Strategy

Dollar-hungry Turkey eyes Middle Eastern markets

Thu, 15/12/2016 - 08:53
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Thu, 15/12/2016
Turkey Middle Eastern markets


Author Mustafa Sonmez
TranslatorSibel Utku Bila

 

The turbulence in the Turkish economy, marked by a dramatic depreciation of the Turkish lira, is forcing Ankara to consider emergency measures. While President Recep Tayyip Erdogan led a campaign against the threat of dollarization, the government last week unveiled a package of measures to appease and buoy up economic actors.

Russia Is Neither Friend Nor Foe

Tue, 13/12/2016 - 08:52
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Tue, 13/12/2016
Russia Friend or Foe

There is no basis for any claims about a “stolen” presidential election.
Nikolas K. Gvosdev
There is no basis for any claims about a “stolen” presidential election. Nobody stole anything. No Russian operatives altered ballots or tampered with election machines, which is why the Obama administration itself has declared that state-by-state election results “reflect the will of the people.”

Will Turkey finally launch space agency?

Tue, 13/12/2016 - 08:42
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Tue, 13/12/2016
Turkey space agency


Author Metin Gurcan, TranslatorTimur Göksel

Turkey's efforts in the satellite space race have experienced turbulence over the years, but they got a boost with the recent launch of its Gokturk-1 satellite, which will meet the country’s civilian and military intelligence needs around the world.

Avigdor Liberman: Israel’s National Security in a Turbulent Middle East

Mon, 12/12/2016 - 09:21
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Mon, 12/12/2016
Israel’s National Security


By: Avigdor Liberman
The dramatic turmoil that has seized the Middle East in recent years holds a number of important lessons for the international community, as policy options are considered regarding the ongoing regional crises. These lessons are particularly salient for Israel and for those concerned with ensuring its national security.

Is the United States Really a Pacific Power?

Thu, 08/12/2016 - 08:40
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Thu, 08/12/2016
Pacific power


Hunter Marston

Washington has failed to demonstrate that it has the stomach to remain a resident power in Asia.
Recognizing the geostrategic significance of Asia for the twenty-first century, President Obama told an Australian Parliament in 2011, “The United States is a Pacific power and we are here to stay.” 

The Coming War on China

Mon, 05/12/2016 - 09:42
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Mon, 05/12/2016
War on China

 
By John Pilger
  "Information Clearing House" - "teleSur" - The greatest build-up of American-led military forces since the Second World War is well under way. When I first went to Hiroshima in 1967, the shadow on the steps was still there.

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