Category: #Geopolitiks
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BRICS Against Washington Consensus
by Pepe Escobar | atimes.com: The headline news is that this Tuesday in Fortaleza, northeast Brazil, the BRICS group of emerging powers (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) fights the (Neoliberal) World (Dis)Order via a new development bank and a reserve fund set up to offset financial crises. The devil, of course, is in the…
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Sucked Into Distractions
from antiwar.com: It’s funny how so many people in the peace and justice movement, in which I’ve been an active participant for the past decade, have been sucked into various distractions in recent years. This didn’t happen very often during the Bush presidency. The most recent distraction is the Bowe Bergdahl fiasco, which is pure…
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U.S. Menaces the Asia-Pacific – James Corbett on RT’s In The Now
James Corbett appears on RT’s In The Now with senior political correspondent Anissa Naouai to discuss the U.S. military build-up in the Asia-Pacific, China’s own growing naval presence, and what this means for the future of the region.
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The Geopolitics of the #WorldCup
from atimes.com: One of the defining images of the World Cup – so far – has been the sight of the Mannschaft – aka the German team – fraternizing with Pataxo Indians a few hundred meters away from the spot where Brazil was “discovered” in 1500. Call it a European re-discovery of the exotic tropics.…
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White House Apologizes for No Notice on #Bergdahl
from seattlepi.com: The White House has apologized to key lawmakers for not notifying them in advance about the exchange of five Taliban detainees for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (boh BURG’-dahl). Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California and Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, the top Democrat and Republican respectively on the Senate Select committee on Intelligence, said White House…
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Spain’s King to Hand over Job to His Son
from washingtonpost.com: Spain’s King Juan Carlos announced Monday that he will give up his job in favor of his son. Juan Carlos follows in the footsteps of two other heads of state. Last year, the Dutch queen and the Belgian king stepped down so their sons could take over. More surprising was last year’s decision…
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‘Hunger Games’ Salute Used as Protest in Thailand
from washingtonpost.com: The three-finger salute from the Hollywood movie “The Hunger Games” is being used as a real symbol of resistance in Thailand. Protesters against the military coup are flashing the gesture as a silent act of rebellion, and they’re being threatened with arrest if they ignore warnings to stop. Thailand’s military rulers said Tuesday…
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United Nations Global Survey: Education Top Priority Despite Wealth
from msnbc.com: Education is a top priority among developed and third-world nations alike, beating political freedoms and gender equality, according to a new global poll. Of the more than 2 million people who responded to the “My World” survey, a United Nations project, two out of three identified education as their top priority. Topping the…
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Thailand Junta: Elections Could Take More Than 1 Year
from chron.com: In his first address to the public since taking control of Thailand in a bloodless coup, the head of the military junta said it could take more than a year for new elections to be held because peace and reforms must be achieved first. Army commander Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha repeated warnings against protests…
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Biden Urges Air Force Cadets to Shape “a New World Order”
from rt.com: While United States President Barack Obama used an address at West Point Military Academy this week to tout the impeding [sic] end to the Afghan War, his second in command had a much different message while giving remarks to Air Force Academy cadets. During Mr. Obama’s remarks, the president told new military grads…
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The Geopolitics of the Eurasian Economic Union
from globalresearch.ca: The deal signed last week by Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan to create a Eurasian Economic Union is yet another countermeasure against US and European attempts to isolate Russia. By moving towards closer economic cooperation, Russia hopes to build, piecemeal if necessary, a common Eurasian economic space that will ultimately rival the US and Europe in…
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Obama ‘Plans’ to End US Troop Presence in Afghanistan by 2016
Seriously, For Real This Time… You’ll Be Gladio That We Did… from reuters.com: U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined a plan to withdraw all but 9,800 American troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year and pull out the rest by the end of 2016, ending more than a decade of military engagement…
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Concerns in Europe After Far-Right Gains in EU Elections
from time.com: Although mainstream parties remain in control, significant gains made by Euroskeptic and anti-immigrant party wins in last week’s elections to the European Parliament have raised fears of increasing isolationism within the E.U.
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State Department Tells US Citizens to Leave Libya Immediately
from reuters.com: The State Department on Tuesday told U.S. citizens in Libya to leave immediately, warning that the security situation in the country was “unpredictable and unstable.” “The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to Libya and recommends that U.S. citizens currently in Libya depart immediately,” the State Department said in a…
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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Search to Be Opened to Private Contractors
from online.wsj.com: Authorities will open up the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to private contractors next week, with the launch of a public tender that could take two months to complete, a person familiar with the search said. Malaysian, Chinese and Australian authorities are seeking a single contractor to coordinate an expanded undersea search…