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Archive for December 10, 2014
Russia And NATO Go Through Most Serious Crisis Since Cold War – Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov summed up the results of 2014. He spoke about the atmosphere in international relations, the sanctions that Russia imposed in response to restrictive measures from the West, about the confrontation with NATO and about the Ukrainian crisis, RIA Novosti reports. According to Lavrov, Moscow is open for a dialogue with … Continue reading
What Does China Think Of The CIA Torture Report?
By Shannon Tiezzi The Diplomat On December 9, the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released a 528 page report on the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) use of torture during the Bush administration. The document, a summary of the original 6,000+ page report, painted a horrifying picture of the use of waterboarding, sleep deprivation, and … Continue reading
Libya Faces Heightened Threats Of Renewed Western Intervention
By Abayomi Azikiwe Recent reports related to Libya claim that Islamic State (IS) camps have been set up in the North African state, a country in chaos since the United States-NATO led bombing and ground war of regime in 2011 resulting in the ousting of the Gaddafi government and the destruction of Africa’s once most … Continue reading
Russia And Turkey: Putin Makes A Pipeline Play, But Will It Pay?
By Dorian Jones Energy-poor Turkey stands to benefit from Moscow’s surprise decision to drop the $45-billion South Stream natural gas pipeline project, analysts say. At the same time, it raises questions about whether Turkey will become a pawn in the broader energy contest between Russia and the EU. Ankara has long been keen to wean … Continue reading
EU Hopes To Start Gas Deliveries Bypassing Russia By 2019
The first energy supplies to Europe from the Caspian region via the “Southern Gas Corridor” will begin by 2019 says Maros Sefcovic, European Commissioner for Energy Union. He was speaking in Brussels at a meeting of energy minister from Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, Italy, Greece, and Romania. They have been discussing their energy game … Continue reading
U.S. Senate Passes Bill To Impose Further Sanctions On Venezuela, Maduro Blasts “Economic Blockade”
By Z.C. Dutka Yesterday the United States Senate passed the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 by voice vote, a bill that will impose further sanctions on Venezuelan senior government officials if passed tomorrow by Congress. The bill, sponsored by US senators Marco Rubio and Robert Menendez, targets Venezuelan authorities … Continue reading
Turkey Snubs Russia By Pushing Ahead With Iraq Gas Import Pipeline
David O’Byrne BNE Turkey has signaled that it will press on with plans to construct a 20bn cubic metre a year (cm/y) pipeline to import Iraqi gas, just a week after agreeing to discuss the shock proposal from President Vladimir Putin to re-route Russia’s giant planned South Stream gas pipeline through Turkish territory. Turkey’s state news agency … Continue reading
Time To Rethink Economic Policies In Indonesia
By Ross McLeod Economic performance in post-Suharto Indonesia has been inferior to that achieved during the previous three decades, with economic growth slower and income inequality increasing. With the recent election of a new president, now is a good time to focus on improving the quality of economic policymaking. To begin, how should Indonesia make … Continue reading
