Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy. Ernest Benn The global process initiated by the United States to protect its “national interests,” strengthen its dominant position and further spread its influence, and, as such, […]
Month: March 2011
With Their Fists Clenched: The Protest Potential of the Young
It will take time to really grasp the significance of the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, and other Arab countries, but at least one thing is already clear: the younger generation played the key role in the developments. Fairly similar discontent is brewing in the Western hemisphere, the question being which […]
The West’s Most Convincing Argument
The statement made by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen that the alliance is not going to launch an operation in Libya without UN blessing grabbed the headlines. Rasmussen did voice extreme concern over the situation in the country and expressed the view that the steps taken by Gadhafi’s regime […]
The Last Victory of Muammar Gaddafi
These events in Lybia of March 2011 have disclosed a hidden link between ‘Islamic radicals’ and global elites.
Geopolitical Dimension of the Rebellion in Yemen
A tide of extremism is sweeping across Yemen. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the group seeking to overthrow the pro-Western regimes in Yemen and the nearby Saudi Arabia, is regarded as the number one terrorist force in the region. The group’s activity increasingly bothers Washington whose list of priority […]
The United States Will Take Libya’s Oil and Gas by Force
According to statements made in Washington, the idea of a military intervention in Libya is being discussed. A NATO strike group with American and British troops at its heart is already drawing close to the shores of that country. The US representative to the UN Susan Rice is openly saying […]
Libya: Will It Follow Sudan’s Track?
It would obviously be problematic to transfer power in Libya as it was done in Egypt. Therefore, the country can expect to take either the hard “Iraq” or soft “Sudan” option. In either case, however, there will be far-reaching consequences for the entire continent. Virtual Islamists and the “Egyptian” option […]
The Theory of ‘Manageable Chaos’ Put Into Practice
An act of self-immolation by a Tunisian street vendor in protest of the confiscation of his wares by municipal officials in December was covered in the media as the catalyst for mass riots in Tunisia, which later spread to Egypt, Yemen, Iran, Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Djibouti, Morocco. Poor […]
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