Russia is keen to push economic integration with parts of Asia and this fits in with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (cross-posted with The Asia Times by special agreement with the author) The concept of Greater Eurasia has been discussed at the highest levels of Russian academia and policy-making for some time. This week the policy …
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FEDERICO PIERACCINI | 12.12.2018 | WORLD / MIDDLE EAST| BUSINESS The decision by Qatar to abandon OPEC threatens to redefine the global energy market, especially in light of Saudi Arabia’s growing difficulties and the growing influence of the Russian Federation in the OPEC+ mechanism. In a surprising statement, Qatari energy minister Saad al-Kaabi warned OPEC on Monday December 3 that his country …
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Back in the (Great) Game: The Revenge of Eurasian Land Powers 1111 ViewsAugust 30, 2018 7 Comments by Pepe Escobar (cross-posted with Consortium News by special agreement with the author) Get ready for a major geopolitical chessboard rumble: from now on, every butterfly fluttering its wings and setting off a tornado directly connects to the battle between Eurasia integration …
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So what will The Sanctioned supergroup do? 4529 ViewsAugust 20, 2018 12 Comments by Pepe Escobar (cross-posted with the Asia Times by special agreement with the author) Trump’s solo act can’t compete with the hard rock presidents from the electric east Those were the days, during the Cold War 1960s and 1970s, when the earth was actually ruled by …
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Donald Trump’s dithering over whether to meet Kim Jong-un damages the US’s leverage by ALEXANDER MERCOURIS May 27, 2018, 15:05463 Views The episode of the ‘on/off’ Kim-Trump summit provides a further stark example of the fact that Donald Trump, 16 months into his Presidency, remains an amateur. The first thing to say is that Donald Trump may have …
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Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi were all smiles at the conclusion of their informal summit, with Moscow officials saying that New Delhi has moved one step closer to free trade with the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union. “Extremely productive discussions with President Putin. We reviewed the complete range of India-Russia relations as well as other global …
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Öffentliche Erklärung, 8./9. Mai 2018, in fünf Sprachen Wir Europäer sagen NEIN zu einem Krieg gegen Russland! Von Rudolf Hänsel, Ullrich Mies und Mitunterzeichnern Zwei Weltkriege sind genug!In der Vergangenheit ließ sich Deutschland in den Ersten Weltkrieg hineinziehen und hat im Zweiten Weltkrieg dem russischen Volk unermessliches Leid zugefügt.Wir werden nicht zulassen, dass sich dies noch …
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Buchbesprechung von Irene Eckert, 1. Mai 2018 „Leo Trotzkis Kollaboration mit Deutschland und Japan“ Grover Furr 1 Wer heute über Russland, den Erhalt des Weltfriedens und die Gerechtigkeitsfrage nachdenkt, darf von Stalin und Trotzki nicht schweigen. Das real existierende, laute Schweigen in Deutschland über die vor 75 Jahren verlorene Schlacht um Stalingrad kann die Geschichte nicht …
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Der Regierung der Russischen Föderation wird immer wieder vorgeworfen, unsere westlichen Werte zu missachten. Aber sind es nicht vor allem unsere westlichen Regierungen selbst, die Recht und Demokratie übergehen? Die deutsche Politik ist dabei ein «Musterschüler». Hat man vergessen, wie oft US-Regierungen und ihr britischer Waffenbruder schon gelogen haben – und dass sich das …
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In order to make the Deal President Trump must understand what Kim Jong-un wants by ALEXANDER MERCOURISMarch 10, 2018, 03:34288 Views The key to understanding Kim Jong-un’s summit offer to Donald Trump is that it is the product of negotiations which have been underway since October. At that time a senior North Korean diplomat visited Moscow, and …
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