Russian Economy Approaching ‘Perfect Storm’

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• Russian Economy Approaching ‘Perfect Storm’ – OpEd
• Saudi Arabia: Local Haj Likely To Get 40% Cheaper
• Iran: Two Provinces On Alert After Earthquakes
• Syrian Rebel Leader Subhi Al-Refai On US Relations With Ahrar Al-Sham – OpEd
• Revisiting India’s Foreign Policy Under Modi – Q&A
• Fidel Castro: The Revolutionary Dream Of Justice And Equality – OpEd
• Kerry At Flag Raising Ceremony In Havana, Cuba – Transcript
• Stars, Stripes And Status Quo: US Flag Raised In Havana – OpEd
• China’s Stock Market Collapse And Exchange-Rate Depreciation: What Next? – Analysis
• Mullah Omar’s Death: Pakistan’s Role In Afghanistan – Analysis
• Is Turkey In Over Its Head? – Analysis
• 1MDB Crisis And Political Funding: Whither Malaysian Politics? – Analysis
• How To Understand Those 60 Trainees In Syria – OpEd
• How To Confront The Islamic State – OpEd
• Why Liberals Are Dangerous And Must Never Be In Charge – OpEd
• Quick Guide To Foreign Policy Views Of US Democratic Presidential Candidates – Analysis
• What Game Is Erdogan Playing? – OpEd
• Outrageous Charges Against Journalists In Ferguson
• Call For Egypt To Establish International Inquiry Into Rab’a Massacre
• Jewish Terrorists – OpEd
• Is Putin Planning To Sell-Out Assad? – OpEd
• New Tools Increase Palestine’s Capacity To Face Earthquakes
• Iran’s New Peace Plan For Syria – OpEd
• Sri Lanka Says All Set For General Elections
• Tunisia Year Five: Caught In A Tightening Vice – OpEd
• AIPAC And The Iran Nuclear Deal – OpEd
• Susiya: Injustice On Display – OpEd
• Octopus Genome Sequenced
• Small Burundi Could Ignite Big Conflict – Analysis
• Panic In The Kremlin – OpEd

Russian Economy Approaching ‘Perfect Storm’ – OpEd Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:55 PM PDT Vladislav Zhukovsky, an economist known for predicting disasters in the Russian economy and for then turning out to be right, says that the situation is more dire than almost anyone imagines because oil is heading to 25 US dollars a barrel, the ruble to 125 to the US dollar, and inflation to 30 percent. He … Continue reading Russian Economy Approaching ‘Perfect Storm’ – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Saudi Arabia: Local Haj Likely To Get 40% Cheaper Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:50 PM PDT Prices for local Haj packages are expected to drop between 30 and 40 percent this year, according to an official at the Ministry of Haj. Most local Haj operators have begun to change their packages after the ministry announced the launch of the online portal for local pilgrims. According to the source, the portal will … Continue reading Saudi Arabia: Local Haj Likely To Get 40% Cheaper To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Iran: Two Provinces On Alert After Earthquakes Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:47 PM PDT After an earthquake shook the provincial borders of Tehran and Semnan, the head of Red Crescent Rescue Operations announced that both provinces are in a state of alert. ILNA reports that according to Nasser Charkhsaz, an earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale at a depth of 13 kilometres hit the border regions of Tehran … Continue reading Iran: Two Provinces On Alert After Earthquakes To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Syrian Rebel Leader Subhi Al-Refai On US Relations With Ahrar Al-Sham – OpEd Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:39 PM PDT By Aron Lund, editor of Syria in Crisis* Subhi al-Refai is a leader of the Revolutionary Command Council (RCC), a coalition of Syrian revolutionary factions formed in December 2014. He has been kind enough to provide me with the following statement, presenting his personal analysis of a question that is on the mind of many … Continue reading Syrian Rebel Leader Subhi Al-Refai On US Relations With Ahrar Al-Sham – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Revisiting India’s Foreign Policy Under Modi – Q&A Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:33 PM PDT By Col. R. Hariharan* Q: It is about fifteen months since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power. During this period foreign relations appear to have been given great importance. What do you think are the changes in India’s foreign policy now? A: I am no expert on foreign policy; but as a strategic analyst … Continue reading Revisiting India’s Foreign Policy Under Modi – Q&A To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Fidel Castro: The Revolutionary Dream Of Justice And Equality – OpEd Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:27 PM PDT Writing is a way to be useful if you believe that our long-suffering humanity must be better, and more fully educated, given the incredible ignorance in which we are all enveloped, with the exception of researchers who in the sciences seek satisfactory answers. This is a word which implies in a few letters its immense … Continue reading Fidel Castro: The Revolutionary Dream Of Justice And Equality – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Kerry At Flag Raising Ceremony In Havana, Cuba – Transcript Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:19 PM PDT By John Kerry, US Secretary of State (U.S. Embassy, Havana, Cuba) — Please be seated, everybody. Thank you very, very much. Muchas gracias. Buenos dias. I’m so sorry that we are a little bit late today, but what a beautiful ride in and how wonderful to be here. And I thank you for leaving my … Continue reading Kerry At Flag Raising Ceremony In Havana, Cuba – Transcript To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Stars, Stripes And Status Quo: US Flag Raised In Havana – OpEd Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:09 PM PDT By Rob Craven* On January 3, 1961, three United States marines stepped outside the Cuban Embassy in Havana to lower the American flag. This act carried momentous implications. The flag was never raised again. Earlier that day, President Dwight Eisenhower officially closed the embassy and cut formal diplomatic ties with the island nation amidst mounting … Continue reading Stars, Stripes And Status Quo: US Flag Raised In Havana – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

China’s Stock Market Collapse And Exchange-Rate Depreciation: What Next? – Analysis Posted: 14 Aug 2015 08:42 AM PDT Two episodes of panic have broken out in China’s financial markets in the course of no more than a month: a stock market collapse and only very recently a Renminbi (RMB) depreciation engineered by the People’s Bank of China (PBoC). This note reviews what has happened so far and explores the potential consequences. By Alicia … Continue reading China’s Stock Market Collapse And Exchange-Rate Depreciation: What Next? – Analysis To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Mullah Omar’s Death: Pakistan’s Role In Afghanistan – Analysis Posted: 14 Aug 2015 08:27 AM PDT With western forces out of Afghanistan, Pakistan fears Taliban winning exclusive power in Afghanistan and thus tries to facilitate a power sharing deal between Taliban and the Afghan government. Mullah Omar’s death is a factor behind this pursuit. By Halimullah Kousary* The mysterious announcement recently of the death of Mullah Omar, the spiritual leader and … Continue reading Mullah Omar’s Death: Pakistan’s Role In Afghanistan – Analysis To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Is Turkey In Over Its Head? – Analysis Posted: 14 Aug 2015 08:23 AM PDT By Scott N. Romaniuk Turkey’s war against Islamic State began with bombs being dropped on Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) forces – a central actor in the ongoing insurgency across parts of Syria (a country that ostensibly no longer exists) and Iraq. The PKK has sought autonomy from Turkey since the mid-1980s, with tens of thousands … Continue reading Is Turkey In Over Its Head? – Analysis To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

1MDB Crisis And Political Funding: Whither Malaysian Politics? – Analysis Posted: 14 Aug 2015 08:17 AM PDT As the Malaysian political crisis deepens over the 1MDB controversy, Prime Minister Najib Razak fights for his political survival amid a landscape of uncertainty. By Yang Razali Kassim( Muhyiddin Yassin, UMNO’s deputy president, cuts a cool composure. He remains calm and resolute as party Number 2 despite his dismissal as deputy prime minister by Prime … Continue reading 1MDB Crisis And Political Funding: Whither Malaysian Politics? – Analysis To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

How To Understand Those 60 Trainees In Syria – OpEd Posted: 14 Aug 2015 07:54 AM PDT By Joel Veldkamp* “I can look out at your faces and see you had the same reaction I do, which is that that’s an awfully small number.” So said American Defense Secretary Ash Carter in testimony before an incredulous Senate Armed Services Committee on July 7, explaining that the $500 million American project, announced over … Continue reading How To Understand Those 60 Trainees In Syria – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

How To Confront The Islamic State – OpEd Posted: 14 Aug 2015 07:46 AM PDT By Adil E. Shamoo* The atrocities of ISIS become more shocking every day. In June, the Iraqis exhumed nearly 600 bodies of Shia recruits in Tikrit, an important Sunni Triangle city north of Baghdad. ISIS appears to have executed as many as 1,700 Iraqis and buried them in mass graves. Last summer, when ISIS gained … Continue reading How To Confront The Islamic State – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Why Liberals Are Dangerous And Must Never Be In Charge – OpEd Posted: 14 Aug 2015 07:42 AM PDT The Left (liberal mainstream media) practically had a ticker tape parade for Ohio Gov John Kasich for answers he gave on two issues during the GOP debate. Liberals’ praise of Kasich shows they have chosen emotion over logical reasoned thinking. This makes liberals irresponsible and dangerous. These people must never be in charge. The Left … Continue reading Why Liberals Are Dangerous And Must Never Be In Charge – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Quick Guide To Foreign Policy Views Of US Democratic Presidential Candidates – Analysis Posted: 14 Aug 2015 07:35 AM PDT By Brandon George Whitehill* As of this writing, five Democrats are running for their party’s nomination for President of the United States: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Jim Webb, Martin O’Malley, and Lincoln Chafee. Of these candidates for president, three (Sanders, Clinton, Chafee) were members of Congress during 9/11 and the votes on Afghanistan and Iraq … Continue reading Quick Guide To Foreign Policy Views Of US Democratic Presidential Candidates – Analysis To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

What Game Is Erdogan Playing? – OpEd Posted: 14 Aug 2015 07:19 AM PDT The domestic and foreign policies pursued by Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, may seem wayward and full of inconsistencies. But as William Shakespeare so appositely puts it: “though this be madness, yet there is method in it.” It was on June 10, 2014 that the magnitude of the threat posed to regional and western interests … Continue reading What Game Is Erdogan Playing? – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Outrageous Charges Against Journalists In Ferguson Posted: 14 Aug 2015 07:04 AM PDT Reporters Without Borders has condemned the recent charges filed by the St. Louis County Police Department against two journalists who covered last year’s protests surrounding Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson. The Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery was charged with trespassing and interfering with a police officer. Charges were also filed against Huffington Post reporter Ryan … Continue reading Outrageous Charges Against Journalists In Ferguson To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Call For Egypt To Establish International Inquiry Into Rab’a Massacre Posted: 14 Aug 2015 06:59 AM PDT Egyptian authorities have held no government official or member of the security forces responsible for the mass killing of protesters in Cairo’s Rab’a al-Adawiya Square two years ago, note Human Rights Watch, adding that on August 14, 2013, security forces killed at least 817 people and most likely more than 1,000 at a mass sit-in … Continue reading Call For Egypt To Establish International Inquiry Into Rab’a Massacre To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Jewish Terrorists – OpEd Posted: 14 Aug 2015 06:14 AM PDT SOME OF my best friends demand that I write an article condemning unconditionally the “administrative detention” of Jewish terrorists. Three suspected terrorists have already been arrested under this procedure. They are members of a group following the teachings of Rabbi Meir Kahane (the leader is actually his grandson). Kahane was an American Rabbi who came … Continue reading Jewish Terrorists – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Is Putin Planning To Sell-Out Assad? – OpEd Posted: 14 Aug 2015 06:12 AM PDT Moscow’s geostrategic objectives in Syria are the polar opposite of Washington’s. Grasping this simple fact is the easiest way to get a fix on what’s really going on in the war-torn country. What Washington wants is explained in great detail in a piece by Michael E. O’Hanlon at the Brookings Institute titled “Deconstructing Syria: A new strategy … Continue reading Is Putin Planning To Sell-Out Assad? – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

New Tools Increase Palestine’s Capacity To Face Earthquakes Posted: 14 Aug 2015 06:10 AM PDT Palestine has faced hundreds of earthquakes since the beginning of the year. Thanks to the SASPARM and SASPARM 2.0 projects, the next generation of citizens and researchers will be better equipped to face this growing threat. New tools increase Palestine’s capacity to face earthquakes “We [in Palestine] have modest and undeveloped capacities that do not … Continue reading New Tools Increase Palestine’s Capacity To Face Earthquakes To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Iran’s New Peace Plan For Syria – OpEd Posted: 14 Aug 2015 06:01 AM PDT Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has unveiled a new “peace plan” for Syria in his latest visit to Damascus, after consultation with the Lebanese officials who greeted him warmly. This is a four-point peace plan that is an updated version of an earlier plan that called for the cessation of hostilities, a five-year transition … Continue reading Iran’s New Peace Plan For Syria – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Sri Lanka Says All Set For General Elections Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:58 AM PDT All necessary arrangements have been made to conduct free and fair General elections scheduled for Monday, according to the Sri Lanka government. There are 12,314 polling stations in the 22 administrative districts while the total number of registered voters for this General Election is 15,044,490. According to the government, 125,000 officials will be deployed for … Continue reading Sri Lanka Says All Set For General Elections To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Tunisia Year Five: Caught In A Tightening Vice – OpEd Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:53 AM PDT By Samuel Albert* Thousands of young Tunisians drown trying to make their way to Europe, hoping that the West can offer a life that their own country cannot. Thousands are going to neighbouring Libya or other countries to wage jihad against what they perceive as the Western way of life, thirsty for vengeance against the … Continue reading Tunisia Year Five: Caught In A Tightening Vice – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

AIPAC And The Iran Nuclear Deal – OpEd Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:49 AM PDT By Jamal Doumani You want yet another glimpse of the immense reach by the Israeli lobby into the workings of US foreign policy in the Middle East? Then consider the battle royal — traditionally a fight between two combatants that is fought until only one fighter is left standing — between the White House and … Continue reading AIPAC And The Iran Nuclear Deal – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Susiya: Injustice On Display – OpEd Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:46 AM PDT Susiya is but another example of the Netanyahu government’s flagrant and callous disregard of the Palestinians’ fundamental right to live with dignity. The mere thought of demolishing Susiya, not to speak of actually executing it, will be another nail in the coffin of the Israeli peace process. Netanyahu, more than any other Israeli Prime Minister, will … Continue reading Susiya: Injustice On Display – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Octopus Genome Sequenced Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:44 AM PDT The first whole genome analysis of an octopus reveals unique genomic features that likely played a role in the evolution of traits such as large complex nervous systems and adaptive camouflage. An international team of scientists sequenced the genome of the California two-spot octopus – the first cephalopod ever to be fully sequenced – and … Continue reading Octopus Genome Sequenced To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Small Burundi Could Ignite Big Conflict – Analysis Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:40 AM PDT Corruption, ethnic tensions, refugees, chaos could spread from small, poor Burundi after troubled election. By Itziar Aguirre* A third term in office for Burundi’s 51-year-old President Pierre Nkurunziza mocks the nation’s constitutional limit of two terms and perpetuates rampant corruption with regional and international implications. Ethnic violence could spread, threatening foreign aid, foreign investment and … Continue reading Small Burundi Could Ignite Big Conflict – Analysis To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Panic In The Kremlin – OpEd Posted: 14 Aug 2015 05:35 AM PDT By Brian Whitmore (RFE/RL) — You know things are getting really bad when Sergei Lavrov blows his cool. The Russian foreign minister is usually smooth as silk in public, shamelessly and effortlessly twisting, spinning, distorting, and lying on behalf of Vladimir Putin’s regime. But this week, Lavrov was caught on camera — and on mic … Continue reading Panic In The Kremlin – OpEd To continue reading this article, click on the headline.