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Battle of the ages to stop Eurasian integration

The coming decade could see the US take on Russia, China and Iran over the New Silk Road connection. The Raging Twenties started with a bang with the targeted assassination of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani. Yet a bigger bang awaits us throughout…
25 January, 2020

Germany: All EU members must take in Migrants

The continuing debate over migration is, at its core, about European federalism and the degree to which the European Union will be allowed to usurp decision-making powers from its 28 member states. If everything goes according to plan, the draft legislation would…
14 December, 2019

What’s next for Bolivia after military coup?

Morales’s government nationalized natural gas and electric companies, defying both the US and the Bolivian oligarchy. So it’s not surprising that those forces now denounce Morales as a dictator and cheer his overthrow. Bolivia held elections on October 20 this year. Opposition…
7 December, 2019

Turkey: Erdogan’s Campaign against the West

“Europe is a cultural continent, not a geographical one… It is its culture that gives it a common identity. The roots that have formed it, that have permitted the formation of this continent, are those of Christianity. […] In this sense, throughout…
23 November, 2019

Tsitsipas wins ATP Finals title

Stefanos Tsitsipas has beaten Dominic Thiem in 3 sets to win ATP Finals title. Tsitsipas rallied to beat Thiem 6-7 (6), 6-2, 7-6 (4) on Sunday to become the youngest ATP Finals champion in 18 years and collect the biggest title of…
22 November, 2019

The Blossoming of a Greater Eurasian Partnership

A pan-Asia high-speed train has left the station – and India – behind. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which would have been the largest free trade deal in the world, was not signed in Bangkok. It will probably be signed next…
16 November, 2019

The Strategic Implications of the Greek Oxi

The first aggression in 20th-century history perpetrated by a fascist state was carried out against Greece, 12 years before the Italian conquest of Ethiopia, and 16 years before the German invasion of Poland. In August 1923, ten months after coming to power…
5 November, 2019

China quietly doubles troop levels in Hong Kong, envoys say

Last month, Beijing moved thousands of troops across the border into this restive city. They came in on trucks and armored cars, by bus and by ship. The state news agency Xinhua described the operation as a routine “rotation” of the low-key force…
2 October, 2019
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