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- China Wields New Weapon In Pollution War But How Far Will It Go? – Analysis
- China’s Draft Counterterrorism Law Is A Recipe For Abuses, Says HRW
- Why Should The Americans Care? – OpEd
- Afghanistan’s New Cabinet: Concerns And Expectations – OpEd
- Greece: The Great Leap Rightward – Analysis
- Bush Versus Clinton Again? – OpEd
- Saudi Arabia: Some Call For Boycott Of French Products
- Gaza: Radical Islamists Try To Storm French Cultural Center
- Islamic State Resorting To ‘Desperate’ Tactics In Iraq, Syria
- Oregon Experienced Second Warmest Year On Record In 2014
- A Second Even More Unjustifiable Episode Of Government Collection Of Phone Records – OpEd
- Inside The Uniform, Under The Hood, Longing For Change – OpEd
- The Fall Of Rajapaksa: Why Democracies Fail Strongmen – Analysis
- Australia And India: A New Era In Defence Cooperation? – Analysis
- The Rise And Hiccups Of Uber – OpEd
- Israel’s Exploration Of Golan Heights: Is It Just About Oil? – Analysis
- Pope Francis Hopes To Travel To Africa, South America In Next Two Years
- Pipeline Breach Spills 50,000 Gallons Of Oil Into Yellowstone River
- The AfPak Situation: Strategic Jockeying And Continued Uncertainty – Analysis
- India: Evasive Reconciliation In Nagaland – Analysis
- United States And India At Strategic Crossroads – Analysis
- Iran And The 2015 NPT Review Conference – Analysis
- Opportunities For India In Rajapaksa’s Defeat – Analysis
- Iran Confirms General Killed In Israeli Air Strike In Syria
- Je Suis Charles: Jean-Marie Le Pen And The West’s Predicament – OpEd
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 04:38 PM PST
By Michael Lelyveld As China implements its first reform of environmental law in 25 years, the government faces questions about how far the enforcement will go. On Jan. 1, tougher pollution rules and stiffer penalties came into force under revisions to China’s Environmental Protection Law enacted last April in the first overhaul of the statute […] The post China Wields New Weapon In Pollution War But How Far Will It Go? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 04:34 PM PST
The Chinese government should radically revise its proposed legislation on counterterrorism to make it consistent with international law and the protection of human rights, according to Human Rights Watch. The draft law was made public for consultation in November 2014 and is expected to be adopted in 2015 after minimal revisions. As currently drafted, the […] The post China’s Draft Counterterrorism Law Is A Recipe For Abuses, Says HRW appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 04:28 PM PST
By Muhammad Umar* President Obama’s expected visit to India is causing hysteria in Indian media. Pundits left and right are already busy making too much out of nothing. Over the past month, media organizations have speculated that during Obama’s visit, a plan will be announced to finally implement the nuclear cooperation deal. Although at the […] The post Why Should The Americans Care? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 04:21 PM PST
By Saeed Rahi* Afghanistan’s so-called National Unity Government — after over three months of negotiations, evaluations and interviews — has announced the final list of new cabinet nominees. Apparently, the leaders of Unity Government made their decisions based on a number of reasons, among them being the education levels, ethnic consideration and the qualification of […] The post Afghanistan’s New Cabinet: Concerns And Expectations – OpEd appeared first on...
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST
By Kostas Kallergis* Below the green slopes of Mount Parnassus in central Greece, the small town of Distomo is unusually full of people. The visitors have come to mark the 70th anniversary of the Distomo massacre, one of the worst Nazi atrocities in the country in which more than 200 civilians were executed. On a […] The post Greece: The Great Leap Rightward – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 04:01 PM PST
By Linda S. Heard In the US, a western democracy with a population of 316 million, it’s astonishing that whenever there’s a presidential election in the offing, the same old familiar names are trotted out time and time again. And when one of them has a dynastic ring about it, the American public hardly blinks. […] The post Bush Versus Clinton Again? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:59 PM PST
By Ibrahim Nafee Some Saudis and expatriates have called for a campaign to boycott French products because of the offending cartoons published by the Charlie Hebdo magazine last week. “It is necessary to boycott French food products and perfumes and hit the French economy because they are ignoring the feelings of Muslims by publishing blasphemous […] The post Saudi Arabia: Some Call For Boycott Of French Products appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:55 PM PST
Islamic extremists attempted to storm the French Cultural Center in Gaza, according to AFP. The incident happened at a rally of Salafi jihadists protesting against Charlie Hebdo cartoons. Around 200 radical Islamists tried to enter the building and appeared to be shouting slogans threatening the lives of staff over the publication of Charlie Hebdo cartoons […] The post Gaza: Radical Islamists Try To Storm French Cultural Center appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:53 PM PST
By Waleed Abu al-Khair From firing live scorpions into civilian gatherings to using hobbyist planes as reconnaissance tools, “Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant” (ISIL) elements are resorting to desperate tactics in spreading terror, analysts told Al-Shorfa. These methods are at times a bid to spread fear among residents and at others desperate attempts […] The post Islamic State Resorting To ‘Desperate’ Tactics In Iraq, Syria appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:49 PM PST
The year 2014 was the hottest on Earth in 134 years of record-keeping, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported on Friday, continuing a pattern of global warming that is attributed primarily to rising levels of greenhouse gases. Oregon was not exempt from the warming and logged the second hottest year since records were […] The post Oregon Experienced Second Warmest Year On Record In 2014 appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:47 PM PST
In the rush to sensationalize the Paris terrorist attacks and minimize all other news (for example, even more horrendous terrorist attacks in Nigeria), the American media has conveniently overlooked one major ill effect of the public hysteria it is helping to foment. In a mini-redux of what happened subsequent to the 9/11 attacks, the American […] The post A Second Even More Unjustifiable Episode Of Government Collection Of Phone Records – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:45 PM PST
From January 4 – 12, 2015, Witness Against Torture (WAT) activists assembled in Washington D.C. for an annual time of fasting and public witness to end the United States’ use of torture and indefinite detention and to demand the closure, with immediate freedom for those long cleared for release, of the illegal U.S. prison at […] The post Inside The Uniform, Under The Hood, Longing For Change – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:42 PM PST
By D Suba Chandran* Last January in 2014, none would have predicted the fall of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. At that time, he was gathering momentum politically every passing day; political opposition within Sri Lanka – both inside and outside the Parliament was perhaps the weakest; and he had earlier vanquished the LTTE, the […] The post The Fall Of Rajapaksa: Why Democracies Fail Strongmen – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:39 PM PST
By Stephen Westcott* Following a particularly productive year in Indo-Australian relations that saw great strides most notably in defence cooperation, it is timely to reflect upon the events and ask two key questions: what is the status of the bilateral defence relationship entering 2015?; and what, if any, developments are likely to be seen in […] The post Australia And India: A New Era In Defence Cooperation? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:36 PM PST
There was a time when getting a taxi in Copenhagen on the eve of Christmas, the traditional date of celebration, was impossible. A booking had to made weeks in advance, in some cases, months. To risk getting to a venue on December 24th and not have a ride home through the biting cold, even as […] The post The Rise And Hiccups Of Uber – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:30 PM PST
Israel’s decision to begin drilling on the Golan Heights will not only help quench its thirst for oil and water, whilst establishing greater control over the disputed territory. Syria’s reaction will be key to determining whether the move adds further tension to an already volatile region. By Ashay Abbhi Moses led the Israelites to the one […] The post Israel’s Exploration Of Golan Heights: Is It Just About Oil? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:25 PM PST
By Alan Holdren Pope Francis has revealed that he hopes to make extensive voyages to Africa and Latin America in the next two years. “The plan is to go to Central African Republic and Uganda. These two, this year,” Pope Francis said during a press conference Jan. 19 on his return flight to Rome from […] The post Pope Francis Hopes To Travel To Africa, South America In Next Two Years appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:23 PM PST
A breached oil pipeline in Montana has spilled as many as 50,000 gallons of crude oil in and around the Yellowstone River, according to the state. Bridger Pipeline LLC has yet to determine the cause, but has claimed the public is in no immediate danger. Cleanup crews were at work on Monday to address the […] The post Pipeline Breach Spills 50,000 Gallons Of Oil Into Yellowstone River appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:28 AM PST
A bit of encouraging news came in from Afghanistan after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani nominated ministers for his unity cabinet more than three months after he was sworn in. Ghani’s chief of staff announced the 25 cabinet nominees during an event at the presidential palace in Kabul on Jan 12 attended by Ghani and government […] The post The AfPak Situation: Strategic Jockeying And Continued Uncertainty – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:25 AM PST
By Giriraj Bhattacharjee* The relative peace achieved in Nagaland was further consolidated through 2014, as insurgency-related fatalities continued to decline. According to partial data compiled by the South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) the State recorded a total of 15 fatalities, including 11 civilians and four militants in 2014; as compared to 32 fatalities in 2013, […] The post India: Evasive Reconciliation In Nagaland – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:22 AM PST
By Dr Subhash Kapila United States and India are poised at strategic crossroads in January 2015 on the eve of President Obama’s unprecedented second visit to India. India-at-large expects deliverable game-changers in the politico-strategic arena. The US-India Strategic Partnership in the last fifteen years could not evolve into a vibrant strategic partnership as Indian denouement […] The post United States And India At Strategic Crossroads – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia...
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:20 AM PST
By Kaveh L. Afrasiabi* 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a sharp reminder of the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons and the imminent danger to humanity posed by some 17300 bombs in the world today, irrespective of the legally binding obligation of the five (officially-recognized) nuclear weapons states […] The post Iran And The 2015 NPT Review Conference – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:17 AM PST
By Amit Dasgupta* Psephologists got it completely wrong. But then, so did everyone else, including Mahinda Rajapaksa himself. Indeed, he was so convinced of a third term that he called for elections two years in advance. The results stunned everyone, including Rajapaksa’s astrologer, who had assured him of victory. For Beijing, Rajapaksa’s defeat is a […] The post Opportunities For India In Rajapaksa’s Defeat – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:15 AM PST
(RFE/RL) — Iran has confirmed a general of its elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) died in an Israeli air strike in Syria that also killed several members of the Lebanese Shi’ite militant group Hizballah on January 18. The IRGC said in a statement on January 19 that General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi had been on […] The post Iran Confirms General Killed In Israeli Air Strike In Syria appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2015 03:13 AM PST
“We need a strong alliance between Europe with its technology and Russia with its resources. This is our duty of historic proportions.” Jean-Marie Le Pen, Komsomolskaia Pravda, Jan 15, 2015. 1 The conspiracy theorist functions as both magnet and vessel. Conspiracy theorists, in the absence of appropriate evidence, substitute and improve upon. But the conspiracy […] The post Je Suis Charles: Jean-Marie Le Pen And The West’s Predicament – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia...
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