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- Global Threat Forecast 2015 – Analysis
- Looting The Greatest Threat To Our Cultural Heritage In Syria – OpEd
- India And ESCAP Join Forces To Strengthen Early Warning Systems For Natural Disasters
- Gulf-Iranian Proxy War Spills Onto Soccer Pitch – Analysis
- Asymmetry Is Strategy, Strategy Is Asymmetry – Analysis
- Israeli Diplomats To Learn Persian
- Somalia: UN Condemns Attack On African Union Base
- Armenia: Out Of The Game – OpEd
- What US Should Learn From Russia’s Collapse – OpEd
- Report Shows Police Body-Cameras Can Prevent Unacceptable Use-Of-Force
- Israel, The Maccabees And My Glorious Brothers – OpEd
- Tanzania: Police Hold Suspected Kenyan Ivory Smuggling Ring Leader
- Sony Hack, Fearless Journalism And Conflicts Of Interest – OpEd
- Azerbaijan: RFE/RL’s Baku Bureau Falls Victim To Media Crackdown
- J&K: The Fractured Mandate – Analysis
- US, Japan And South Korea To Share Intel On North Korea
- Iraq-Kurdistan Agreement: New Hope To Be Treated Sensitively – Analysis
- Economic Sanctions Reconsidered: US Sanctions Against Cuba And Russia – Analysis
- Afghanistan In Shambles – OpEd
- US-Cuban Relations Reimagined – Analysis
- Aceh’s Unfinished Recovery – Analysis
- Bangladesh-India: Border Fencing Won’t Stop Illegal Migration – Analysis
- The US-North Korea Cyber Dispute – Analysis
- Can ‘Make in India’ Deliver? – Analysis
- Macedonia: Student Protesters Rally Outside Govt HQ
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 04:51 PM PST
The al Qaeda-centric threat landscape has been eclipsed by an Islamic State (IS) insurgency. Today, an al Qaeda-IS hybrid influences and shapes the global threat landscape of political violence. IS will expand its international footprint in 2015. By Rohan Gunaratna* The galaxy of threat groups inspired and instigated by al Qaeda present a growing challenge […] The post Global Threat Forecast 2015 – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 04:45 PM PST
Can the worst patrimonial disaster since World War II be stopped? No matter how badly this observer periodically assesses the threat to our cultural heritage as he travels across Syria the reality always turns out to be worse. As we enter 2015 much of Syria has been reduced to apocalyptic landscapes. During the 45 months […] The post Looting The Greatest Threat To Our Cultural Heritage In Syria – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 04:42 PM PST
The Government of India and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) announced Friday a major new contribution of US$ 1 million to the ESCAP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness in Indian Ocean and Southeast Asian Countries. The Asia-Pacific region remains highly vulnerable to coastal […] The post India And ESCAP Join Forces To Strengthen Early Warning Systems For Natural Disasters appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 04:38 PM PST
A Saudi-led proxy war against Iran playing out in Syria and Iraq has expanded onto the soccer pitch with a last minute decision by the Palestinian national team to cancel a friendly against Iran. The cancellation officially on technical grounds came barely two weeks before Iran meets two of its Gulf nemeses, the United Arab […] The post Gulf-Iranian Proxy War Spills Onto Soccer Pitch – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 04:33 PM PST
By Lukas Milevski* Much of the strategic studies literature of the past two decades identifies profound novelty in the conduct and challenges of modern war, novelty that ultimately calls into question the nature and even existence of war. War has allegedly now been transformed from a regular, conventional, purportedly symmetric exercise into an irregular, unconventional, […] The post Asymmetry Is Strategy, Strategy Is Asymmetry – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 04:21 PM PST
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to give Persian lessons to its diplomats in 2015. The Israeli news channel i24news, which airs its programs in Arabic, English and French, announced the news on December 26, adding that halting Iran’s nuclear program through diplomatic channels and teaching Persian to its diplomats are among the foreign ministry’s […] The post Israeli Diplomats To Learn Persian appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 04:19 PM PST
The UN has condemned an attack on the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which resulted in the death of a number of AMISOM soldiers and civilian contractors. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the attack which took place yesterday on the AMISOM base camp, located in Mogadishu’s international […] The post Somalia: UN Condemns Attack On African Union Base appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 03:11 PM PST
By Fuad Huseinzadeh In the recent years there have emerged three very promising platforms of trilateral cooperation in the Black Sea-Caspian Sea region that consist in the following partnerships: Azerbaijan-Turkey-Georgia, Azerbaijan-Turkey-Iran and Azerbaijan-Turkey-
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 03:02 PM PST
By Miriam Pemberton* After months of whispered warnings, Russia’s economic troubles made global headlines when its currency collapsed halfway through December. Amid the tumbling price of oil, the ruble has fallen to record lows, bringing the country to its most serious economic crisis since the late 1990s. Topping most lists of reasons for the collapse is Russia’s failure […] The post What US Should Learn From Russia’s Collapse – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 02:58 PM PST
Researchers from the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Criminology (IoC) have published the first full scientific study of the landmark crime experiment they conducted on policing with body-worn-cameras in Rialto, California in 2012 — the results of which have been cited by police departments around the world as justification for rolling out this technology. The […] The post Report Shows Police Body-Cameras Can Prevent Unacceptable Use-Of-Force appeared first on Eurasia...
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 02:51 PM PST
WHEN I was 15 years old and a member of the Irgun underground (by today’s criteria, an honest-to-goodness terrorist organization), we sang “(In the past) we had the heroes / Bar Kochba and the Maccabees / Now we have the new ones / The national youth…” The melody was a German military marching song. Why […] The post Israel, The Maccabees And My Glorious Brothers – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 02:42 PM PST
A Kenyan national suspected of leading an international ivory smuggling syndicate has been arrested in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania after he was targeted by an INTERPOL operation focusing on individuals wanted for environmental crimes. According to INTERPOL, Feisal Ali was highlighted by INTERPOL’s Operation Infra Terra (International Fugitive Round Up and Arrest) and featured in […] The post Tanzania: Police Hold Suspected Kenyan Ivory Smuggling Ring Leader appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 02:37 PM PST
Given that The Intercept is a publication that trumpets its commitment to fearless journalism, you’d think they’d be all over the Sony hack story. National security threats, hacking, corporate power, cyberattacks — aren’t these more than enough ingredients for some hard-hitting investigative journalism? Apparently not. Instead we get Jana Winter (who before moving to The […] The post Sony Hack, Fearless Journalism And Conflicts Of Interest – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 02:33 PM PST
Radio Azadliq, the Azerbaijani service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, became the latest victim of the government’s campaign to stamp out media pluralism when inspectors raided its Baku bureau today and then placed it under seal as they left, according to Reporters Without Borders. They confiscated documents after breaking open the office safe. They also […] The post Azerbaijan: RFE/RL’s Baku Bureau Falls Victim To Media Crackdown appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 02:30 PM PST
By Shujaat Bukhari* A political commentator has rightly advised that no exit poll should be conducted in respect of Jammu and Kashmir. This has come true today as nothing can be predicted about the mood of the people, particularly in Kashmir valley. After intense and colourful campaigning spread over two months, the most watched Assembly […] The post J&K: The Fractured Mandate – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 02:27 PM PST
Officials from Washington, Tokyo and Seoul will sign a trilateral intelligence-sharing pact in an effort to strengthen their surveillance network on the nuclear-armed pariah state of North Korea, Seoul officials said. Although the United States already shares intelligence on North Korean activities separately with South Korea and Japan, the trilateral agreement marks a historic partnership […] The post US, Japan And South Korea To Share Intel On North Korea appeared first on Eurasia...
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 06:06 AM PST
By Ömer Faruk Topal Baghdad and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) reached a formal agreement to end yearlong oil export and budget disputes between two parties which shook the foundations of unitary Iraq. This agreement is endorsed by the Iraqi cabinet and will bring into force at the beginning of 2015. The agreement allows export of […] The post Iraq-Kurdistan Agreement: New Hope To Be Treated Sensitively – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 06:02 AM PST
By Felix K. Chang* How effective are economic sanctions as a policy tool? The United States appeared to answer that question in two different ways over the past year. Just last week, President Barack Obama announced a major shift in U.S. policy toward Cuba. He would begin to remove longtime U.S. economic sanctions against Cuba. […] The post Economic Sanctions Reconsidered: US Sanctions Against Cuba And Russia – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 05:54 AM PST
By Nida Hameed* The US has yet again decided to prolong the agony of Afghans by extending its stay in Afghanistan. It has been successful in signing the stalled Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the new elected President of Afghanistan effective from January 2015. Former Afghan President Karzai had refused to endorse the agreement due […] The post Afghanistan In Shambles – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 05:48 AM PST
By James A. Baer* The announcement on December 17 that both U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro would address their respective nations where they proceeded to declare a breakthrough in relations caught much of the world by surprise. This development came after more than a year and one-half of engagement. The resulting […] The post US-Cuban Relations Reimagined – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 05:45 AM PST
By Lilianne Fan* The Indian Ocean tsunami, triggered by a massive earthquake just off the coast of the province of Aceh on tip the Indonesian island of Sumatra, released the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs and devastated coastal towns and communities. The impact was global in scale – an estimated 270,000 people killed or […] The post Aceh’s Unfinished Recovery – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 05:41 AM PST
By Pushpita Das While giving its December 17, 2014 verdict on writ petitions filed by the Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha, All Assam Ahom Association and others on the issue of illegal migration, a two member bench of the Supreme Court not only asked the Central government why it has chosen to leave the border with Bangladesh […] The post Bangladesh-India: Border Fencing Won’t Stop Illegal Migration – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 05:38 AM PST
By Ajey Lele The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) claimed on 19 December 2014 that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) was “responsible for” the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). “I don’t think it was an act of war. I think it was an act of cyber vandalism that was very costly, […] The post The US-North Korea Cyber Dispute – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 05:33 AM PST
By Jayshree Sengupta* The ‘Make in India’ campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a very compelling slogan and has an instant appeal. Indeed why not invite people from all over the world to make all kinds of goods in India? In the past, India had highly skilled labour and good quality raw materials and […] The post Can ‘Make in India’ Deliver? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 26 Dec 2014 05:30 AM PST
By Sinisa Jakov Marusic Thousands of students staged a mass protest in front of government house on Friday, once again protesting against government plans to introduce external, state-supervised exams for graduates. Students, university professors and their supporters on Friday besieged the main boulevard in front of the government building in Skopje, calling for an end […] The post Macedonia: Student Protesters Rally Outside Govt HQ appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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