... Chechen and Azeri extremists have been involved with the military components of Washington’s proxy regime in Ukraine have inflamed fears of a full blown front size ground and air war. For now the sanctions regimes being imposed by major powers-- the United States and its NATO allies, and Russia-- has put food exporters in the crossfire of what is destined to become a long and costly episode of a different kind of war, economic warfare. BRICS member Brazil, and Argentina, another major food exporter ...
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- 11.08.2014 07:12:00
... “quiet investigation”
Several media sources have reported that the investigation is being conducted “quietly” to limit media attention that might drive up the final cost of a settlement.
Books and articles published in the United States have long charged that the NFL maintains a security staff whose mission is to keep substance abuse issues including dealing drugs, inside the “NFL family” and outside the legal system that, in theory, prosecutes the average citizen....
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- 27.07.2014 09:07:00
... acting in concert with them, on its own.
On the surface doing business with Islamic or "Arab" nations has the look and feel of “business to business” activity. But when Islamic states deal with BRICS member nations, as with the United States and the European Union, it is never a sure thing that the BRICS nation is dealing with an Islamic state or the “Nation of Islam” and all the unpleasant baggage that comes with that. In this context, the slow moving BRICS are ...
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- 14.07.2014 04:38:00
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In a recent visit to Moscow Argentine foreign minister Hector Timerman held discussions with counterpart Sergey Lavrov, who confirmed the Kremlin's support for Argentina's position regarding the disputed Malvinas-Falkland islands. The United States does not support Argentina's claim.
With nearly 30 years of experience as an author, lawyer, scholar and public official who follows Argentine affairs, Poneman also reached out to an emerging generation of students and faculty ...
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- 30.06.2014 09:20:00
Before the FIFA World Cup was given “sports diplomacy” status by pundits, academics and some among its own leadership, the ice hockey rivalry between the Soviet Union, the United States and Canada that developed during the 1960 Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley, California proved that competitive athletics could capture the hearts and minds of adversaries who were threatening each other with nuclear war. Thanks to hockey,...
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- 27.06.2014 03:07:00
... “federal mixture” of military and civilian organizations that are providing around 50,000 personnel to provide it.
Cardozo revealed that the Federal Police are operating a center for international police integration which receives input from United States agencies, and many other nations.
An information booklet provided by the ministry of defense noted that the government is using drones as part of the security effort.
In addition, a cybercrime unit is operating to defeat efforts by global ...
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- 05.06.2014 18:23:00
... connection with Ukraine and Crimea..
In uncharacteristic posturing that belies his statesmanlike (statesperson) image, U.S. secretary of state John Kerry has called the Russian media platform “RT” a “propaganda bullhorn.” But the United States has a couple of those too. Kerry, like his boss, has been calling for tougher sanctions if the Kremlin doesn’t concede to U.S. demands and pull back from Ukraine.
Diplomats, economists and western media sources claim that US-led ...
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- 27.04.2014 18:46:00
... dominating media coverage, billions of dollars are moving around to influence the outcomes in those crises. Much of that money comes from sources who have a stake in the outcome of the FIFA investigation; Qatar and their arch rival Saudi Arabia, the United States which has pivoted to a Cold War-style posturing and Russia, which western media sets up as the “bad actor” in the Ukraine situation. Add Edward Snowden and Victor Bout to the mix and Octoberfest becomes Propgandafest. Because ...
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- 31.03.2014 22:05:00
... the Cold War more than a decade ago created a world in which the relative stability between the two superpowers has disappeared. During the Cold War, a country’s every action was conducted in the light of the adversary relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. As the possibility of a major power declined dramatically, large military organizations with the primary mission of fighting interstate war became somewhat redundant.
The new security challenges that arose, be they ...
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- 14.10.2013 20:50:00
