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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 02:41 PM PDT
North Korea is demanding that Panama release a Pyongyang-flagged ship seized in Panamanian waters, saying the commandeered Cuban arms shipment on board was part of a legitimate deal. In a statement late Wednesday, Pyongyang’s foreign ministry described the cargo as “aging” Cuban weapons that North Korea agreed under contract to overhaul. The statement also called [...] The post North Korea Demands Release Of Seized Ship appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 02:38 PM PDT
By Donna Miles A new logistics tracking system between the United States and Australia will help to ensure faster, more coordinated responses to humanitarian crises and other contingencies while laying the foundation for closer cooperation across the Asia-Pacific region, the senior U.S. Pacific Command logistics director reported. Pacom, through its U.S. Army Pacific component, and [...] The post US-Australia System Promotes Logistics Interoperability appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 02:36 PM PDT
By Claudette Roulo Following recent testing failures, the director of the Missile Defense Agency told Congress today that he is committed to a full evaluation of the way forward for the nation’s ballistic missile defense system. Navy Vice Adm. James Syring told members of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee that the most recent flight [...] The post Additional US Missile Defense Tests Necessary, Official Says appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 02:33 PM PDT
Crude runs at U.S. refineries have increased steadily since early March to reach some of the highest levels on record. At 16.1 million barrels per day (bbl/d) for the week ending July 5, U.S. crude oil runs were the highest for any week since 2007. This level represented a 2.1-million-bbl/d increase from the first week [...] The post US Refineries Are Running At High Levels – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 12:16 PM PDT
By E. Fuat Keyman Turkey currently faces a set of very serious problems: some could even become unmanageable. The developments I am speaking of include the crisis in Syria, Turkey’s relations with the European Union, the drafting of a new constitution, the disarming of the PKK, the Turkish economy and the global economic crisis, the [...] The post Gezi Park Protests: Need For A Democratic Administration – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 12:11 PM PDT
A senior Syrian official, Mohammed Darrar Jamo, has been shot dead in the southern Lebanese town of Sarafand, BBC News reported. Jamo, a supporter of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was attacked early on Wednesday morning as he entered his house. Lebanese sources say gunmen opened fire on him but left his wife, who was with [...] The post Top Syrian Official Shot Dead In Lebanon appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 12:08 PM PDT
A new study estimates that global sea levels will rise about 2.3 meters, or more than seven feet, over the next several thousand years for every degree (Celsius) the planet warms. This international study is one of the first to combine analyses of four major contributors to potential sea level rise into a collective estimate, [...] The post Scientists Outline Long-Term Sea-Level Rise In Response To Warming Of Planet appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 12:06 PM PDT
If Walmart Used Money It Has Set Aside for Stock Buyback on Workers, Each Walmart Employee in the U.S. Could Receive a $7,000 Annual Raise and Bring Home At Least $10.50 Per Hour July 15, 2013 On Monday, Ralph Nader sent a letter to Walmart President and CEO, Mike Duke, urging him to reconsider the [...] The post Ralph Nader Urges Walmart To Spend $15 Billion Stock Buyback On Raising Its Employees’ Wages, Instead of Enriching Its Shareholders appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 12:04 PM PDT
Almost everyone knows CEO pay is out of control. It surged 16 percent at big companies last year, and the typical CEO raked in $15.1 million, according to the New York Times. Meanwhile, the median wage continued to drop, adjusted for inflation. What’s less well-known is that you and I and other taxpayers are subsidizing [...] The post Why We Should Stop Subsidizing Sky-High CEO Pay – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 12:02 PM PDT
By Ashok Bhan The Ishrat Jahan case has once again brought into focus inadequacies in handling of terror related cases in the country. Without going into the merits of this particular case, it can safely be stated that “Fake Encounters” lead to alienation and are always a setback to conflict resolution. A professional police official [...] The post On Custodial Deaths And Fake Encounters – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:57 AM PDT
Suddenly the world’s spotlight has turned onto a player in the Middle East political drama who, until quite recently, has been assigned only a modest role. Out of the blue, commentators have taken to describing Saudi Arabia as “the region’s most powerful influence-peddler” and “a mid-east powerhouse”. The Arab kingdom that straddles most of the [...] The post Saudi Arabia Moves Centre Stage – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:53 AM PDT
By Hasnet Lais Football is a gentleman’s game played by thugs. Or at least that’s the reputation lived up to by some of the game’s most coveted stars. Over the years, Premiership footballers have run up a catalog of misdemeanors, from training ground bust ups and ill-tempered dressing room spats to lurid off-the-pitch antics bringing [...] The post Muslim Footballers Breathing Soul Into English Football – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:44 AM PDT
By Joao Peixe Shunichi Tanaka, the head of the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Japan, and the country’s chief nuclear regulator announced on Wednesday, that the nuclear power plant at Fukushima, has been leaking contaminated water into the ocean for the two years since the accident that saw three of the plants six reactors suffer a [...] The post Contaminated Water Has Been Leaking Into Ocean For Two Years At Fukushima appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:41 AM PDT
(RFE/RL) — A senior Pakistani Taliban militant has urged teenage education campaigner Malala Yousafzai to return from Britain and join a female madrasah in her hometown of Mingora in the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. In a 2,000-word letter published on July 17, Adnan Rashid insisted the Taliban was not against girls’ education. Rashid [...] The post Pakistan: Taliban Want Malala To Return To Swat Valley appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:38 AM PDT
By Osama Al Sharif IF there is one group, aside from Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, that has suffered great losses from the recent overthrow of President Muhammad Mursi, it has to be Hamas, the Islamist movement ruling over the besieged Gaza Strip since 2007. In fact, the movement, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, is now [...] The post How Hamas Lost Egypt – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:35 AM PDT
Both Spanish and Moroccan media unanimously assert that the current visit of King Juan Carlos to Morocco will boster both economic and political relations between the two kingdoms. In fact, Spanish investors do not make a mistake to confirm that the Moroccan economy, attractive and competitive, has a large room for growth in the future [...] The post Morocco-Spain: Royal Diplomacy To Reinforce A Win-Win Parternship‏ – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:33 AM PDT
By Daniel J. Graeber Canadian oil production is expected to be in a boom cycle for the next 20 years or so, fed largely by oil sands production in Alberta. Smaller players in the vast oil sands region are already making a splash with new operations while majors like TransCanada and Enbridge are quickly getting [...] The post Is Canada’s Oil Charm Offensive Yesterday’s News? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:31 AM PDT
By John C.K. Daly So much for the lessons of Fukushima. Never mind oil spills, the Russian Federation is preparing an energy initiative that, if it has problems, will inject nuclear material into the maritime environment. Speaking to reporters at the 6th International Naval Show in St. Petersburg, Baltiskii Zavod shipyard general director Aleksandr Voznesenskii [...] The post Chernobyl At Sea? Russia Building Floating Nuclear Power Plants – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:25 AM PDT
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin appealed to a conference in Moscow on June 27 to close the military technology gap with the United States, in response to Washington allegedly developing the capability to destroy most of Russia’s nuclear forces within a few hours. The pseudo-paranoia, coupled with the high aspirations for the domestic defense industry [...] The post Rogozin Questions Survivability of Russia’s Nuclear Deterrent As Defense Industry Crisis Deepens (Part Two) – Analysis...

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:19 AM PDT
By Rebecca Lullo and Phineas Rueckert On Tuesday evening, the Cuban Foreign Ministry released a statement taking responsibility for the undeclared missiles discovered aboard the Chong Chon Gang by Panamanian authorities that morning. Havana claims that the purpose of the weapons shipment was to rehabilitate and modernize the missiles and have them returned to Cuba, [...] The post The Cuba-North Korea Affair: Don’t Jump The Gun On Arms Shipment – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:16 AM PDT
Several weeks have passed since the world received Edward Snowden’s revelations of the massive scope of the U.S. government’s invasion of privacy by means of collecting and storing millions of persons’ emails and website visits, as well as information about their telephone calls. The public appears fairly equally divided about whether these revelations constitute a [...] The post Where’s The Outrage? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:10 AM PDT
Some people have been surprised or disappointed by certain decisions of President Barack Obama. His war-making, his use of illegal drone strikes, his failure to close Guantanamo, his failure to genuinely help those ordinary Americans who voted him into office, and even his pursuit of whistleblowers like Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden have all raised [...] The post The Destruction Of Barack Obama – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:02 AM PDT
By Linda Karadaku and Biljana Lajmanovska Kosovo and Macedonia officials believe a recent agreement to create a joint tourist package will make both countries more competitive in the regional tourism market. Kosovo officials say the agreement encourages development of cross-border relations in the tourism industry by supporting tourist agencies, structures and organisations. Arta Istrefi, political [...] The post Kosovo, Macedonia Join Forces To Promote Tourism appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 11:00 AM PDT
By Shujaat Bukhari Two important developments are taking place in the month of August vis-a-vis the otherwise “dead” peace process aimed at bringing the stakeholders from both the sides of Line of Control (LoC) at the table and to revive the linkages aimed at finding a middle ground to move towards the resolution of Kashmir [...] The post J&K: Shun Seige Mentality – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 10:58 AM PDT
As the fog of weariness over the war in Afghanistan is growing thicker, some political analysts have come up with the idea that the partition of Afghanistan might be the only alternative to the present counter-insurgency war. In theory, it may seem a panacea but in practice, it could be a frivolous adventure. This idea [...] The post Impossible Partition Of Afghanistan May Blow Pakistan Away – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 10:54 AM PDT
In light of emerging trends in the regional strategic environment, Australia and Indonesia should expand their defence cooperation in the maritime domain. By Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto SHARING A long maritime boundary, Australia and Indonesia should mate their futures together at sea. The maritime security challenges that both nations face mainly revolve around non-traditional security issues, [...] The post Australia-Indonesia: Towards A Maritime Strategic Partnership – Analysis...

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 10:52 AM PDT
A number of media reports, arguing that South Ossetians are offered free quality medical care in exchange for taking Georgian citizenship, caused a public outcry and strong reaction from Leonid Tibilov, the head of unrecognized republic. In particular, the president of South Ossetia declared unfounded the referrals to medical institutions of Georgia as this often [...] The post Health Of South Ossetians Shouldn’t Be Subject Of Political Speculation – Analysis appeared first on...

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 10:48 AM PDT
By Aparupa Bhattacherjee The US State Department’s Report, “Trafficking in Person 2013” elaborates the form of human trafficking in different countries around the world. According to the Report, trafficking involves both men and women, who are either forced into sexual exploitation or bonded labour. Although the Report did not specify this, it also includes the [...] The post Human Trafficking: A Crime Against Humanity – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 10:46 AM PDT
When India won the tri-series recently, everyone went into a frenzy praising Mr Captain Cool for his magnificent innings and for being Team India’s saviour once again. He fought through the innings despite a painful hamstring injury and all for Team India putting on the line, his very career in the bargain. And predictably, he [...] The post India Forgives, Forgets Too Soon – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2013 10:42 AM PDT
A prominent United States senator says the US should consider boycotting the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi if Russia grants asylum to fugitive former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. “I would just send the Russians the most unequivocal signal I could send them,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, told The Hill newspaper. [...] The post US Senator Suggests Possible Sochi Olympics Boycott Over Snowden appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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