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Submarine Trends In Asia Pacific: Air-Independent Propulsion A Game Changer? – Analysis

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The contending strategic realities of the Asia-Pacific region compel states to adopt innovations of their rivals. This is the case for new classes of conventional submarine designs, which incorporate an array of innovative technologies in order to maximise their survivability and lethality in diverse maritime operations. By Michael Raska WHILE EUROPE and North America remain [...]

Pakistan: Armed Encounters Or Open War – OpEd

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Experts have been saying for a long time that various groups getting funds and arms from outside have developed safe heavens in Balochistan and federally administered tribal area (Fata) of Pakistan. In Balochistan they claim to be fighting for the rights of Balochs and in Fata for the imposition of Sharia. However, the sole objective [...]

US Considering New Drone Base In Africa – Report

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The US is planning to consolidate its position in Africa with a new drone outpost in Niger, with the stated purpose of providing unarmed surveillance support to French efforts in Mali and keeping tabs on al-Qaeda elements on the continent. ­In the future, though, the US command does not rule out using the base to [...]

The Non Zero-Sum Society – OpEd

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As President Obama said in his inaugural address last week, America “cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it.” Yet that continues to be the direction we’re heading in. A newly-released analysis by the Economic Policy Institute shows that the super-rich have done well in the economic [...]

Hamas Chief Holds Talks With Jordan King

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Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal on Monday rejected talks on confederation with Jordan before the establishment of a Palestinian state, official Jordanian media reported. “Talking about the confederation with Jordan before the establishment of a Palestinian state is unacceptable,” Mashaal told reporters after a meeting in Amman with Jordan’s King Abdullah, Petra news agency said. Mashaal [...]

Yemen Launches Mission To Free Hostages From Al Qaeda Stronghold

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Yemen launched a concerted attack on an al Qaeda stronghold on Monday, in a last ditch attempt to free three Western hostages, taken by the terrorist group last month, Reuters reported on Monday. The foreigners – a Finnish couple and an Austrian man – all of whom were studying Arabic in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, [...]

National Unity A Must To Keep Egypt Afloat – OpEd

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By Linda Heard Running a country with an eclectic population of up to 90 million sick of heavy-handed governance and all clamoring for different things, isn’t as easy as President Muhammad Mursi might have imagined. Everyone wants better salaries and improved living conditions which the president can’t deliver unless he can lay his hands on [...]

More Pretrial Hearings Kick Off For 9/11 Suspects

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By Donna Miles Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks, along with four co-defendants charged with planning and carrying out the attacks, acknowledged to the judge today that they understand and have no questions about their rights. Army Col. James Pohl, the judge, opened four days of pretrial hearings at Naval [...]

Ireland: EU Commission Completes Eighth Programme Review

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The European Commission has completed its eighth review of the EU-IMF financial assistance programme for Ireland and has published the technical report by the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECFIN) which assesses programme implementation by the Irish authorities. The completion of the review enables a disbursement of EUR 0.8 billion from the European [...]

Foreign Policy And Defense In A Second Term – OpEd

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John Kerry and Chuck Hagel—two of the best mainstream nominees that President Obama could have selected for Secretaries of State and Defense, respectively—will soon face Senate confirmation. With these nominees, hopefully Obama is signaling a veering away from interventionism to a long overdue, restrained foreign policy. During the first term, to his credit, Obama ended [...]

Azerbaijan: Local Grievances Spark Protests

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By Shahla Sultanova, Idrak Abbasov Azerbaijani police have used rubber bullets and water cannon twice in the last week to disperse demonstrations which the government blamed on the opposition, but which participants said were spontaneous and stemmed from local grievances. A day of protests in Ismayilli, a small town in central Azerbaijan, began after a [...]

Armenia: Syrian Refugees Resettling In Occupied Azerbaijani Territory

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By Marianna Grigoryan A growing number of Syrian-Armenians who have fled the escalating violence in their native land are resettling in an occupied territory claimed by Azerbaijan. Since early 2012, Armenia has been accepting diaspora members seeking to escape Syria’s civil strife. In recent months, 29 refugee families, roughly 90 people overall, have found new [...]

Twitter Reveals US Government Makes 80% Of Info Requests

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Twitter has released its second transparency report, which demonstrated a frightening increase in requests for user data by the US government and ignited serious concerns over privacy and free expression. ­The list disclosed data requests from over 30 nations, and revealed that the US government was responsible for 815 of the 1,009 information requests in [...]

Patrick Buchanan: America’s Role In A Darkening Age – OpEd

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When, in the 1950s, Nikita Khrushchev said, “We will bury you,” and, “Your children will live under communism,” Eisenhower’s America scoffed. By 1980, however, the tide did indeed seem to be with the East. America had suffered a decade of defeats. Southeast Asia had fallen. The ayatollah had seized power in Iran. Moscow had occupied [...]

Russian Delegation Led By Rosneft President Igor Sechin Begins Work In Venezuela

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A Russian delegation led by Rosneft President Igor Sechin began work in Venezuela on 29 January. During the visit Igor Sechin, President and Chairman of the Management Board at Rosneft, will hold talks with Diosdado Cabello, head of Venezuela’s National Assembly, Venezuelan Vice President Nicolás Maduro, Rafael Ramírez, Venezuelan Oil and Mineral Resources Minister, Elias [...]

Egypt Could Fall Apart If Current Unrest Continues — Army Chief

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The head of Egypt’s military warned on Tuesday the ongoing unrest in the country could lead to the breakup of the state, Reuters reported. General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said: “The continuation of the struggle of the different political forces … over the management of state affairs could lead to the collapse of the state,” adding [...]

Nigeria’s Boko Haram Militants Announce Ceasefire

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A man who claims to be a commander from the Islamist militant group known as Boko Haram declared a unilateral cease-fire Monday in Maiduguri in northern Nigeria.  It is not clear if Sheik Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulazeez is speaking for all of Boko Haram, but officials say they will consider terms laid out by the [...]

Senate Panel Approves John Kerry For Secretary Of State

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US Senator John Kerry on Tuesday won the support of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday to replace Hillary Clinton as President Barack Obama’s new secretary of state. The full Senate is expected to confirm Kerry later on Tuesday. The five-term senator and 2004 failed presidential candidate has broad support from fellow Democrats as [...]

Rosneft’s Igor Sechin Elected Chairman Of National Oil Consortium BOD

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A meeting of the board of directors of the National Oil Consortium was held in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 29. Representatives from consortium members Rosneft, Gazprom Neft, TNK-BP and Lukoil took part in the meeting. Igor Sechin, President and Chairman of the Management Board at Rosneft, was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of [...]

Could Scottish, Catalan Independence Votes Reshape Europe?

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(EurActiv) — The separatist flag of Catalonia – with its yellow and red stripes, blue triangle and white star – was a rare sight on the streets of Barcelona a decade ago. Now, it is almost ubiquitous. Some 2,000 km to the north in Scotland, the blue-and-white saltire has always been popular. But that flag [...]
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