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- Syria: Jabhat Al-Nusra And The Druze Of Idlib Province – Analysis
- Myanmar: Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement And War With Kachins – Analysis
- Revitalising India-US Relations – Analysis
- Pakistan’s Ongoing Existential Crisis – Analysis
- Oil Price Rise After Saudi King Abdullah’s Death Seen As Temporary
- We Saw What You Did: Satellites And Human Rights – Analysis
- Scientific Breakthroughs In Big Data, Brain Science And Ebola Possible For 2015
- Moving Crude Oil, Volatile Prices, And Sticky Policies – Analysis
- Forecast: China In 2015 – Analysis
- Sri Lanka: Mahendran Appointed Central Bank Governor
- Obama’s India Visit: Just Optics Or Something More – Analysis
- Two Planes Escorted To Atlanta Airport Following Bomb Threats
- Islamic State’s Emergence In Afghanistan Following US Withdrawal – Analysis
- Obama And Cameron: Com’on – All We Need Is Fromm – OpEd
- NATO’s Stoltenberg Notes ‘Utter Disregard’ Of Ceasefire In East Ukraine
- Counter Terrorism Lessons From Paris Attacks – Analysis
- Economic Prospects Brightened By ECB Package, Falling Oil Prices, Structural Reforms
- Wirathu: The Pit Bull Of Myanmar Regime – OpEd
- Glimpses Into The Life Of Legendary Bose – OpEd
- Importance Of Obama’s India Visit – Analysis
- Pope Francis Completes New Vatican Office To Tackle Clergy Abuse
- Obama: Middle-Class Economics – Transcript
- HRW Says Saudi Arabia King Abdullah’s Reform Agenda Unfulfilled
- DR Congo: Deadly Crackdown On Protests, Says HRW
- Islamic State Claims Kills One Japanese Hostage, Offers Swap For Other Hostage
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 03:08 PM PST
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi for Syria Comment While most analysis of the Druze in Syria focuses on their positions in Suwayda province- where they constitute the majority of the population- as well as Jabal al-Sheikh in Damascus/Quneitra provinces, it should be remembered that there is also a Druze community in the Jabal al-Samaq area of […] The post Syria: Jabhat Al-Nusra And The Druze Of Idlib Province – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 03:05 PM PST
By C. S. Kuppuswamy Myanmar’s Government was hopeful of signing a Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement with the ethnic groups before the end of 2014. However the year passed off with a fresh deadline of 12 February 2015 (Union day) for signing the agreement. In a meeting between the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) and the Myanmar […] The post Myanmar: Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement And War With Kachins – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 02:58 PM PST
By Lt Gen Kamal Davar* On his first visit to India in November 2010, addressing the joint session of the Indian parliament, US President Barack Obama had enthusiastically proclaimed that “India-US relations will be the defining relationship of the 21st century”. That after the stirrings of a promising relationship in 2005, between the world’s largest […] The post Revitalising India-US Relations – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 02:55 PM PST
By Dr Subhash Kapila* Pakistan’s existential crises generated by Pakistan Army’s repetitive onslaughts on Pakistan’s democratic fabric are widely recognised. Constitutional abdication once again stands forced by the Pakistan Army on PM Nawaz. In wake of TTP suicide attack on Peshawar Army Public School, the Pakistan Army instead of shouldering responsibility for its institutional inadequacies […] The post Pakistan’s Ongoing Existential Crisis – Analysis appeared first on...
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 02:50 PM PST
Oil prices went up following the news that Malek Abdullah had passed away. Reports indicate that the rise in prices is temporary and Saudi Arabian oil policies will not change before the OPEC meeting in June. The announcement of the Saudi royal death on Friday January 23 was followed by a 2.6 percent increase in […] The post Oil Price Rise After Saudi King Abdullah’s Death Seen As Temporary appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 02:48 PM PST
By Obinna Anyadike* The shocking satellite imagery of the destruction in the northeastern Nigerian town of Baga and nearby villages earlier this month provided graphic evidence of the extent of the crimes by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram when they stormed in. The images released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International on […] The post We Saw What You Did: Satellites And Human Rights – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 02:43 PM PST
In a world of geopolitical unrest and economic sluggishness, developments in science offer needed bright spots on the horizon for 2015. Leaders of scientific institutions and Nobel laureates discussed the global outlook for science in the coming years in a session at the 45th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. They identified big data, brain science, […] The post Scientific Breakthroughs In Big Data, Brain Science And Ebola Possible For 2015 appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 02:41 PM PST
By Lee Lane* For the last six years, the U.S. system for getting crude oil to its refiners has been scrambling to adjust to the breakneck growth occurring in North American upstream oil production.1 The changes have sparked a number of fierce policy conflicts. The battle over the Keystone XL pipeline is the most prominent […] The post Moving Crude Oil, Volatile Prices, And Sticky Policies – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 02:30 PM PST
By Teshu Singh* The year 2014 can be considered the new leadership’s first year of functioning’. As predicted in early 2014 (China 2013: New Leadership), the foregoing year saw a more assertive China at the global level. Towards the end of the year, the central conference on work relating to foreign affairs was held in […] The post Forecast: China In 2015 – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 02:27 PM PST
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on the recommendation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe has appointed economist and investment expert Arjuna Mahendran as the country’s new Governor of Central Bank. Mahendran received the appointment letter from the President Friday at the Presidential Secretariat. Mahendran, who has nearly 30 years of extensive experience in the financial services […] The post Sri Lanka: Mahendran Appointed Central Bank Governor appeared first on...
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 02:25 PM PST
By Paras Nath Chaudhary* US President Barack Obama‘s upcoming India visit already has the Indian commentariat reading the tea leaves. There are all kinds of prognostications issuing from them of the extraordinary visit. There is general concurrence about the special significance of the event, as never before had an American president been the chief guest […] The post Obama’s India Visit: Just Optics Or Something More – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 02:21 PM PST
NORAD fighter jets escorted two flights to Atlanta airport after authorities received bomb threats via Twitter they deemed “credible”. Bomb squads swept the planes, which landed safely, and passengers were evacuated and questioned. Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, was partly shut down Saturday after Delta flight 1156 and Southwest flight 2492 landed there […] The post Two Planes Escorted To Atlanta Airport Following Bomb Threats appeared first on Eurasia...
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 12:07 PM PST
By Jan Agha Iqbal* IS Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, in his speech called “Volcanoes of Jihad” on November 13, last year said: “Glad tidings, O Muslims, for we give you good news by announcing the expansion of the Islamic State to new lands”. This demonstrates the expansionist theory of the Islamic State (IS), which outperformed […] The post Islamic State’s Emergence In Afghanistan Following US Withdrawal – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 11:55 AM PST
Where is the love? Could we get it from Fromm with wisdom 60 years after? By Amna Whiston* As luck would have it, David Cameron has become Barack Obama’s proper ‘bro’. To be fair-minded, let us start thinking about this alleged brotherly love by not being distracted by speculative journalism in the hands of which […] The post Obama And Cameron: Com’on – All We Need Is Fromm – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 09:25 AM PST
As fighting in eastern Ukraine has sharply escalated, with indications of a large-scale offensive by Russian-backed separatists at multiple locations in the Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, as well as against the city of Mariupol, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, “This is in utter disregard of the ceasefire.” According to Stoltenberg, the shelling of residential […] The post NATO’s Stoltenberg Notes ‘Utter Disregard’ Of Ceasefire In East Ukraine...
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 09:18 AM PST
By Divya Kumar Soti* As details of the troubled dark past of the Paris attackers are emerging, the failure of intelligence agencies in preventing the attacks is well evident. The two brothers, Cherif and Said Kouachi, who carried out the shooting at the Charlie Hebdo office had known linkages with a notorious jihadist ring which […] The post Counter Terrorism Lessons From Paris Attacks – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 09:12 AM PST
Despite more pessimism at the World Economic Forum this year than last, central bankers and economic leaders were more upbeat about economic prospects for the year ahead. With the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasting 3.5% growth this year, panellists at a session on the global economic outlook pointed to the upside potential of the European […] The post Economic Prospects Brightened By ECB Package, Falling Oil Prices, Structural Reforms appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 09:10 AM PST
Myanmar’s terrorist – Buddhist monk Wirathu is untouchable inside the country. In 2003 he was sentenced to 25 years in prison but was released in 2010 along with other political prisoners. Most keen observers knew the reason as to why this anti-Muslim zealot was freed by the regime. He was to serve as its pit bull […] The post Wirathu: The Pit Bull Of Myanmar Regime – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 08:50 AM PST
In the words of A C N Nambiar, Subhas Chandra Bose – a rare leading light of the freedom movement who cannot be implicated in India’s Partition – was a ‘one-idea’ man. His sole objective was the liberation of his motherland from the yoke of British imperialism. His politics was a curious blend of contrasting […] The post Glimpses Into The Life Of Legendary Bose – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 08:45 AM PST
By Sylvia Mishra President Barack Obama’s visit to India to attend the Republic Day celebrations is rich in symbolism and has political and diplomatic significance. This is the first time that the President of the United States is the chief guest in India’s Republic Day parade. Obama is also the first American President to visit […] The post Importance Of Obama’s India Visit – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 08:42 AM PST
By Andrea Gagliarducci Pope Francis completed the membership of the new Vatican body with responsibility for dealing with clerical sex abuse on Wednesday, marking a further step in providing adequate procedures to insure justice for all the victims. The body is a specific office within the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith that will […] The post Pope Francis Completes New Vatican Office To Tackle Clergy Abuse appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 08:40 AM PST
In this week’s address, President Barack Obama shared his plan, outlined in his State of the Union address earlier this week, to give hardworking families the support they need to make ends meet by focusing on policies that benefit the middle class and those working to reach the middle class. Through common sense proposals like […] The post Obama: Middle-Class Economics – Transcript appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 08:38 AM PST
King Abdullah’s reign brought about marginal advances for women but failed to secure the fundamental rights of Saudi citizens to free expression, association, and assembly. Abdullah’s successor, King Salman, should halt persecution of peaceful dissidents and religious minorities, end pervasive discrimination against women, and ensure greater protections for migrant workers. Over King Abdullah’s nine-and-a-half year […] The post HRW Says Saudi Arabia King Abdullah’s Reform Agenda...
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 08:36 AM PST
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has used unlawful and excessive force to crack down on protests since January 19, 2015, Human Rights Watch said today. The demonstrators were protesting proposed changes to the electoral law that many Congolese believed would permit President Joseph Kabila to stay in office beyond his mandated two-term […] The post DR Congo: Deadly Crackdown On Protests, Says HRW appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2015 08:35 AM PST
A video has reportedly appeared on the internet showing one of the Japanese hostages held by jihadists. He claimed his companion was executed and said the Islamic State want him swapped for a female suicide bomber. Kenji Goto shows a picture of the beheaded body of his fellow captive, Haruna Yukawa, reported the SITE Intel […] The post Islamic State Claims Kills One Japanese Hostage, Offers Swap For Other Hostage appeared first on Eurasia Review.
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