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 …
Weiterlesen →EDITOR’S CHOICE | 12.08.2018 How Turkey’s Currency Crisis Came to Pass Moon of Alabama President Erdogan of Turkey often asserts that ‘foreign powers’ (meaning the U.S.) want to bring him down. He says that the ‘interest lobby’ (meaning (Jewish) bankers), wants to damage Turkey. He is somewhat right on both points. Since last week the Turkish …
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Russian President calls drone attack “provocation” aimed at causing rift between Russia and Turkey January 12, 2018, 05:054.7K Views Russian President Putin has now made his first public comments about the drone attack in Syria against Russia’s Khmeimim air base and Tartus naval base, which took place on 6th January 2018. In these comments – made whilst meeting …
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Drone attack on Russian bases launched from Turkish controlled area Russia’s Defence Ministry says drone attack launched from Turkish controlled area January 10, 2018, 16:19 Share The Russian Ministry of Defence has now released more information on the drone attack on Russia’s two Syrian bases at Khmeimim and Tartus on Saturday 6th January 2018. Yesterday …
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Failure to destroy and balkanize Syria by western powers has led to a new Middle East order The end of the Syrian war is the beginning of a new Middle Eastern order. by ALEX CHRISTOFOROUNovember 29, 2017, 13:115.2K Views Russia’s 2015 intervention in Syria, at the invitation of the legitimate government in Damascus, disrupted sinister western plans …
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FULL REPORT AND ANALYSIS The leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey are now the primary divers in shaping a post-conflict peace settlement for Syria. FacebookTwitter Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted President Hassan Rouhani of Iran and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey in the Sochi to discuss a peace process for Syria. The meeting is …
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The leaders of Iran and Turkey’s armed forces have not held such meetings since before the Islamic Revolution of 1979. NaNk Share on Facebook Twitter This week, Iran’s most senior General, Mohammad Baqeri, the leader of Iran’s armed forces travelled to Ankara where he met with Turkish Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli and Turkey’s top General, Hulusi Akar. During …
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CONFIRMED! by ADAM GARRIE The move is a diplomatic victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin and a big snub to the United States. In a seismic shift in the alignment in the Syria conflict, Turkey has confirmed it is ending support to anti-government forces in Syria. Additionally, the umbrella political group National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and …
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EDITOR’S CHOICE | 28.06.2017 Iran and Turkey, the two non-Arab Middle Eastern states, are among the largest and most populous in the region. The former occupies a strategic location on the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, while the latter controls the Bosporus Strait, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles, which links the Black …
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OPINION (Further Rifts in NATO ?) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Russia came amidst some seismic shifts in international relations. Ideas that were taken for granted only yesterday are collapsing, and new alliances are emerging. Looking at a map of Eurasia with this in mind, it is clear that Turkey is in a …
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