The Greek Vote and the EU Miscalculation
By George FriedmanIn a result that should surprise no one, the Greeks voted to reject European demands for additional austerity measures as the price for providing funds to allow Greek banks to...
View ArticleIranian general visited #Russia, despite ban, claims U.S.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, welcomes his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, at their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 17, 2015.Russia is dismissing as “rumors” reports it...
View ArticleDutch safety board concludes plane shot down by Russian made missile #Putin...
Photo by Aero Icarus The Dutch Air Safety board (analogous with the US NTSB) has concluded the crash of Malaysian airliner over Ukraine was caused by a powerful surface-to-air missile of Russian...
View ArticleRussia claims aim is to defeat ISIS, not prop up Asad
Russia’s prime minister said Saturday that Russia’s military aim in Syria is to defend its national interests and defeat the Islamic State and not to keep President Bashar al-Assad in power.In an...
View ArticleRussia, US, claim progress on Syria
The United States and Russia appear to have bridged some of their differences on war-ravaged Syria, with Moscow endorsing a plan for a third round of talks in New York this Friday to discuss a...
View ArticleSaudis talk with Russia to cap oil production — peak oil
By Christian DeHaemerThe news is out today that Russia is yet again in talks with Saudi Arabia to put a cap on oil production. This moved oil prices up 2.5%. Brent is now at $53.27 a barrel. There’s a...
View ArticlePutin, Russia and the Clinton email hacks DNC Democrats hack
Earlier this month, U.S. President Barack Obama ordered the intelligence community to conduct a full review of the 2016 presidential election before Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2017. The...
View ArticleWas Beghjet Pacolli the target of anti-Russia smear campaign?
Was Beghjet Pacolli the target on anti-Russia smear campaign? The former President of Kosovo was featured in what some would describe as a hit piece in American media earlier this month. The timing was...
View ArticleTrump does not understand the Russia threat, says CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency, via out-going Director John Brennan, hit back against the Twitter attack of President-elect Donald Trump. In a Sunday morning interview, Brennan assessed that Trump...
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