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• Oil Prices Changing Face Of Global Geopolitics – Analysis
• Spain: Unemployment Benefits Don’t Discourage Job Seekers From Returning To Work
• Ukraine On The Brink: ‘The Guilty Blaming The Innocent’ – Analysis
• Netanyahu Upsets Allies – OpEd
• Wall Street’s Threat To The American Middle Class – OpEd
• President Obama At US-India Business Council Summit – Transcript
• Back To Square One: The US In The Middle East – Analysis
• China Boosts Buying For Oil Reserves Amid Drop In Global Prices – Analysis
• Is Race A Choice? – Analysis
• Plan Of Alliance for Prosperity In Northern Triangle: Step In Right Direction For Guatemala? – Analysis
• The Race For Drones – Analysis
• Egypt: Court Overturns Decision To Ban Hamas
• Greek F16 Crashes At Spanish Base, 10 Die
• S&P Downgrades Russia Credit Rating To Junk
• Poland’s Desire To Be Shielded – OpEd
• Sri Lanka Government Officials’ Respectful Support Is Expected To Take Country Forward – Sirisena
• Iraq: Shots Fired At Passenger Plane At Baghdad Airport
• CIA Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling Found Guilty
• Argentina Demands Answers: The Death Of Alberto Nisman – Analysis
• Reconciliation In The Cote d’Ivoire: Mission Impossible? – OpEd
• Greece: Syriza’s Challenge – OpEd
• Ralph Nader: Obama’s State Of The Union, Swings And Misses – OpEd
• EU Open To Later Greek Debt Repayment, Not Forgiveness
• Obama In India – OpEd
• United States’ India Nuclear Policy – OpEd

Oil Prices Changing Face Of Global Geopolitics – Analysis Posted: 26 Jan 2015 05:48 PM PST By Andrew Topf In a documentary that aired recently on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s popular The Fifth Estate program, an allegory of Vladimir Putin was presented. The wily Russian president was described growing up in a shabby St. Petersburg apartment, where he would often corner rats. Now, punished by low oil prices and Western sanctions […] The post Oil Prices Changing Face Of Global Geopolitics – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Spain: Unemployment Benefits Don’t Discourage Job Seekers From Returning To Work Posted: 26 Jan 2015 05:37 PM PST Unemployment benefits do not discourage job seekers from returning to the workforce, according to a study carried out by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) that analyzes the Spanish system of unemployment protection from a legal and economic perspective. The situation that Spain is experiencing in terms of unemployment is problematic: together with Greece, […] The post Spain: Unemployment Benefits Don’t Discourage Job Seekers From Returning To Work appeared first on... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Ukraine On The Brink: ‘The Guilty Blaming The Innocent’ – Analysis Posted: 26 Jan 2015 05:28 PM PST By John R. Haines* “[A]rmed struggle…is conducted by individuals and by small groups. […] It pursues two different aims…in the first place, the struggle aims at assassinating individuals, chiefs and subordinates in the army and police…” “The old Russian terrorism was an affair of the intellectual conspirator; today as a general rule guerrilla warfare is […] The post Ukraine On The Brink: ‘The Guilty Blaming The Innocent’ –... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Netanyahu Upsets Allies – OpEd Posted: 26 Jan 2015 05:20 PM PST By Linda S. Heard Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a tough cookie. For him, making enemies is as routine as eating a sandwich. He makes no secret of the fact that his main priority in life is Israel’s security, which he’ll do just about anything to maintain. He is a believer in “might is […] The post Netanyahu Upsets Allies – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Wall Street’s Threat To The American Middle Class – OpEd Posted: 26 Jan 2015 05:16 PM PST Presidential aspirants in both parties are talking about saving the middle class. But the middle class can’t be saved unless Wall Street is tamed. The Street’s excesses pose a continuing danger to average Americans. And its ongoing use of confidential corporate information is defrauding millions of middle-class investors. Yet most presidential aspirants don’t want to […] The post Wall Street’s Threat To The American Middle Class – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

President Obama At US-India Business Council Summit – Transcript Posted: 26 Jan 2015 05:11 PM PST By US President Barack Obama Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi, India Good evening. Thank you so much, Madam Minister for not only the introduction, but for the work that you’re doing every day to bring our two countries closer together. Thank you all for the very warm welcome. I was proud to speak to the […] The post President Obama At US-India Business Council Summit – Transcript appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Back To Square One: The US In The Middle East – Analysis Posted: 26 Jan 2015 05:05 PM PST By Ana Echagüe* The United States’ (US) military intervention in Iraq and Syria has brought President Barack Obama full circle. He started out his first term with the clear purpose of extricating the US from ten years of military involvement in the Middle East and putting an end to what he regarded as an overblown […] The post Back To Square One: The US In The Middle East – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

China Boosts Buying For Oil Reserves Amid Drop In Global Prices – Analysis Posted: 26 Jan 2015 04:42 PM PST By Michael Lelyveld As oil prices sink to five-year lows, China has been providing one of the few supports for the world market with record imports to fill its strategic petroleum reserve. At least, that has been the conclusion of analysts who have tried to explain a 9.5-percent surge in China’s imports of crude oil […] The post China Boosts Buying For Oil Reserves Amid Drop In Global Prices – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Is Race A Choice? – Analysis Posted: 26 Jan 2015 04:38 PM PST Race is usually treated as a fixed, exogenous characteristic in academic studies and policy discussions, but a growing body of evidence calls this assumption into question. This column presents evidence from historical US census data that more than 19% of black males ‘passed’ as white, around 10% of whom later ‘reverse-passed’ to being black. Passing […] The post Is Race A Choice? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Plan Of Alliance for Prosperity In Northern Triangle: Step In Right Direction For Guatemala? – Analysis Posted: 26 Jan 2015 04:32 PM PST By Cameron McKibben* The Northern Triangle countries, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, are often characterized by poverty and violence. With limited economic opportunities and individual security threatened by gang and drug violence, many citizens have opted to migrate north towards opportunity and safety. An unprecedented number of migrants from Central America, including an increase in […] The post Plan Of Alliance for Prosperity In Northern Triangle: Step In Right Direction For... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

The Race For Drones – Analysis Posted: 26 Jan 2015 04:29 PM PST By Michael J. Boyle* Over the last two decades, the United States has been the world’s pre-eminent user and supplier of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). In 2013, the United States was estimated to have approximately 7,500 drones in operation, ranging from relatively small surveillance drones to the more famous Predator and Reaper models used for […] The post The Race For Drones – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Egypt: Court Overturns Decision To Ban Hamas Posted: 26 Jan 2015 04:24 PM PST Egypt’s Emergency State Security Court on Monday overturned an earlier decision to list Hamas as a terrorist organization, a Ma’an reporter in Cairo said. The court ruled that determining whether or not Hamas is a terror group does not fall under the court’s jurisdiction. The same court had decided in March 2014 to ban Hamas […] The post Egypt: Court Overturns Decision To Ban Hamas appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Greek F16 Crashes At Spanish Base, 10 Die Posted: 26 Jan 2015 04:22 PM PST A Greek F-16 fighter jet crashed into other aircraft on the ground during NATO training in southeastern Spain Monday, killing at least 10 people, Spain’s Defense Ministry said. Another 13 people were injured in the incident at the Los Llanos base, which sent flames and a plume of black smoke billowing into the air, the […] The post Greek F16 Crashes At Spanish Base, 10 Die appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

S&P Downgrades Russia Credit Rating To Junk Posted: 26 Jan 2015 04:18 PM PST (RFE/RL) — Standard & Poor’s has cut Russia’s credit rating to junk level, putting it below investment grade for the first time in a decade. The international ratings agency announced on January 26 it had lowered its rating for Russian government debt to BB+ from BBB-. It added a negative outlook on the rating, saying, […] The post S&P Downgrades Russia Credit Rating To Junk appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Poland’s Desire To Be Shielded – OpEd Posted: 26 Jan 2015 04:17 PM PST By Debalina Ghoshal* As Russia deploys “Iskander” tactical nuclear missiles to Kalingrad, the country’s westernmost territory, Poland’s apprehensions have increased, with Warsaw calling the move “disturbing” and “alarming”. This is an understandable reaction when considering that Kalingrad borders Poland, a former satellite state of the Soviet Union. Poland’s apprehension towards Russia is not new, but […] The post Poland’s Desire To Be Shielded – OpEd appeared first on... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Sri Lanka Government Officials’ Respectful Support Is Expected To Take Country Forward – Sirisena Posted: 26 Jan 2015 04:07 PM PST The respectful support of the public officials is expected to take the country forward under the new strategies of the government, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena said. The public officials should be committed to carry out their duties with utmost dedication, determination and sacrifice, the President added. President Sirisena made these comments at a ceremony […] The post Sri Lanka Government Officials’ Respectful Support Is Expected To Take Country Forward – Sirisena... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Iraq: Shots Fired At Passenger Plane At Baghdad Airport Posted: 26 Jan 2015 04:03 PM PST Shots were fired at a Fly Dubai passenger jet as it landed at the Baghdad International Airport Monday night by unknown assailants, Kurdish news channel KNN reported. According to the news site’s Arabic channel, eight shots were fired into the small plane, injuring at least two passengers and grounding a flight that was scheduled to […] The post Iraq: Shots Fired At Passenger Plane At Baghdad Airport appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

CIA Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling Found Guilty Posted: 26 Jan 2015 04:00 PM PST A jury found former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling guilty of all charges against him under the Espionage Act. The government accused Sterling of illegally revealing classified information about a mission and thus putting American lives in danger. Sterling was charged under the Espionage Act for disclosing classified information about a mission meant to slow Iran’s […] The post CIA Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling Found Guilty appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Argentina Demands Answers: The Death Of Alberto Nisman – Analysis Posted: 26 Jan 2015 07:15 AM PST By Louise Højen On Sunday January 18, 2015, special prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead in his apartment in Buenos Aires from what appears to be suicide. He was leading the investigation of the 1994 terror bombing of the Center for Argentine Jewish Mutual Aid Association (AMIA, Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina) Jewish Community Center, in […] The post Argentina Demands Answers: The Death Of Alberto Nisman – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Reconciliation In The Cote d’Ivoire: Mission Impossible? – OpEd Posted: 26 Jan 2015 07:11 AM PST Four years on from the Second Ivorian Civil War, the Cote d’Ivoire’s truth and reconciliation commission is tasked with helping to heal the divisions the conflict left in its wake. However, there is still much work to be done as the country prepares for elections in 2015. By Oussou Kouamé Remi* The general election to be […] The post Reconciliation In The Cote d’Ivoire: Mission Impossible? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Greece: Syriza’s Challenge – OpEd Posted: 26 Jan 2015 07:08 AM PST “Marx’s once scandalous thesis that governments are simple business agents for international capital is today an obvious fact on which ‘liberals’ and ‘socialists’ agree.” — Jacques Rancière,Dis-agreement (1999), 113 Across Europe, and more specifically, the euro-zone, a spectre did not so much haunt as totally materialise in the form of Alex Tsipras and the Syriza […] The post Greece: Syriza’s Challenge – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Ralph Nader: Obama’s State Of The Union, Swings And Misses – OpEd Posted: 26 Jan 2015 07:05 AM PST The President’s State of the Union Addresses are rarely focused. They are written by numerous speechwriters and put through many drafts, each reflecting the urgings by interested parties to have their issues mentioned. Often, this makes the speech sound like a grab bag of lists. But once up on the teleprompter before a joint session […] The post Ralph Nader: Obama’s State Of The Union, Swings And Misses – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

EU Open To Later Greek Debt Repayment, Not Forgiveness Posted: 26 Jan 2015 07:04 AM PST (EurActiv) — Europe showed a willingness on Monday (26 January) to give Athens more time to pay its debts, but little sign that it would yield to a new Greek government’s demands for debt forgiveness. European Union leaders and policymakers responded to Greek anti-bailout party Syriza’s election victory on Sunday with warnings that a debt […] The post EU Open To Later Greek Debt Repayment, Not Forgiveness appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Obama In India – OpEd Posted: 26 Jan 2015 07:00 AM PST By Muhammad Umar* Media’s self-delusional merrymaking aside, as expected, Modi and Obama didn’t have any major developments to announce from Hyderabad house exactly a month after Christmas. Obama pushed for greater access to the Indian labor force, and Modi obliged to make it happen. Obama offered tools, and data to help track pollution in the […] The post Obama In India – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

United States’ India Nuclear Policy – OpEd Posted: 26 Jan 2015 06:57 AM PST By Sidra Ajaib Kayani* India is currying favor for membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group; a multi-nations body comprised of 48 member states which was formed 40 years back in 1975. It was established to guarantee that no civilian nuclear materials could be redirected for military purposes, as was done by India. Basically NSG was […] The post United States’ India Nuclear Policy – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.