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Saturday 3 January 2015

“Politics, Protest, Peace: Preparing For Elections In Burkina Faso – OpEd” plus 24 more : Eurasia Review

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 02:48 PM PST
Mass protests saw the president of Burkina Faso resign in 2014, after nearly 30 years in power. As the country prepares for a general election in 2015, one initiative is being developed by the West African Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) to ensure it passes off peacefully. By Boris Somé Elections constitute the free and sovereign expression […] The post Politics, Protest, Peace: Preparing For Elections In Burkina Faso – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 02:43 PM PST
By Deepak Sinha* Legend has it that the nursery rhyme, ‘Here we go round the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush…on a cold and frosty morning’, was first, sung by women incarcerated at the Wakefield Prison in England while they were doing their daily exercise around the mulberry tree in the prison compound. This jingle comes […] The post India: Quick-Fix Solutions In Assam Won’t Work – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 02:40 PM PST
By Joel Kendrick* It’s been nine years since the last high schooler was selected in the NBA draft. That’s because back in 2005, the NBA raised the minimum age for eligibility to 19. With this rule in place, the days of high school students going straight to the pros are over.For now. You might think […] The post US: Basketball’s One-And-Done Dilemma – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 02:34 PM PST
By Miriam Herrera Calvo* “Shameless thieves!” Adís shouted at the Havana bus driver and his companion collecting money from passengers. “Not in your pockets. That isn’t allowed.” Adís was angry because she suspected the cash was being siphoned off by the “conductor” to share with the driver. Fare collection was abolished in Cuba in 2007, […] The post Cuban Bus Fares Go Astray – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 02:29 PM PST
By Chris Rickleton Turkmenistan rang in the New Year by dramatically devaluing its national currency, the manat, and introducing a steep levy on the price of petrol. The scale of the devaluation – comparable to the 19 percent devaluation of the tenge in Kazakhstan earlier in the year – comes as all Central Asian economies […] The post Turkmenistan: What’s Behind Sudden Manat Devaluation? appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 02:26 PM PST
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday requested an immediate investigation into the cause of a stampede that broke out during a New Year Eve celebration in downtown Shanghai. New Year celebrations in the Bund area went astray Wednesday night, when a stampede killed at least 35 people and injured 42 others. President Xi asked the […] The post China: Probe Launched Into Cause Of New Year Shanghai Stampede appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 01:09 PM PST
By Gwynne Dyer In a live television speech last week, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said, “Did you know there’s an oil war? And the war has an objective: To destroy Russia.” “It’s a strategically planned war … also aimed at Venezuela, to try and destroy our revolution and cause an economic collapse.” It’s the United […] The post Truth Behind The ‘Oil War’ – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 01:07 PM PST
Saudi Arabia’s Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, who is suffering from pneumonia, is in a stable condition but needs assistance to breathe with a respirator, a Royal Court statement said on Friday. The royal court said the king wanted the public to know his condition because this is in line with his […] The post Saudi King Abdullah Has Pneumonia, In Stable Condition appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 12:59 PM PST
By Barry A. Fisher* Next year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of open hostilities in World War II. During most of that time, the East and West waged the Cold War, and the downfall of the USSR and the reintegration of much of Central Europe into the West engendered great hope. But detritus […] The post Russian Expansion: Is It Now Time To Liberate Occupied Królewiec? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 12:43 PM PST
Latvia began its Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. The Coordinating Council of Latvia’s EU Presidency has declared involvement, growth and sustainability as the Presidency’s main principles. Latvia will be presiding over the Council of the EU from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2015. The approximately 200 […] The post Latvia Begins Six Month EU Presidency appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 12:37 PM PST
By Amit R. Saksena* According to many war historians and international relations scholars, the end of the Cold War was the epitome of a shift in the paradigm of a generally accepted or resolved to global politico environment. One of the most closely followed forums, in accordance with President Bush’s ‘collective security’ stance, was the […] The post UN Peacekeeping – An Overview appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 12:28 PM PST
By Buddy Bell In 2002, at a time when insurance providers were unwilling to provide coverage for losses resulting from acts of terrorism, and when construction and utility companies were stalling in their development projects, Congress passed the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA). They decided to socialize some of the financial risk, giving a federal […] The post Terrorism ‘Insurance’ Expires – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 12:25 PM PST
By Ghous Bux Khan Mahar* “Let China sleep, when she wakes up, will shake the world”, once said Napoleon. If we take a look at contemporary China, the Napoleonic prediction has turned out to be a tangible reality as China has woken up from its long slumber and has emerged as an economic powerhouse of […] The post China: The Rise Of The Dragon And Lessons For Pakistan – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 12:15 PM PST
History is a fine mirror, particularly among the war opponents where ‘cognitive dissonance’ plagued them deep all along. Thirteen years ago, US pre-attack psy-warfare effort depicted a shirtless herculean-looking American GI, kneeling and wielding his knife as if US was about to mow down their opponents in a blow. Taliban along with Al-Qaida were dancing […] The post NATO Wraps Up Its Flag From Afghanistan – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 09:13 AM PST
US President Barack Obama issued Friday an Executive Order authorizing additional sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the White House said. According to the White House, the Executive Order “is a response to the Government of North Korea’s ongoing provocative, destabilizing, and repressive actions and policies, particularly its destructive and coercive cyber attack […] The post White House Announces North Korea Sanctions appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 09:02 AM PST
India signed a nuclear and defence deal with Russia during the President Putin’s recent visit to New Delhi. India also concluded agreements with Japan, the US and China in an important display of its traditional diplomacy undergoing nuanced change under Prime Minister Modi. By Santosh Sharma Poudel* Since Narendra Modi became Prime Minister, India’s foreign […] The post Modi’s Foreign Policy: Nuanced Non-Alignment? – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 06:50 AM PST
Robert Amsterdam of Amsterdam & Partners LLP announced Friday the formation of a new independent campaign to hold Thai officials accountable in foreign jurisdictions. Among the objectives of the new movement are to bring criminal charges against the coup leadership and those responsible for the 2010 Bangkok massacre, as well as pursue targeted sanctions to […] The post Robert Amsterdam Launches Independent Campaign to Hold Thailand’s Coup Leaders Accountable appeared first on...

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 06:47 AM PST
By R. Upadhyay All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen President and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi while speaking after releasing a book “Mere Taboot Par Jashna”(Celebration on my Coffin) in last September (2014) at Hyderabad criticised the demand of the local unit of the BJP and other parties to celebrate September 17 officially as “Hyderabad Liberation Day”. He […] The post Restive Owaisis: Re-Visiting Qasim Rizvi? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 06:44 AM PST
Now is the time for our traditional annual forecast for our local energy markets in 2015. Please do note that the economy and business is always shaped by expectations, and as such market expectations are important in the economic forecasts. At the beginning of each year, there are many economic forecasts made by the nationwide […] The post Turkey Energy & Infrastructure Forecast 2015: Risks And Opportunities – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 06:34 AM PST
The euro entered circulation in Lithuania on Thursday, bringing the number of European Union (EU) Member States using the single European currency to 19. “On behalf of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, I welcome this further enlargement of the euro area. Lithuania has taken exceptional measures in difficult times to reach its […] The post Lithuania Joins Euro Area appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 06:00 AM PST
Were a visitor to arrive at the embattled city of Aleppo these frigid and bleak days from the western government controlled side of the 7000 year old city, even if blindfolded and wearing tight earplugs the sightless and deaf traveler would likely sense something very different from what he experiences in Damascus and other cities […] The post As Aleppo Goes, So Goes Syria? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:58 AM PST
By Sergio Rojas On 17 December, FARC declared a unilateral ceasefire of offensive operations against government forces. This announcement comes at a crucial time, not just in terms of ongoing peace negotiations that were recently imperiled by the abduction of a general, but also the government’s push to find foreign investors to develop Colombia’s energy […] The post FARC Ceasefire Not End Of Colombia’s Energy Sector Woes – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:54 AM PST
By Erl Murati Albania is promoting peaceful co-existence between Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo by fostering ethnic reconciliation and tolerance that it hopes will lead to the integration of the Serbian minority, the return of refugees and lasting peace, experts said. Ilir Meta, Albania’s speaker of the parliament, visited the town of Gjilan (Gnjilane) in […] The post Tirana, Belgrade To Encourage Reconciliation In Kosovo appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:50 AM PST
By Shujaat Bukhari Jammu and Kashmir state is witnessing a confusing situation in the aftermath of Assembly elections that threw up a fractured mandate. A record high turnout, notwithstanding, no party is in a position to form a government. Even the game of cobbling up the numbers is becoming difficult, as the divergent political ideologies […] The post India: Government Formation In J&K: Tight Rope Walk – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:42 AM PST
Why do we all around the world say the phase, “Good old times” every time when we are faced with some problem? The answer is not within the superficial “because…it was better,” but in the very clear point of view that, simply, every new period of time is getting worse and worse. Probably our time […] The post South-East Europe On Edge Of Civilization – Depending Who You Ask: Good Old Times – Essay appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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