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Astana Peace Talks: West Losing Its Influence in Middle East

On January 25, The Financial Times published an article on the role of Western countries at the Astana negotiations. Author Erika Solomon writes that Western diplomats could do absolutely nothing to influence the negotiations and “found themselves relegated with journalists to the plaid-carpeted Irish Pub of a hotel in Kazakhstan.” Astana …

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Trump-Putin Talks? Will Trump Lift Sanctions against Russia? Could Be “Costly” To Russia

Tweets on social media say Trump is about to lift the sanctions placed on Russia by the Obama regime.  Being a showman, Trump would want to make this announcement himself, not have it made for him by someone outside his administration.  Nevertheless, the social media tweets are a …

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Cops of the Pacific? U.S. military’s role in Asia during the age of Donald Trump

Trump walks in during Pentagon’s preparations for a future U.S.-Japan-South Korean triangular military alliance Despite the attention being given to America’s roiling wars and conflicts in the Greater Middle East, crucial decisions about the global role of U.S. military power may be made in a region where, as …

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First Attempt at ‘Islamic State’, and Roots of Euro Jihad – 1990s Bosnian Civil War

Following the visit of the Russian top diplomat Sergei Lavrov to Serbia, about a week ago, a number of political and military figures in the Balkans’ neighbourhood, and Europe/NATO have been vocal in accusing Russia for using Serbs (in Serbia and Bosnia) to fuel new instability in the ever volatile …

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