM PST
In an interview on Telecinco, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy committed to “consolidating the recovery” so that within two years “there are a million more people in work” in Spain. Rajoy also expressed his conviction that “Greece will remain in the Euro” because “the government that has just been formed will meet its commitments”. Rajoy […] The post Spain PM Rajoy Says ‘We Were The Sick Man Of Europe, But Are Now Country Creating...

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 02:40 PM PST
By Patrick Litanga* Apparently inspired by last year’s massive protests in Burkina Faso that ended the regime of President Blaise Compaore who wanted to extend his rule, Congolese citizens last week poured out into the streets to oppose perceived attempts by President Kabila to hold onto power. The people won. But will Kabila still pursue […] The post Blood On The Streets: Understanding Popular Uprising In Congo – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 02:36 PM PST
By Louisa Reynolds On Jan. 31, 1980 a peasant organization, the Committee for Campesino Unity (CUC) together with a group of students from the Robin García Student Front (FERG) occupied the Spanish embassy. Long before the advent of social media and with news corporations heavily censored by Romeo Lucas García’s military regime (1978-82), occupying embassies […] The post Guatemala: Former Police Chief Sentenced For Assault On Spanish Embassy appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 02:33 PM PST
The European Commission has offered Sri Lanka assistance in meeting the regulatory requirements that would enable an early lifting of the ban on fish exports to the European Union. The European Commission has assured to help Sri Lanka meet the EU requirements when Minister of External Affairs Mangala Samaraweera met with the officials of the […] The post Sri Lanka: EC Could Help To Lift EU Ban On Fishing Exports appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 02:30 PM PST
The United Kingdom (UK) is considered to be one of the planet’s pre-eminent constitutional monarchies. It’s not without its problems but its longevity & stability are based on the absolute split between the elected persons who make the laws and the head of state, the monarch, who acts as the functionary to sign them onto […] The post Thailand: The Unconstitutional Monarchy – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 02:27 PM PST
By Gulgiz Dadashova* European energy security is gaining a new guarantee as Turkmenistan is planning to join the new gas supply race with Azerbaijan and Turkey. Turkmen gas will be able to reach the European markets soon and the three countries have already agreed to make it a reality. Top diplomats of Turkey, Turkmenistan and […] The post Rivalry For European Gas Market Gaining New Speed – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 02:22 PM PST
By Ivan Angelovski, Aida Ramusovic and Lawrence Marzouk Serbia’s government has quietly granted citizenship to Mohammed Dahlan, a key rival of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and adviser to the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, can reveal. Dahlan, his wife and four children, a nephew and five key political supporters […] The post Serbia Quietly Grants Citizenship To Abbas Rival appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 02:09 PM PST
The death of King Abdullah in January 2015 confirmed the contradictions at work in Saudi politics. The architect of Abdullah’s destructive policies, President of the Royal Court Khalid al-Tuwaijri, was immediately dismissed, replace by Prince Muqrin. Tuwaijri was the key player in foreign intrigues — to subvert the Egyptian revolution, to send in the troops […] The post Saudi Elephants – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 02:02 PM PST
There has been welcome progress in the NGO sector in Somalia during recent years, with many new organisations setting up around the country. However, questions have been asked about the degree to which they are helping to support peace and development work, with international aid money flowing in and the potential for corruption increasing. By Abdiwahab […] The post That Sinking Feeling In Somalia? The Trouble With NGOs In Horn Of Africa – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 02:00 PM PST
A weak trade performance and a sharp reversal in military spending held GDP growth to 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter. This brought the full year growth (Q4 to Q4) to 2.5 percent, a modest slowing from the 3.1 percent rate in 2013. The growth rate of final demand in the fourth quarter was even […] The post US 2014 GDP Growth Lags 2013 Rate, Due To Slower 4th Quarter Growth – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 01:55 PM PST
As the mass media continues to  widely cover a government reshuffle by the new King Salman, who also removed two sons of his predecessor Abdullah, Saudi authorities postponed the flogging of the journalist and activist Raif Badawi for a third time, reports MISNA. Badawi, 31, was sentenced last September by the Jeddah Court of Appeals […] The post Saudi Arabia Postpones Again Flogging Of Blogger Raif Badawi appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 01:52 PM PST
France is pledging tanks and armored vehicles to bolster NATO forces in Poland, where leaders are increasingly uneasy about Russia, the Associated Press reports. In a joint statement Friday, Jan 30, after a meeting between French President Francois Hollande and Polish Prime Minister Eva Kopacz, the two governments also called for a ceasefire in eastern […] The post France Pledges To Send Tanks To Bolster NATO Forces In Poland appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2015 01:50 PM PST
“The involvment in the affairs of other states constitutes interference”, said Argentine Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich, in response to calls to shed light on the case of Alberto Nisman, the special prosecutor in charge of investigating the bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center back in 1994 that killed 85 people in Buenos Aires. Nisman […] The post Argentina Slams US ‘Interference’ In Nisman Case appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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