Turkey and its anti-Americanism | EnerPub – Energy Publisher

Posted by Matt in September 1st, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Anti-Americanism, Turkey, Ankara, Bushism, Citizens, Embrace, George W Bush, New Administration, New Faces, Obama, Phenomenon, Polls, Publisher, Rise Of Anti Americanism, Sentiments, Turkey, Turkish Society, Washington Policymakers

Anti-American sentiments do not seem to have changed in Ankara, despite a change in the U.S. administration and Obama’s embrace.
Over the past years, some analysts have suggested that George W. Bush’s unpopular administration spawned the high levels of anti-Americanism in Turkey. Referring to this phenomenon as “anti-Bushism,” however, discounted the rise of anti-Americanism in [...]

Fear of a Weak Russia | Foreign Policy

Posted by Matt in August 10th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Case Course, Dangerous Place, Economic Upheavals, Fear, Foreign Policy, New Administration, Russia Moscow, Sake, Unstable Russia, Worst Case

If Moscow’s failures continue, the world may soon become a much more dangerous place.
But before the new administration gets too comfortable, it’s worth examining whether a weakened Russia is really in anyone’s interest. In fact, an unstable Russia might prove far more dangerous. For the sake of argument, we present the following not-so-unlikely scenario in [...]

War? What War?

Posted by Matt in June 2nd, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Terrorism, Afghanistan, Clinton Administration, Contingency Operation, iraq, Lawyers, Misnomer, National Security Threat, New Administration, Phrase, Prosecutors, Random Crime, Sept 11 2001, Terrorism, terrorists, War On Terror, War War

War On Terror: The phrase is actually now a misnomer. Iraq and Afghanistan have been rebranded the “Overseas Contingency Operation,” and lawyers are being deployed to fight the real battles.
The strategy of the new administration looks a lot like the course the Clinton administration set us on before Sept. 11, 2001. And we know how [...]

Russia and the West fume and fudge over the countries in between

Posted by Matt in May 8th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Europe, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barack Obama, Belarus, Borders, Eastern Europe, Eastern Partnership, Economic Ties, Europe, European Union, Moldova, New Administration, Prague, prosperity, Russia, Soviet Countries, summit, Ukraine

CAN Europe pull off America’s trick? The European Union wants to bolster stability and prosperity in ex-Soviet countries on its borders, while improving ties with Russia on other matters. That is pretty much what Barack Obama’s new administration has managed. It has separated the issues where agreement is reachable, such as arms control, from those [...]

Chaos, Confusion, and Civil War

Posted by Matt in March 13th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Conflict, Russia, U.S., Barack Obama, beijing, Checks And Balances, Civil War, Constitutional System, Economic Crisis, Executive Branch, Implosion, moscow, New Administration, Nuclear Umbrella, Pathologies, Political Conflict, Political Crisis, Programmatic Areas, Robert Byrd, Sen Robert Byrd, Senator Byrd, Statutory Responsibility, System Of Checks And Balances

Panarin is saying, basically, that the present economic crisis signals a political crisis. The divisions within American society, and the narcissistic pathologies of consumer society, will cause an implosion. The people of America will turn against one another. The protective nuclear umbrella provided by the United States will cease to function. Europe and Asia [...]