The pre-modern politics that still define the Balkans’ adaptation to the end of empire cannot be simply be pushed aside by visions of post-national Europe. It will take time, patience and real compromise. By Gerard M. Gallucci One hundred years after the Balkans Wars finally took the region out from under the Ottomans, the region [...]
Peaceful Change In The Balkans? – Analysis
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US: Brennan Hearing Spotlights Drone Strikes, Secret Base
President Barack Obama’s choice to head the CIA has brought the secretive use of unmanned drones to attack terrorist targets to the forefront of the counter-terrorism discussion. Nominee John Brennan, a strong supporter of drone attacks, will face questioning from senators Thursday in a confirmation hearing. The nomination also has shed light on a previously [...]
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Cocaine, Islam, Nomad Pride: The Roots Of Mali’s Crisis – Analysis
By Alexey Eremenko Refugees at the camp in Sevare, a dusty town in central Mali, told RIA Novosti late last month that God is French. Such exaltation has been rippling through much of the country, which managed to fight off an Islamist-tinged insurgency thanks to last month’s blitzkrieg intervention by the French Air Force. Red, [...]
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Hindus Want Ireland Govt. Officially Apologize, Compensate Magdalene Laundries’ Inmates
Hindus want Ireland President Michael D Higgins and Prime Minister Enda Kenny to offer official state apology with frank admission and provide financial compensation to the victims of Magdalene laundries. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that our Irish sisters reportedly suffered slavery conditions between 1922 and 1996 as [...]
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Israel Fuels Syrian Fire, Risking Regional Outburst – OpEd
By Nicola Nasser The timing of the Israeli air raid early on January 30 on a Syrian target, that has yet to be identified, coincided with a hard to refute indications that the “regime change” in Syria by force, both by foreign military intervention and by internal armed rebellion, has failed, driving the Syrian opposition [...]
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Total Enters Deep Offshore Exploration In Cyprus
Total said Wednesday that it has signed two production sharing contracts (PSCs), for Blocks 10 and 11, with the Republic of Cyprus. The PSCs were awarded as part of the second offshore exploration licensing round, launched by the Cypriot government in 2012. The licenses extend over 2,572 square kilometers and 2,958 square kilometers respectively, southwest [...]
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Marathon Oil Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter Net Income Of $322 Million
Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO) reported Wednesday fourth quarter 2012 net income of $322 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, compared to net income in the third quarter of 2012 of $450 million, or $0.63 per diluted share. For the fourth quarter of 2012, adjusted net income was $388 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, compared [...]
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Lukoil Production Fully Replaced By Proved Reserves Increase In 2012
OAO LUKOIL finished an evaluation and independent audit of its oil and gas reserves, as they stand on December 31, 2012. The evaluation was performed in accordance with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) standards until the economic limit of commercial production is reached. The audit results by Miller and Lents, a US firm, [...]
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UEFA Inquiry Into Sponsorship Deals Highlights Problematic Fight Against Corruption – Analysis
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Europe’s governing soccer body, is looking at possible violations of its fair value rule in sponsorship deals concluded by two of the continent’s foremost Gulf-owned clubs, Manchester City and Paris St. Germain (PSG), with state-owned entities in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The UEFA inquiry comes against [...]
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Indonesia And The Philippines: Political Dynasties In Democratic States – Analysis
The growth of political dynasties poses a serious challenge to the democratic consolidation in the Philippines and Indonesia. However, the needed reforms to prevent political dynasties from monopolising electoral politics in both democracies remain elusive. By Julius Cesar I. Trajano and Yoes C. Kenawas Indonesia and the Philippines, the biggest democracies in Southeast Asia, have [...]
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John McCain’s “Racist” Joke That Wasn’t – OpEd
Being a conservative just ain’t what it used to be. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) was recently accused of tweeting a “racist” joke — by another Republican. The issue arose when McCain, responding to Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s remark that he’d like to be sent into space (not, I assume, by an Israeli nuke), referenced Iran’s [...]
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Prominent Tunisia Opposition Leader Assassinated
A leading critic of the Islamist-led government in Tunisia was shot dead outside his home in Tunis on Wednesday. Chokri Belaid, a leftist and general secretary of the Democratic Patriotic Party, was assassinated by a man said to be wearing traditional clothing with a pointed hood shortly after he left his house. He was one [...]
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Federal Reserve Data Hacked By Anonymous
Days after the personal information of over 4,000 banking executives was leaked to the Web by a group affiliated with the hacktivist movement Anonymous, the Federal Reserve admits to having suffered an online security breach. Spokespeople for the Fed alerted customers on Tuesday that private information stored online was compromised during a weekend hack, all [...]
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Borealis Offers To Acquire GPN S.A.
Total has received a firm offer from Borealis to acquire GPN S.A., a wholly owned Total affiliate that is France’s largest nitrogen fertilizer manufacturer. The Group has granted Borealis the exclusive right to pursue the offer. In light of the quality of the Borealis’ offer, Total has decided to present it, as well as Borealis’ [...]
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Samsung And Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Forge Strategic Partnership
Samsung Electronics America Inc. and global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), announced Wednesday a strategic global partnership to offer HMH’s interactive education content and solutions on Samsung’s range of Android-powered tablet devices, including the GALAXY Note 10.1. HMH will also bring hundreds of HMH titles to Samsung’s Learning Hub platform – available in select [...]
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Ralph Nader: Condemning U.S. Postal Service’s Move To End Saturday Delivery – Statement
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) today continued its tradition under the leadership of Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe of shooting itself in the foot. The only question that remains is: When will the madness end? By ending Saturday letter delivery in August 2013, as the USPS has proposed, millions of customers who take advantage of its [...]
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Announced Closure of Hess Corp.’s Port Reading Refinery Not Seen Having Major Impact On Gasoline Markets – Analysis
On January 28, Hess Corp. announced plans to close its Port Reading, New Jersey, refinery by the end of February. Port Reading further processes feedstocks produced by other refineries. Futures prices for reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending (RBOB) rallied on the news, as markets considered the impact the closure would have on gasoline supply to [...]
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US Battle Over Immigration Reform Gathers Steam
By Jeff Seldin U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to make immigration reform a priority in his State of the Union Address. But already, talk of tackling this controversial issue is gaining momentum. There are an estimated 11-million illegal immigrants in the United States with more still hoping to cross the border. Claudia Hernandez came [...]
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Tunisian PM To Dissolve Government To Halt Crisis
Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali will dissolve the Islamist-led government and form a national unity administration. In a televised address, the prime minister delivered a speech to the nation and announced the formation of a new government of non-partisan figures and technocrats. Jabali’s decision, which followed the killing of prominent secular opposition figure Chokri Belaid [...]
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The CIA’s Secret Drone Base In Saudi Arabia – OpEd
On April 29, 2003, two days before George Bush’s famous “mission accomplished” speech declaring the end to major combat operations in Iraq, Donald Rumsfeld announced that U.S. troops would be withdrawn from Saudi Arabia. The presence of these troops in the Islamic kingdom was one of the catalysts for 9/11. An al Qaeda fatwa issued [...]
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