Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
How Sincere Is the Turkey-Iran Friendship?
Presidents Rouhani, Putin, and Erdogan at summit in Sochi, 2019, photo via Office of the President of RussiaBESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,278, September 5, 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: If the world press is anything to go by, the Turkey-Iran courtship is getting serious, and Russia is playing best man. The two countries’ strengthening...
Establishment Right and Left Call for COINTELPRO 2.0
Both heads of the two-headed establishment political hydra want to resurrect COINTELPRO, the FBI’s illegal subversion program, in response to speech they oppose and want outlawed. In August, The Verge (owned by liberal Vox Media and founded by former CIA asset Markos Moulitsas) and the National Review, the failing neocon journal edited by...
Meet the Militantly Pro-Israel Trump Official Directing the Economic War on Iran
Several US citizens have been questioned by the FBI and threatened with arrest for their participation in New Horizon, a public media conference held each year in Iran. The interrogations and threats are the result of orders apparently delivered by Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal P. Mandelker, a militantly...
The Rise of Economic Nationalism Threatens Global Cooperation
The coordinated policy response of major economic powers to the global financial crisis of 2008 prevented an even bigger catastrophe. Now with the risk of another downturn, caused in part by the US-China trade war, what are the prospects for worldwide policy coordination to avert a disaster? Not… …read more Source:: Peterson Institute...
Burning Down the House
Doesn’t idiocy ever take a vacation? As August wound down, the populist troika of Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, and Jair Bolsonaro proved once again that the United States, the United Kingdom, and Brazil would be better off with no leaders rather than the dubious characters that currently pretend to govern these countries. In all three...
Tax the Rich Before the Rest
Presidential candidates should take a pledge: The middle class should not pay one dollar more in new taxes until the super-rich pay their fair share. Already candidates are outlining ambitious programs to improve health care, combat climate change, and address the opioid crisis — and trying to explain how they’ll pay for it. President...
USS Gerald Ford – A $13 Billion Boondoggle
The US Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, is so over-budget and riddled with errors that it’s practically useless. Never is it asked whether we need such a ship for the defense of this country. It is about spending and maintaining steady growth in the defense industry. Our own safety and security are completely...
Katarpur Corridor May Provide Potential Window for Talks Between India and Pakistan: Arun Singh
With representatives from India and Pakistan scheduled sit down to finalise a deal on the Kartapur Corridor to allow Indian Sikh pilgrims to travel to Pakistan, former Indian ambassador to U.S. and desk in charge of Pakistan in the Ministry of External Affairs Arun Singh says the corridor could be provide an opening for possible engagement...
Italy’s Coalition Vote
Senior Fellow Rosa Balfour joins Raw Politics to discuss Italy’s coalition vote. Featured image: Photo Credit: Vladimir Mucibabic / Shutterstock Source publication: Raw PoliticsLink: Read the full articleResearch and analysis for: Europe ProgramDate: Wednesday, September 4, 2019Featured in R&A: 1Author: Rosa Balfour …read more...
Back to the Center: Italy’s New Governing Coalition Faces Tough Choices
Italy’s new governing coalition, combining the populist Five Star Movement and the center-left Democratic Party, has done more than sideline the right-wing forces of League Party leader Matteo Salvini. The new more centrist alliance is certain to calm nervous financial markets and reassure the… …read more Source:: Peterson...