Netanyahu: Israel will never withdraw from Golan

Posted by Matt in May 8th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Israel, Syria, Benjamin Netanyahu, Golan Heights, Israel, Military Conflict, Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister Benjamin, Russian Language, Strategic Advantage, Syria

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a group of Russian-language reporters Thursday that Israel will never withdraw from the Golan Heights.
“Remaining on the Golan will ensure Israel has a strategic advantage in cases of military conflict with Syria,” Netanyahu said during a briefing he gave to the reporters.
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Turkey and Russia on the Rise

Posted by Matt in March 17th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Turkey, Abdullah Gul, Bhalla, Birthrate, Catastrophic Impact, Chechens, Coming Of Age, Demographic Time Bomb, Distant Future, Dmitri Medvedev, Eff, Fates, Gas Crisis, Geographic Barriers, Goodrich, Government Estimates, Heroin Abuse, Hispanics In The United States, Intelligence Services, Latter Problem, Legions, Moscow Region, Multiethnic, Muslim Faith, Plunge, Reva, Russia Russia, Russian Government, Russian Language, Russian Leadership, Russian Minorities, Russian Population, Russian President, Russians, Security Problem, Soviet Collapse, Soviet Empire, Turkish Counterpart, War Children, Western Influence

Here are a couple of interesting paragraphs about Russia:
Russia faces a hard-wired demographic time bomb. Put simply, Russia is an ascending power in the short run, but it is a declining power in the long run.
The Russian leadership is well aware of this coming crisis, and knows it is going to need every scrap of [...]

Big Problems in Russia Starting in 2009

Posted by Matt in December 3rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Economy, Russia, Assertions, Catastrophe, Collapse, Decent Words, Disintegration, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Global Recession, Mismanagement, Modernization, Monopoly, Point Of No Return, Polices, Political Upheaval, Propaganda, Regime Collapse, Russian Economists, Russian Economy, Russian Language, scenarios, Single Solution, Social Unrest, Systemic Crisis

Experts see a very serious possibility of an abrupt collapse of the living standard and economic disintegration leading to social unrest, eventually followed by political upheaval.
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As Tayevsky put it, “There will not be a crisis in Russia. There will be something immeasurably worse. But decent words for what it will be have not yet been [...]