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• The Dawn Of Freedom Brigades: Analysis And Interview
• EU And Its Partners On Development: How Strategic On Ground? – Analysis
• Obama’s Global War On Terror – OpEd
• The Distance Between Spain’s Image And The Country’s Reality – Analysis
• The European Union’s Role In Fight Against ISIS – Analysis
• Asian Leaders Show A Way Out Of The ‘Hell’ Let Loose – OpEd
• Russia To No Longer Participate In US Student Exchange Program
• Dalai Lama In Informal Talks On Pilgrimage Trip To China
• Hackers Target JPMorgan, Expose Data Of 83 Million
• US Cameraman Tests Positive For Ebola In Liberia
• Turkey Approves Military Action Against ISIS, NATO Eyes Involvement
• The Synod On The Family: A Look Beyond The Media Hype – Analysis
• What Laws Of War? – OpEd
• Could There Be An End In Sight For AIDS?
• Houthis’ Startling Capture Of Sanaa – OpEd
• Oslo Fourth City To Withdraw Bid To Host 2022 Winter Olympics
• Libya: Fresh Tribal Clashes In Sabha
• Charges Against Moazzam Begg Dropped; Why Was He Ever Held In First Place? – OpEd
• From Elephants To Blue Whales, Sri Lanka Leads Way On Biodiversity – OpEd
• In Bolivia Presidential Race Morales Sees No Rivals – Polls
• Cañete’s Hearing Spells Trouble For Juncker
• Chile: Convictions Upheld In Death Of Fr. Woodward
• Oman Begins Work On GCC Railway
• Malaysia’s Opposition Alliance At The Crossroads: Beginning Of The End? – Analysis
• Building A Cyber Iron Dome: Israel’s Cyber Defensive Envelope – Analysis

The Dawn Of Freedom Brigades: Analysis And Interview Posted: 02 Oct 2014 07:47 PM PDT By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi for Syria Comment One of the more noted recent trends in rebel dynamics in Syria is the weakening of the Islamic Front, widely noted last year as the most powerful rebel alliance in terms of manpower and fighting capabilities. However, the coalition was always weaker than it seemed at first sight, […] The post The Dawn Of Freedom Brigades: Analysis And Interview appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

EU And Its Partners On Development: How Strategic On Ground? – Analysis Posted: 02 Oct 2014 07:30 PM PDT By Clare Castillejo and Christine Hackenesch The strategic partnerships of the European Union (EU) with Brazil, China, India, South Africa and South Korea include discussion of development issues, and in some cases commitments to collaboration. However, little is known about whether this high-level, bilateral dialogue influences the EU’s engagement with these strategic partners on the […] The post EU And Its Partners On Development: How Strategic On Ground? – Analysis appeared... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Obama’s Global War On Terror – OpEd Posted: 02 Oct 2014 07:09 PM PDT There is much about Obama’s leadership or lack thereof that I remain critical of; by no means am I a fan. In fact, in my eyes he has thus far failed the test of leadership, feeling more like an erudite college professor and less like leader of the Western world. Given his predecessor’s shoot from […] The post Obama’s Global War On Terror – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

The Distance Between Spain’s Image And The Country’s Reality – Analysis Posted: 02 Oct 2014 07:02 PM PDT Even before Spain’s crisis and despite some notable political, economic and social achievements, the country’s image abroad and within Spain was out of sync with reality. This situation worsened during the recession, which is now over but the gap persists. The old stereotypes about Spain as a country of little more than flamenco, bullfights, fiestas […] The post The Distance Between Spain’s Image And The Country’s Reality – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

The European Union’s Role In Fight Against ISIS – Analysis Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:53 PM PDT By Félix Arteaga The United States has launched an international coalition to counter an armed offensive of ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham), which threatened the sovereignty of Iraq and the lives of the Kurd, Syrian, Shiite, Turkmen and Yazidi populations in the area. As some European countries have already decided to join the […] The post The European Union’s Role In Fight Against ISIS – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Asian Leaders Show A Way Out Of The ‘Hell’ Let Loose – OpEd Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:45 PM PDT By Kalinga Seneviratne In 2003 when U.S. President George W Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair were contemplating invading Iraq based on the now discredited claims of Iraqi President Saddam Hussien possessing “weapons of mass destruction”, the then Arab League chief Amr Moussa warned that such an action would “open the gates of hell” […] The post Asian Leaders Show A Way Out Of The ‘Hell’ Let Loose – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Russia To No Longer Participate In US Student Exchange Program Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:42 PM PDT The Russian government has decided to pull out of a major student exchange program with the US. The American side apparently violated the terms and conditions, with a Russian schoolboy not returning home, having been adopted by a gay couple. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented a note to the US Embassy in Moscow, saying […] The post Russia To No Longer Participate In US Student Exchange Program appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Dalai Lama In Informal Talks On Pilgrimage Trip To China Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:40 PM PDT By Richard Finney Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama signaled Thursday that he is in informal talks with Beijing over his long-held wish to make a pilgrimage trip to China. “It’s not finalized, not yet, but the idea is there,” the spiritual leader told Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency in an interview on Thursday in […] The post Dalai Lama In Informal Talks On Pilgrimage Trip To China appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Hackers Target JPMorgan, Expose Data Of 83 Million Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:38 PM PDT Names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of the holders of some 83 million households and small business accounts were exposed when computer systems at JPMorgan Chase & Co were recently compromised by hackers, making it one of the biggest data breaches in history, Reuters reported. The bank revealed the scope of the previously disclosed […] The post Hackers Target JPMorgan, Expose Data Of 83 Million appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

US Cameraman Tests Positive For Ebola In Liberia Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:36 PM PDT An NBC cameraman has tested positive for Ebola in Liberia, and is being flown home to the US for treatment. It marks the fourth time a US citizen has been diagnosed with the virus in the West African country. Hired on Tuesday as a second cameraman for NBC to cover the Ebola outbreak, the employee […] The post US Cameraman Tests Positive For Ebola In Liberia appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Turkey Approves Military Action Against ISIS, NATO Eyes Involvement Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:32 PM PDT The Turkish army received the go-ahead from the country’s parliament to engage in military action against Islamic State insurgents in Syria and Iraq. Meanwhile, a senior NATO official said the bloc’s involvement is “practically” possible. Ankara lawmakers on Thursday also authorized foreign forces on Turkish territory when participating in operations against the Islamic State (IS, […] The post Turkey Approves Military Action Against ISIS, NATO Eyes Involvement appeared first on... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

The Synod On The Family: A Look Beyond The Media Hype – Analysis Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:29 PM PDT By Ann Schneible As the media centers upon the question of whether the Church will change its teaching regarding reception of the Eucharist by those living in complex situations, there is a danger that many of the other, no less significant, issues may be falling to the wayside. Duly titled “The Pastoral Challenges of the […] The post The Synod On The Family: A Look Beyond The Media Hype – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

What Laws Of War? – OpEd Posted: 02 Oct 2014 07:05 AM PDT In a perverse way, maybe it’s progress that the US is now admitting that it doesn’t really care about how many civilians it kills in its efforts to “decapitate” a few suspected terrorist leaders. Still, it’s disturbing in the extreme to see this admission reported without comment in the US corporate media, which treats the […] The post What Laws Of War? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Could There Be An End In Sight For AIDS? Posted: 02 Oct 2014 07:04 AM PDT South Africa is the epicentre of the HIV and AIDS epidemic with a staggering 6.4 million HIV infected citizens. In 1990 the WHO reported just 386 cases in South Africa. Over the next 15 years, despite warnings from scientists and policy makers, a tidal wave of infections ensued. How can policy and health provision cope […] The post Could There Be An End In Sight For AIDS? appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Houthis’ Startling Capture Of Sanaa – OpEd Posted: 02 Oct 2014 07:00 AM PDT By Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg I write this week from New York, where the capture of Yemen’s capital Sanaa by Houthi rebels on Sept. 21 has become a major topic of discussion. But questions abound about how it happened so quickly and who in Yemen and from outside aided and abetted the Houthis. Coincidently, the Friends […] The post Houthis’ Startling Capture Of Sanaa – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Oslo Fourth City To Withdraw Bid To Host 2022 Winter Olympics Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:57 AM PDT The IOC is running out of cities to host the Winter Olympics. Norwegian city Oslo withdrew its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games after the Norwegian government rejected finalcial backing for the project on Wednesday. That leaves Beijing and Almaty of Kazakhstan as the only two candidates for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Oslo is […] The post Oslo Fourth City To Withdraw Bid To Host 2022 Winter Olympics appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Libya: Fresh Tribal Clashes In Sabha Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:54 AM PDT By Aya Elbrqawi Bloody clashes between rival tribes in Sabha left at least 13 people dead and several others injured in the last three days, Libya Herald reported on Wednesday (October 1st). The fighting between the Kadhadfa and Awlad Suleiman tribes continued overnight Wednesday, despite a ceasefire agreement. A 20-day truce was mediated on Monday […] The post Libya: Fresh Tribal Clashes In Sabha appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Charges Against Moazzam Begg Dropped; Why Was He Ever Held In First Place? – OpEd Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:52 AM PDT Yesterday morning, at the Old Bailey, the Crown Prosecution Service dropped all charges against Moazzam Begg, the former Guantánamo prisoner, who had been arrested in February on the basis of an alleged involvement in terrorism relating to visits he had made to Syria in 2012. As I explained in an article at the time, “The […] The post Charges Against Moazzam Begg Dropped; Why Was He Ever Held In First Place? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

From Elephants To Blue Whales, Sri Lanka Leads Way On Biodiversity – OpEd Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:50 AM PDT By Dr. Palitha Kohona Sri Lanka will host the World Biodiversity Congress (WBC) Nov. 24-27. Given its long and active history of preserving biodiversity, it would be most appropriate for Sri Lanka to be the next host of this global event, which also marks the U.N.’s Decade on Biodiversity. The world is confronting massive threats […] The post From Elephants To Blue Whales, Sri Lanka Leads Way On Biodiversity – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

In Bolivia Presidential Race Morales Sees No Rivals – Polls Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:47 AM PDT Based on a survey by the ATB TV channel in regard to the October 12 presidential race, if Bolivia went to the polls today, exiting President Evo Morlaes would obtain 59% of votes, 46 percent more in respect to his main challenger Samuel Doria Medina with under 13%. With a 1.79% margin of error, the […] The post In Bolivia Presidential Race Morales Sees No Rivals – Polls appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Cañete’s Hearing Spells Trouble For Juncker Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:45 AM PDT (EurActiv) — The formation of a new European Union executive hit trouble yesterday, as the hearing of Spanish commissioner-designate for climate and energy Miguel Arias Cañete revealed mounting opposition among MEPs against his appointment in the Juncker commission. EurActiv Spain contributed to this article. After the approval of the first ten of the nominees in […] The post Cañete’s Hearing Spells Trouble For Juncker appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Chile: Convictions Upheld In Death Of Fr. Woodward Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:42 AM PDT Chile’s Supreme Court upheld sentences against three retired marines in the abduction and disappearance of the British-Chilean priest Father Michael Woodward Iriberry during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990). Fr. Woodward was part of the so-called ‘curas obreros’ (priest-workers) and the Christians for Socialism movement that backed the government of President Salvador Allende. After a […] The post Chile: Convictions Upheld In Death Of Fr. Woodward appeared first on... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Oman Begins Work On GCC Railway Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:41 AM PDT By Khalid al-Buhairi Oman is poised to start work on the first phase of a railway project which is part of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) railway network, government officials told Al-Shorfa. The prime contractor will be chosen by the end of this year with work set to begin in the first quarter of 2015. […] The post Oman Begins Work On GCC Railway appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Malaysia’s Opposition Alliance At The Crossroads: Beginning Of The End? – Analysis Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:39 AM PDT The Malaysian Pakatan Rakyat opposition alliance is at a crossroads following the recent crisis over the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Selangor: Whether the three partners, PKR, DAP, PAS, part ways or remain together depends on how the surprising turmoil within the Islamist party PAS is resolved. By Yang Razali Kassim The Malaysian Islamist party, […] The post Malaysia’s Opposition Alliance At The Crossroads: Beginning Of The End? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Building A Cyber Iron Dome: Israel’s Cyber Defensive Envelope – Analysis Posted: 02 Oct 2014 06:36 AM PDT Israel is developing “a national cyber defensive envelope” – a multi-layered cyber defence strategy leveraging automated computerised systems and highly-trained personnel that provide intelligence, early warning, passive and active defence, and offensive capabilities across civil-military networks. By Michael Raska Israel’s security establishment is currently debating the political and military assessments and lessons of the war […] The post Building A Cyber Iron Dome: Israel’s... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.