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“Coalition In Turkey Could Alter Country’s Foreign Policy Direction – Analysis” plus 24 more : Eurasia Review

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• Coalition In Turkey Could Alter Country’s Foreign Policy Direction – Analysis
• The Middle East And North Africa: Adapting To A New Paradigm – Analysis
• Niger: Boko Haram Attack Villages, Dozens Killed
• Putin’s Sabre Rattling Threatens Russia’s Neighbors, The World And Russia Itself – OpEd
• Kerry’s Visit To Sochi: New Dynamics Of Russia-US Engagement – Analysis
• World Displaced Hits Record 60 Million
• Mozambique And Global Fund Aiming Higher With New Grants
• Pope Francis’ Letter On Climate: 5 Radical Takeaways – OpEd
• The Long Road To Europe: Spain And The European Community, 1957-1986 – Analysis
• Spain: Exports Grow By 4.9% And Deficit Falls By 10.1% To April
• INTERPOL-Coordinated Operation Strikes At Organized Crime With Seizure Of 20 Million Illicit Medicines
• Economic Impact Of Violence Was $14.3 Trillion Or 13.4% Of Global GDP Last Year
• One In Six American Jews Is A Convert To Judaism – OpEd
• Why Realizing China-Pakistan Partnership May Be More Complicated In Reality – Analysis
• Crowdsourced Intelligence: The Solution To DPRK Deception? – Analysis
• America Prosecutes The World – OpEd
• Saifuddin Zoomkawala: ‘China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Is Beneficial For Region’ – Interview
• The 2015 Refugee Boat Crisis In Southeast Asia: Humanitarian And Security Implications – Analysis
• Sri Lanka: The Bring Back Mahinda Campaign – Analysis
• Healthy Soil For Healthy Life – OpEd
• Gender Inequality And State Fragility In The Sahel – Analysis
• Russia And Islamic State: Time For Action – OpEd
• Radicalism In the Maldives: Should India Be Worried? – Analysis
• Australia And The Mirror Of Inflexibility – OpEd
• South Carolina Church Shooting Suspect Arrested

Coalition In Turkey Could Alter Country’s Foreign Policy Direction – Analysis Posted: 18 Jun 2015 06:37 PM PDT Turkey’s coalition politics could swing right toward nationalism or left toward deals with Kurds and the EU. By Chris Miller* In an election on June 7 that will reshape Turkey’s political system, the governing Justice and Development (AK) Party lost its parliamentary majority. Though the country’s four main political parties are still jockeying over how to form a functioning coalition, it’s clear that the AK Party will no longer enjoy the monopoly on political power it has enjoyed in recent... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

The Middle East And North Africa: Adapting To A New Paradigm – Analysis Posted: 18 Jun 2015 06:31 PM PDT The military strategies of the United States and its regional allies focused on bombing campaigns, support for local militias, and inherently weak military forces to fight potential ground battles, have failed to defeat rebel forces in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Libya. Calls for the introduction of ground forces against Islamic State (IS), the jihadist group that controls a swathe of Syria and Iraq, and the Houthis in Yemen, or pumping up the number of US military personnel advising and training... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Niger: Boko Haram Attack Villages, Dozens Killed Posted: 18 Jun 2015 06:28 PM PDT At least 38 people were killed in an attack overnight by Islamist Boko Haram militants against two villages in southern Niger, in the Diffa region, security officials told the local and international media. Based on a first reconstruction, the militants occupied occupied Ungumawo and Lamina, situated near the border with Nigeria. Also women and children were killed in the villages. The Nigerian Boko Haram armed group conducted a first attack in Niger in February. Military operations intensified... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Putin’s Sabre Rattling Threatens Russia’s Neighbors, The World And Russia Itself – OpEd Posted: 18 Jun 2015 06:26 PM PDT Vladimir Putin’s increasingly belligerent stance and his announcement yesterday that Moscow will put in place 40 additional nuclear weapons not only represents a threat to Russia’s neighbors and the world but to Russia itself, according to Russian commentators. Liliya Shevtsova argues that as a result of Putin’s statements and actions, “Russia is being transformed into a military camp” and the sense of hopelessness and of the inevitability of disaster characteristic of the last years of the... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Kerry’s Visit To Sochi: New Dynamics Of Russia-US Engagement – Analysis Posted: 18 Jun 2015 06:21 PM PDT By Rajorshi Roy The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry paid an official visit to Sochi on May 12, 2015. This was his first trip to Russia since the outbreak of the Ukrainian crisis in November 2013. He held discussions with both President Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The Kremlin’s press release stated that ‘all issues on the international agenda’ were deliberated upon while Russian officials described the talks as ‘extremely positive’. The visit has been followed by a series of... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

World Displaced Hits Record 60 Million Posted: 18 Jun 2015 06:18 PM PDT Almost 60 million people worldwide were displaced by conflict and persecution in 2014, marking the highest ever recorded number. According to the UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees), in respect to the previous year the number increased by 8.3 million people. Of the total, over 19 million were refugees, 1.8 million were asylum seekers and 38 million had fled their homes but stayed in their country, the report said. More than 50% of the refugees are children. According to the... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Mozambique And Global Fund Aiming Higher With New Grants Posted: 18 Jun 2015 06:16 PM PDT The Republic of Mozambique, Fundação para o Desenvolvimento da Comunidade, World Vision International and the Global Fund on Thursday reaffirmed their partnership, signing five new grants worth US$374 million to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in Mozambique. The financial resources provided through the Global Fund come from many donors, represented today by the United States, France, Ireland and the Health Partners Group in Mozambique. The private sector, which includes Vale, BHP Billiton... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Pope Francis’ Letter On Climate: 5 Radical Takeaways – OpEd Posted: 18 Jun 2015 06:10 PM PDT By Janet Redman* Pope Francis just released an “encyclical,” a letter meant to serve as a guide to understanding our personal relationship to some of the most complex issues of the day through religious doctrine. This particular encyclical is on climate change and is addressed not just to the globe’s 1.2 billion Catholics, but to everyone of any — or no — faith. In it, Pope Francis boldly challenges us all to take an honest look inside our hearts and question the foundations of a society that’s... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

The Long Road To Europe: Spain And The European Community, 1957-1986 – Analysis Posted: 18 Jun 2015 06:07 PM PDT By Charles Powell* Introduction1 This article seeks to commemorate thirty years of Spanish membership of the European Union by providing an account of the evolution of the country’s relationship with the European integration process from its origins to the moment of accession in 1986. In doing so, it will dwell at some length on the dilemmas facing an authoritarian regime that struggled to adapt to a hostile European political environment while seeking to benefit from the consequences of... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Spain: Exports Grow By 4.9% And Deficit Falls By 10.1% To April Posted: 18 Jun 2015 05:46 PM PDT Spanish goods exports maintain an upward trend in the first four months of 2015 with growth of 4.9%, 3.6 points higher than in the same period of last year (1.4%). Hence, exports amounted to 81.89 billion euros – the highest figure for the period January-April since records began (1971). The real change was slightly less, 4.4%, since export prices measured using Unit Value Indices (UVIs) grew by 0.5%. The rate of growth for Spanish exports was higher than that of the European Union... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

INTERPOL-Coordinated Operation Strikes At Organized Crime With Seizure Of 20 Million Illicit Medicines Posted: 18 Jun 2015 05:43 PM PDT A total of 115 countries have taken part in a global operation targeting the criminal networks behind the sale of fake medicines via illicit online pharmacies, resulting in 156 arrests worldwide and the seizure of USD 81 million worth of potentially dangerous medicines. Operation Pangea VIII was the largest ever Internet-based operation focusing on the illicit sale of medicines and medical devices via the Internet, with the participation of 236 agencies from police, customs and health... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Economic Impact Of Violence Was $14.3 Trillion Or 13.4% Of Global GDP Last Year Posted: 18 Jun 2015 05:03 PM PDT The world is becoming increasingly divided with some countries enjoying unprecedented levels of peace and prosperity while others spiral further into violence and conflict, according to the 2015 Global Peace Index. The economic impact of violence reached a total of US$14.3 trillion or 13.4% of global GDP last year. The Global Peace Index measures the state of peace in 162 countries according to 23 indicators that gauge the absence of violence or the fear of violence. It is produced annually by... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

One In Six American Jews Is A Convert To Judaism – OpEd Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:54 PM PDT Seventeen percent of self declared, religious, American Jews, say they were raised in another religion. Six percent say they were raised in non-religious, non-Jewish homes, 4 percent were raised as mainline Protestants, 3 percent as Catholics, 2 percent as Evangelicals and 2 percent in mixed religion homes or as non-Christians, according to a Pew Research Center 2014 U.S. Religious Landscape Study of 35,071 American adults (847 Jewish by religion). This means that almost three quarters of a... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Why Realizing China-Pakistan Partnership May Be More Complicated In Reality – Analysis Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:49 PM PDT China recently announced big-ticket investments in Pakistan (in power, economic corridor and infrastructure) after a serious drought of foreign investments into Pakistan. However, economic relations, of any country, are largely based on own-interests. China’s interest in Pakistan may be an opportunity to lend its surplus capital and export input products. It is up to Pakistan to ensure its people get a fair deal. There are few reasons why realizing the China-Pakistan partnership may be more... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Crowdsourced Intelligence: The Solution To DPRK Deception? – Analysis Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:41 AM PDT North Korean efforts to circumvent embargos and sanctions rely on an elaborate shell game—using layers of front companies, organized crime groups and unscrupulous individuals. Pyongyang proxies are nimble enough to evade enforcement, in contrast to the ponderous procedures that state and multilateral organizations need to follow to proscribe illicit activity. The distributed network of agents and proxies exploited could only be countered by a similarly distributed response. The DPRK’s adaptive... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

America Prosecutes The World – OpEd Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:37 AM PDT On May 27, 2015, the Swiss government arrested seven men in Geneva at the behest of the United States. The individuals were officials from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) the body which governs international soccer. The United States Justice Department charged these FIFA officials with corruption in awarding soccer World Cup sites. The existence of bribery in awarding international sporting events such as the World Cup and Olympic games has been an open secret for... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Saifuddin Zoomkawala: ‘China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Is Beneficial For Region’ – Interview Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:30 AM PDT An Exclusive Interview with Chairman EFU General Saifuddin Zoomkawala Saifuddin Zoomkawala currently Chairs Boards of Directors of EFU General Insurance Limited and Allianz EFU Health Insurance Limited and Director of EFU Life Assurance Limited. EFU is the largest insurance group that underwrote a combined premium of over Rs.35 billion during 2015. He also created a Joint Venture with Allianz of Germany bringing in direct foreign investment of US$5 million, for introducing Health Insurance for... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

The 2015 Refugee Boat Crisis In Southeast Asia: Humanitarian And Security Implications – Analysis Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:15 AM PDT The 2015 Refugee Boat Crisis in Southeast Asia In the second half of May 2015, a refugee boat crisis unfolded in the Andaman Sea in Southeast Asia, almost in parallel with the refugee boat crisis in the Mediterranean. Together, both crises highlight security and humanitarian implications for the greater wave of refugee crises that can be expected to occur in the future. Since the middle of May 2015, over 3,000 refugees who had been cast adrift in the Andaman Sea by human traffickers have been... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Sri Lanka: The Bring Back Mahinda Campaign – Analysis Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:04 AM PDT Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was defeated by the incumbent Maithripala Sirisena fair and square in the January 2015 presidential election. Yet, Rajapaksa is not convinced that he has lost the election because he still retains overwhelming support within the Sinhala community. Therefore, instead of retiring from active politics and enjoying his retirement benefits, he continue to be in a state of semi-retirement. Now, he seems to be coming out of the semi-retirement and... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Healthy Soil For Healthy Life – OpEd Posted: 18 Jun 2015 10:55 AM PDT Humans are intricately tied to soil. 95 percent of our food and fiber come from the soil, and over 99.9 percent of our fresh drinking water passes through soil. We even define ourselves by our relationship to soil: the words “human” and “humanity” are linguistically rooted in “humus” – which is the fertile upper portion of the soil. In spite of the connections, many of us fail to consider the importance of preserving the health of the earth’s soils for generations to come. In sub-Saharan... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Gender Inequality And State Fragility In The Sahel – Analysis Posted: 18 Jun 2015 10:47 AM PDT By Clare Castillejo* There is increasing commitment among international actors to integrate a gender perspective into support for fragile and conflict affected states (FCAS). This commitment is expressed in the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSC) 1325 on women security and peace (SCR 1325), which calls for ‘women’s equal participation and full involvement in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security’; in the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States,... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Russia And Islamic State: Time For Action – OpEd Posted: 18 Jun 2015 10:25 AM PDT In addition to the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran pursuing its aim of dominating the Middle East, the world is facing two further major threats to its peace and security, namely the resurgent Russia of President Vladimir Putin and the rampant Islamic State (IS) under its self-declared caliph, Abu Bakr al-Bahgdadi. The world’s response so far can be summed up as hesitant, weak, undecided, vacillating and ineffective. However neither Putin nor Baghdadi can be allowed to ride roughshod... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Radicalism In the Maldives: Should India Be Worried? – Analysis Posted: 18 Jun 2015 10:08 AM PDT By Roshni Thomas* In March 2015, Mohamed Nasheed the man who led the fight for democracy in the Maldives was sentenced to 13 years in prison. There has been a pattern of regular accusations of corruption against the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) since the now ousted Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed defeated Maumoon Gayoom’s 30 year autocratic rule 2008. Over the last decade, the country has undergone a tumultuous transition to democracy. This wasn’t without a simultaneous rise in... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Australia And The Mirror Of Inflexibility – OpEd Posted: 18 Jun 2015 10:05 AM PDT The terrorist imaginary necessarily requires mutual enforcement. It begins with the idea of a red under the bed, or the monster in the woods. The work for such a monster is essentially done by the fantasist victim, the individual who fears what he or she might become. For those anticipating the next terrorist attack, praise and aggrandisement of the perpetrator’s potential is exactly what is sought. Call them vicious, call them ambitious, and they have notched a few more points on the... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

South Carolina Church Shooting Suspect Arrested Posted: 18 Jun 2015 10:03 AM PDT South Carolina police have released the identity of the suspect in the church shooting Wednesday night as Dylann Storm Roof, 21. Local media report he was arrested Thursday morning. A law enforcement source told WLTX that Roof has been arrested in Shelby, North Carolina, almost 250 miles (400 km) – about three and a half hours’ drive – away from Charleston. The arrest was reported shortly after shortly after 11 am local time, and confirmed by US Attorney General Loretta Lynch... To continue reading this article, click on the headline.