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- Democracy And The Threat Of Revolution: New Evidence – Analysis
- Saudi Arabia And Venezuela Discuss Declining Oil Prices
- India In 2015: Bringing In ‘Achche Din’ Not Going To Be Easy – Analysis
- An Agenda For African Business – Analysis
- India: Divided Verdict In Jammu & Kashmir – Analysis
- The Economics At The Heart Of Israeli Settlements – Analysis
- As Guantánamo’s 14th Year Of Operations Begins, This Must Be Year It Closes – OpEd
- China Has To Walk Economic Tightrope – Analysis
- Sri Lanka: President Sirisena Invites All Political Parties To Form National Government
- Muslims Embrace German Values, Despite Rising Racism
- Fear Of Terror Attacks Could Lead To Job Burnout
- Iran: Parliament Erupts Over Talk Of Detained Opposition Leaders
- France’s Most Wanted Woman In Syria – Reports
- India: Ban Pledges UN Commitment To Gandhi’s Vision Of Peace, Tolerance, Dignity For All
- Peshawar Massacre: Zarb-E-Azb Fallout Or Pakistan’s Perpetual Security Dilemma – OpEd
- ISIS And Oil: Iraq’s Perfect Storm – Analysis
- Dempsey: Lack Of Credibility Will Aid Terrorist Group ISIL’s Collapse
- Driving Home The Concept Of Global Citizenship – Analysis
- France: 40 World Leaders March With One Million to Honor Terrorism Victims
- Croatia Gets First Female President
- Hebdo Vs Al Jazeera: A Tale Of Two Journalisms – OpEd
- Understand, Everyone Doesn’t Get The Joke – OpEd
- Spain Wants To Change Europe Visa-Free Travel Zone To Thwart Islamists
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 05:29 PM PST
Some theories suggest that the threat of revolution plays a pivotal role in democratisation. This column provides new evidence in support of this hypothesis. The authors use democratic transitions from Europe in the 19th century, Africa at the turn at the 20th century, and the Great Reform Act of 1832 in Great Britain. They find […] The post Democracy And The Threat Of Revolution: New Evidence – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 05:22 PM PST
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, held talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at his palace in Riyadh on Sunday. The talks focused on enhancing bilateral relations in various fields, the declining oil prices, the Palestinian issue, the Syrian crisis, and fighting international terrorism. Maduro, lauded the Kingdom’s achievement internally […] The post Saudi Arabia And Venezuela Discuss Declining Oil Prices appeared first on Eurasia...
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 05:18 PM PST
By Jayshree Sengupta* The year 2015 is likely to be rosy for India. There is no more doomsday scenario awaiting the country on the economic front in the year. There will be problems but India will remain a global giant with its huge, mostly young, population, a big market and vast resources. Since there is […] The post India In 2015: Bringing In ‘Achche Din’ Not Going To Be Easy – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 05:13 PM PST
By Terence Corrigan* Global experience in the last century demonstrated that it is possible for societies to move rapidly from poverty to prosperity. The past decade has seen growing hope that Africa may be on the cusp of emulating these experiences. Its recent strides notwithstanding, nothing will substitute for a robust, energetic domestic business community. […] The post An Agenda For African Business – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 05:08 PM PST
By Ronojoy Sen* More than two weeks after the results of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Assembly elections in India were declared, a government is still not in place in the state. The reason is the nature of the verdict where no party has come close to a majority in the 87-member Assembly. The Jammu […] The post India: Divided Verdict In Jammu & Kashmir – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 05:00 PM PST
Of all the hurdles to peace negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, perhaps the largest is the 150 or so Israeli settlements in the West Bank. These communities, considered illegal by the UN, are fracturing Israel’s relationship even with its allies: The pro-Israeli head of the UK parliament’s foreign affairs committee this year declared that […] The post The Economics At The Heart Of Israeli Settlements – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:47 PM PST
As the prison at Guantánamo Bay begins its 14th year of operations, I am in the US for a short tour calling for the prison’s closure — and, specifically, in Washington D.C. for a protest outside the White House on the actual anniversary of the prison’s opening — January 11. With 28 men freed in […] The post As Guantánamo’s 14th Year Of Operations Begins, This Must Be Year It Closes – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:42 PM PST
By Miguel Otero-Iglesias* With President Xi Jinping’s arrival to power, many international investors are excited about the prospect of China’s economic rebalancing. They were impressed by Xi’s open recognition that China’s 2008 state-led stimulus plan was like an adrenalin shock. It was necessary to reanimate the patient, but it had severe negative side effects: overcapacity […] The post China Has To Walk Economic Tightrope – Analysis appeared first on...
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:34 PM PST
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena invited all political parties represented in the parliament to join him to form a national unity government. Addressing the nation in Kandy on Sunday, Sirisena said he intends to obtain the support of all political parties to establish a country with good governance, democracy and rule of law for the future […] The post Sri Lanka: President Sirisena Invites All Political Parties To Form National Government appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:29 PM PST
(EurActiv) — A large portion of Muslims in Germany share the country’s democratic values, a Bertelsmann study shows, but unfortunately this fact is not recognised by a majority of the population, which views Islam as a threat. EurActiv Germany reports. In the aftermath of the deadly attack on editorial offices of the Paris-based satire magazine […] The post Muslims Embrace German Values, Despite Rising Racism appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:26 PM PST
Terrorist attacks around the world continue to grow in scope and severity. In the aftermath of such attacks, authorities are usually quick to address the needs of victims and their relatives. But what about terrorism’s impact on a general public seemingly distant from the scene of attacks — “indirect” victims of terror? A new Tel […] The post Fear Of Terror Attacks Could Lead To Job Burnout appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:22 PM PST
Iranian Parliament fell into turmoil when Ali Motahari stood up to question the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard, and the session was finally brought to an end by the order of the deputy speaker. Ali Motahari began his speech saying “I consider the house arrest of Mousavi, Karroubi and Rahnavard […] The post Iran: Parliament Erupts Over Talk Of Detained Opposition Leaders appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 04:18 PM PST
Hayat Boumeddiene, dubbed as France’s most wanted woman, is in Syria and went there before this week’s deadly attacks, French media report. Reports in French dailies Le Monde, Le Figaro and other French media said on the Saturday that Boumeddiene, wife of Amedy Coulibaly, who had killed 4 hostages at a supermarket in Paris, has […] The post France’s Most Wanted Woman In Syria – Reports appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 11:42 AM PST
Growing radicalization, fundamentalism and extremism demand a renewed emphasis of Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals – both spiritual and political, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in Gujarat Sunday, pledging the ongoing commitment of the United Nations to promote tolerance, and ensure justice and dignity for all. “Divisive politics and sectarian incitement have no place in our modern world. […] The post India: Ban Pledges UN Commitment To Gandhi’s Vision Of Peace, Tolerance, Dignity...
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 11:39 AM PST
The recent horrible massacre of 132 school children and some staff members in Peshawar by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) reflects nothing else but Pakistan’s consistent failure of tackling terror. That said, the larger question that remains is whether South Asian giants like India, China or Pakistan are seriously thinking of uprooting terrorism together or just willing […] The post Peshawar Massacre: Zarb-E-Azb Fallout Or Pakistan’s Perpetual Security Dilemma – OpEd...
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 11:12 AM PST
By Frank R. Gunter The combination of the ISIS insurgency and low oil prices are producing an economic shock unprecedented in Iraq’s troubled history. The ongoing conflict will require a sharp rise in security expenditures at the same time that government oil export revenues are collapsing, forcing the government into deficit spending. This deficit spending, […] The post ISIS And Oil: Iraq’s Perfect Storm – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 11:06 AM PST
By Amaani Lyle Though U.S. and coalition airstrikes are destroying facilities and equipment controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the terrorist group ultimately will fail because the people it’s trying to control will reject its ideology, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in an interview broadcast today. Appearing […] The post Dempsey: Lack Of Credibility Will Aid Terrorist Group ISIL’s Collapse appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 11:03 AM PST
By Jaya Ramachandran Education for Global Citizenship and Sustainable Development (EGCSD) is far from having become a buzzword. In fact, beyond the domain of experts, the concept has yet to gain currency. Though, while explaining it, even those well versed in the theme do not find it easy to drive home the message. “As technology […] The post Driving Home The Concept Of Global Citizenship – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 10:59 AM PST
(RFE/RL) — More than 1 million people and 40 world leaders participated in a march to honor the victims of deadly terrorist attacks in Paris — a manifestation that French President Francois Hollande said turned the city into “the capital of the world.” The unity march in downtown Paris was being led by French and […] The post France: 40 World Leaders March With One Million to Honor Terrorism Victims appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 10:54 AM PST
Opposition candidate Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic won Croatia’s runoff election with 50.54 percent of the vote, becoming the country’s first female president, the state electoral commission said. The incumbent centre-left Ivo Josipovic admitted defeat and congratulated Grabar-Kitarovic on the victory, after getting 49.46 percent of the vote on Sunday. So far, 97.8 percent of votes have been […] The post Croatia Gets First Female President appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 10:48 AM PST
Press freedom has been under attack with the deaths in Paris of nine Charlie Hebdo employees, including editor Stephane Charbonnier, and the continued incarceration in Cairo of three Al Jazeera journalists. The circumstances of the victimization of the journalists are starkly different. Charlie Hebdo has made defamation of the Prophet Muhammad its calling card in […] The post Hebdo Vs Al Jazeera: A Tale Of Two Journalisms – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 10:46 AM PST
Within 24 hours of the killing, £195,000 had been earmarked to support Charlie Hebdo by the Digital Press Fund, paid for by Google. French media groups including Le Monde, France Télévisions and Radio France, are also understood to be working on a plan to contribute a similar amount, urging other media outlets to join in […] The post Understand, Everyone Doesn’t Get The Joke – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2015 10:40 AM PST
Madrid wants to see changes made to the treaty governing the visa-free Schengen area, which would allow Spain to introduce border controls to stem the tide of Islamic militants returning from the Middle East, the country’s interior minister has said. “We are going to back border controls and it is possible that as a consequence […] The post Spain Wants To Change Europe Visa-Free Travel Zone To Thwart Islamists appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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