January 14, 2022
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Turkey Helped Instigate Uprising In Kazakhstan To Advance “Great Turan” Project
Ankara is seemingly more emboldened than ever as early signs show that the bloody unrest that engulfed Kazakhstan had significant Turkish involvement, not only through its intelligence services, but also through Kazakhstan’s Turkey-oriented politicians and business community. Continue reading
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CSTO’s mission accomplished in Kazakhstan
The readout of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “working meeting” in the Kremlin on Wednesday with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu regarding the Collective Security Treat Organisation’s mission to Kazakhstan needs careful analysis. As is customary with Putin, so much more was said in the unsaid. Continue reading
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ASSA 2022: part two – the heterodox
In this second post on the annual ASSA economics conference, I look at the papers and presentations made by radical and heterodox economists. These presentations are mostly under the auspices of the Union of Radical Political Economics (URPE) sessions, but the Association of Evolutionary Economics also provided an umbrella for some sessions. Continue reading
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In Australia, people vaccinated against Covid are 13 times more exposed to serious risk
Statistics from New South Wales (Australia), released on 12 January 2022, indicate that people doubly vaccinated against Covid-19 are 6 times more likely than the non-vaccinated to be hospitalized and 13 times more likely to be placed in an intensive care unit Continue reading
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The War Party wins – Russia is now free to act unilaterally
First, a quick update on Kazakhstan: the CSTO will begin its withdrawal tomorrow and that operation will be completed by the 19th of January (dunno if anybody will inform Blinken about how quickly the Russians leave). This operation was truly a triumph for Russia and her allies. Continue reading
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Turkey draws closer to the US and Europe
Being a “swing state” may have tactical advantages but when life gets tough and the tough gets going, there could be consequences. Turkey once faced such a moment of truth a hundred years ago. It faces a similar predicament today. Continue reading
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Kazakhstan News Links 13-14 January 2022
Friday, 14 January 2022 • 13:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular. CSTO’s… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report Thursday, 13 January 2022
Thursday, 13 January 2022 — Black Agenda Report Nicaragua in the Multipolar World The U.S. regime change effort in Nicaragua has failed. The people are determined to assert their rights of self-determination and the U.S. is not the only player on the world stage. Black Alliance for Peace Condemns the Policies of the U.S./EU/NATO Axis… Continue reading
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