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- Engineering Peace: White Paper Ukraine – OpEd
- Iran: MPs Grill Foreign Minister About Nuclear Talks
- Political Games Hamper Palestine Independence – OpEd
- Top Five Factors Affecting Oil Prices In 2015 – Analysis
- Grain Market Mystery Solved
- Nearly One In Five Women Who Have Hysterectomy May Not Need Procedure
- Despite Resolutions, People Buy More Food After New Year
- No Atheists In US Congress – OpEd
- Funerals For Currency – OpEd
- Georgia: Annual Inflation 2% In December
- Iceland Threatens To Withdraw EU Membership Application
- Saudi Arabia And Iraq Can Boost Arab Unity – OpEd
- Record Participation Planned For World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015
- How Can BRICS Survive Amidst TTIP? – Analysis
- G-20 And Importance Of Mid-Size States In Global Economic Governance – OpEd
- India-Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa’s Handling Will Be The Key – Analysis
- Ukraine: Civilians Need Greater Protection, Says HRW
- A Lesson From Hong Kong In Pragmatism Vs. Liberalism – Analysis
- GCC Abandonment Of Unified Labour Contract Puts Onus On Qatar – Analysis
- US Mission In Afghanistan: Fresh Orientation Or Rebranding? – Analysis
- Plummeting Oil Prices Upend Global Economy – Analysis
- Washington, NYC Likely Stops On Pope Francis Trip
- Turkey: Police Officer Dies In Suicide Bombing
- The Association Of Kosovo Serb Municipalities: A Republika Srpska Or A Non-Governmental Organization? – OpEd
- South China Sea 2014: China’s Military Provocations Continue Relentlessly – Analysis
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 04:14 PM PST
By Dr. Hubertus Hoffmann* Russian President Putin Vladimir Putin delivered his annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly on December 4th, 2014. This speech was traditionally held at the Kremlin’s St George Hall before an audience of more than 1,000 people. While the reaction in the Western media focussed only on the part about Crimea […] The post Engineering Peace: White Paper Ukraine – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 04:06 PM PST
Iran’s Foreign Minister defended his ministry’s achievements on Tuesday January 6, telling Parliament that the nuclear negotiations have halted the growth of international sanctions. Mohammad Javad Zarif was supposed to answer seven questions prepared by a group of 100 MPs to critique the nuclear negotiations and the actions of Iran’s negotiating team. The MPs maintain […] The post Iran: MPs Grill Foreign Minister About Nuclear Talks appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 04:05 PM PST
By Mohammad Ali Mohtadi* The recent measure taken by the Palestinian Authority for submitting a resolution to the United Nations Security Council urging the world body to recognize an independent Palestinian state was a mistake and its outcome for the Palestinian side proved that it has been an erroneous move on the part of the […] The post Political Games Hamper Palestine Independence – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST
By Nick Cunningham As we ring in the New Year, let’s take stock of where we are at with the oil markets. 2014 proved to be a momentous one for the oil markets, having seen prices cut in half in just six months. The big question is what oil prices will do in 2015. Oil […] The post Top Five Factors Affecting Oil Prices In 2015 – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 04:00 PM PST
Something extraordinary happened in the futures grain market beginning in 2005. The cash price and futures price, which normally converge by the time a grain contract matures, weren’t coming together. Instead, they were moving farther apart—and not by just a little. By September 2008, the wheat futures price was an unprecedented $2 higher per bushel […] The post Grain Market Mystery Solved appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:57 PM PST
It is estimated that one in three women in the United States will have had a hysterectomy by the age of 60. Although the numbers of hysterectomies are decreasing, a new study of more than three thousand women in Michigan who underwent hysterectomy for benign indications reveals that alternatives to hysterectomy are being underused and […] The post Nearly One In Five Women Who Have Hysterectomy May Not Need Procedure appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:55 PM PST
Despite New Year’s resolutions to eat better and lose weight, people buy the greatest amount of food and calories after the holidays, finds a study led by a University of Vermont researcher. The study, published by PLOS ONE, finds consumer spending on food increases by 15 percent over the holiday season (Thanksgiving to New Year), […] The post Despite Resolutions, People Buy More Food After New Year appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:52 PM PST
There are no self-identified atheists in the 114th Congress. The one self-identified atheist who ran in the last election, Democrat James Woods from Arizona, got clobbered by his Republican opponent, Rep. Matt Salmon, 68.5 percent to 31.5 percent. There is one unaffiliated person in Congress, Rep. Krysten Sinema, a Democrat from Arizona. According to the […] The post No Atheists In US Congress – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:49 PM PST
“There’s simply no more skilled people left here [in Lithuania].” Arvydas Avulis, CEO of Hanner, Dec 31, 2014 There was something touching in the symbolic funeral in Vilnius held for the Lithuanian currency, the litas, which received its resting notice as the country formally adopted the euro on January 1. The litas had been in […] The post Funerals For Currency – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:46 PM PST
(Civil.Ge) — Georgia’s annual inflation stood at 2% in December, down from 2.8% in November, according to figures released by the state statistics office, Geostat, on January 5. On monthly basis inflation was 0.7% in December, according to Geostat. Annual inflation in healthcare was among the highest across all groups of goods and services in […] The post Georgia: Annual Inflation 2% In December appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:43 PM PST
Iceland is planning to formally withdraw its EU application, the country’s prime minister told the national radio station. Reykjavik also wants to lift capitals controls imposed on Iceland by Brussels after a financial crisis hit the country in 2008. Despite expected public protests, Iceland is going to make a second attempt to withdraw its application […] The post Iceland Threatens To Withdraw EU Membership Application appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:41 PM PST
By Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi In a much-anticipated move, Saudi Arabia plans to reopen its embassy in Baghdad and a consulate in Erbil after 24 years, giving further impetus to recent initiatives by the Kingdom to unify the Arab world. The new Iraqi government has begun its term in office with positive intentions, if judged by […] The post Saudi Arabia And Iraq Can Boost Arab Unity – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:37 PM PST
The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, which will take place from 21-24 January in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, will convene a record number of participants in 2015. In addition to the 1,500 top business leaders from over 140 countries, more than 300 heads of state, heads of government and government members are also expected to […] The post Record Participation Planned For World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015 appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:32 PM PST
By Geethanjali Nataraj* As the US and the EU prepare to enter into the largest trade deal in history – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – an arrangement which would complement the other gigantic US-led trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), speculations run rife over the striking absence from the deal of the […] The post How Can BRICS Survive Amidst TTIP? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:29 PM PST
By Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister of Australia Back in 2008, at the height of the Global Financial Crisis, there was an intense debate within the international community on the core question of the best institutional response to the unfolding collapse of the global economy. In the six months between the collapse of Bear Stern […] The post G-20 And Importance Of Mid-Size States In Global Economic Governance – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:21 PM PST
By Dr. Sridhar Krishnaswami and Archana Arul* If one were to go by strictly civilisational and historical contexts India and Sri Lanka should have had the best of bilateral relationships in the region of South Asia. But sadly that has not been the case, for the two nations have been involved in bitter acrimony over […] The post India-Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa’s Handling Will Be The Key – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:19 PM PST
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany should press Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk to ensure that Ukrainian forces take all feasible precautions to minimize harm to civilians. Merkel and Yatseniuk are scheduled to meet in Berlin on January 8, 2015. Merkel should emphasize the need for Ukraine’s Defense Ministry to issue clear and specific orders to […] The post Ukraine: Civilians Need Greater Protection, Says HRW appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:17 PM PST
While thousands of young elites risked their career future to launch an Occupy Central campaign for democracy (focus on free nomination for government’s chief executive candidateship), more than half of the Hong Kong citizenry disagreed with either their ideals or strategies, and asked them to go home. Such a cleavage has provided an insight for […] The post A Lesson From Hong Kong In Pragmatism Vs. Liberalism – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 08:21 AM PST
A decision by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that groups wealthy Gulf states to abandon plans to adopt a unified contract for domestic workers increases pressure on Qatar to significantly revamp its controversial labour regime in a bid to fend off efforts to deprive it of its right to host the 2022 World Cup. It […] The post GCC Abandonment Of Unified Labour Contract Puts Onus On Qatar – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 08:19 AM PST
The 13-year NATO combat mission in Afghanistan formally ended on Dec 28, 2014 with a ceremonial lowering of its green flag and a pledge by top officials of the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) to partner Afghanistan in its unfinished war against the Afghan Taliban and other militant groups. US General John Campbell, the […] The post US Mission In Afghanistan: Fresh Orientation Or Rebranding? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 08:16 AM PST
Oil importing nations celebrate while the exporters scramble to balance budgets and keep markets By Chris Miller* Oil shocks four decades ago transformed the world economy and geopolitical landscape, and the latest oil crisis threatens to do the same. The price of oil hovered near $100 per barrel during the past three years, and the […] The post Plummeting Oil Prices Upend Global Economy – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 08:11 AM PST
By Alan Holdren and Andrea Gagliarducci Although it’s still not official, the Vatican’s Secretary of State confirmed today that Pope Francis will most likely visit Washington D.C. and New York during his visit to the United States. “I think the Pope will go to United Nations, everybody is speaking about that… but no official announcement […] The post Washington, NYC Likely Stops On Pope Francis Trip appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 08:09 AM PST
A female suicide bomber has blown herself up inside a police station in Istanbul, wounding two officers. According to Turkish media one of the officers has died of his injuries. The woman is said to have spoken English as she entered the building in the tourist hub of Sultanahmet, but her nationality and identity remain […] The post Turkey: Police Officer Dies In Suicide Bombing appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 08:07 AM PST
Disagreements persist about whether the Association of Serb-majority Municipalities in Kosovo should be a non-governmental organization aiming to facilitate cooperation between Serb-majority municipalities in specific areas, or whether it should be a political body with decision-making powers. By Shpetim Gashi Pristina and Belgrade agreed in 2013 in Brussels on the formation of an association of […] The post The Association Of Kosovo Serb Municipalities: A Republika Srpska Or A...
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Posted: 06 Jan 2015 08:05 AM PST
By Dr Subhash Kapila* China’s military provocations and brinkmanship in the South China Sea maritime expanse continued relentlessly in2014 belying the belief of those who claim that China is a responsible power and a stakeholder in Asia Pacific stability. China imperiously continued with her strategies of attempting to reinforce her unilateral assertions that China has […] The post South China Sea 2014: China’s Military Provocations Continue Relentlessly – Analysis appeared...
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