Strategic Culture Foundation
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 24-30 March 2013
30 March 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation BRICS: New Geopolitical Model and Russia’s Foreign Policy Priority30.03.2013 | 00:00 | Alexander MEZYAEV Another annual BRICS summit wrapped up on March 27 in South Africa… The BRICS states recognized the right of Palestine to statehood. They emphasized the resolution of the conflict in Syria should be based on the Continue reading
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The Return of Empires (VII) By Dmitry MININ
Historian Niall Ferguson states that the majority of modern-day academics see an entirely appropriate parallel between the “imperial rule” of the USA and the British Empire as it was 100 years ago. Joseph Nye, meanwhile, believes that “not since Rome has one nation loomed so large above the others… Respected analysts on both the left… Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 17-23 March 2013
23 March 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation Journalists Who Got Iraq Wrong 10 Years Ago and Syria Wrong Now Should Be Sacked23.03.2013 | 10:48 | Wayne MADSEN Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 10-16 March 2013: Chavez / EU-oil / Syria / Obamacare / Empires / CIA / Falklands /US Psychotic Superpower
16 March 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation The Return of Empires (VI)16.03.2013 | 00:00 | Dmitry MININ The rebirth of the imperial spirit in the West is moving along two sometimes converging, but in recent times increasingly diverging, lines. Looking at Europe’s relations with its neighbours, one can see that the European Union initially pursued an Continue reading
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The Return of Empires (VI) Dmitry MININ
The rebirth of the imperial spirit in the West is moving along two sometimes converging, but in recent times increasingly diverging, lines. Looking at Europe’s relations with its neighbours, one can see that the European Union initially pursued an imperial policy with regard to countries in Central and Eastern Europe that had joined the EU,… Continue reading
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“Scientific Assassinations” Are Part of the CIA’s Modus Operandi By Wayne Madsen
The Guardian newspaper’s self-proclaimed Venezuela expert Rory Carroll has glibly categorized serious charges that Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez Frias was assassinated by a United States-produced bio-weapon as being in the same league with «conspiracy theorists who wonder about aliens at Roswell and NASA faking the moon landings». A number of Venezuelan and international officials… Continue reading
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The Return of Empires (V) By Dmitry MININ
A peculiarity of the formation of «larger spaces», or modern-day empires in the East, is that some of them were themselves, until quite recently, objects of colonial ambition. Other imperial projects, meanwhile, are part of even larger schemes and are being built into an intricate system of hierarchical relations and vassal dependencies, over which the… Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 3-9 March 2013: Venezuela / USA-Race / Resources / Libya / Obama / Empire
9 March 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation Why US Cannot Forgive Chavez Easily (II)09.03.2013 | 00:00 | Melkulangara BHADRAKUMAR The legacy of Hugo Chavez is a many-splendored thing. Venezuela is a country with a population of around 30 million with limited national strength and yet Chavez’s death is being noted and discussed as an international event Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 24 February – 2 March 2013: Empires / Kosovo / Iraq / Cuba / Niger-Uranium / Bulgaria
2 March 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation Kerry Brings Image of Dapper Diplomacy to Ugly Face of Washington’s Imperialism02.03.2013 | 00:00 | Finian CUNNINGHAM Any illusions about a possible change in direction for American foreign policy were blown away this week with Kerry’s visit to Europe. And it was Kerry himself who blew away such illusions Continue reading
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The Return of Empires (IV) By Dmitry MININ
The rebirth of imperial policy in modern international life demands an answer to the question: why are seemingly long obsolete geopolitical projects being dragged into the light of day at all when there are organisations like NATO and the European Union? Continue reading
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The Return of Empires (III) By Dmitry MININ
The dissociation of the United States from a number of international problems by shifting these problems onto allies and delegating authority to them, a result of the United States’ «imperial overheating», is based on the currently popular concept of «smart power», the very emergence of which suggests that America’s former sources of power have been… Continue reading
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The Return of Empires (II) By Dmitry MININ
The process already taking shape in the world of consolidating «larger spaces», and the return of the empires of by-gone eras may not, at first glance, seem to respond to the spirit of the times. However, we are living in an age which, in view of its uncertainty in people’s minds, is indiscriminate to such… Continue reading
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The Return of Empires (I) By Dmitry MININ
The recent expeditions of the French in Africa clearly smack less of neoimperialism than they do neocolonialism, and have prompted many to wonder whether the events are the start of a new cycle of world politics in which an outgoing unipolarity is perhaps being replaced by a forthcoming multipolarity not hailed by everyone, or something… Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 17-23 February 2013: Syria / Korea / Chile / Kosovo / Mali-France / Arctic / EU / Russia
23 February 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation Syrian Rebels Get Arms from Kosovo and Bosnia 23.02.2013 | 11:35 | Dmitry MININ …The policy of the West in Syria is myopic. It goes on losing control over the events in this country. In fact it gives refuge to terrorists and faces the prospect of raging terror spilling Continue reading
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War in Mali: France in Africa – Fifth Republic or Third Empire? By Dmitry Minin
Paris has its own history of meddling into affairs of former French West African colonies, Cote D’Ivoire, for instance. The black continent (Libya, Mali) interventions have increased in scale and have become more frequent. It has given a rise to talks about the revival of French colonial policy. Continue reading
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War in Mali: France in Africa – Fifth Republic or Third Empire? By Dmitry Minin
Paris has its own history of meddling into affairs of former French West African colonies, Cote D’Ivoire, for instance. The black continent (Libya, Mali) interventions have increased in scale and have become more frequent. It has given a rise to talks about the revival of French colonial policy. Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 10-16 February 2013: Money / France-Africa / China / Russia-Pakistan / CIA / Obama / Iran / Scotland
16 February 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation Parallel World of Finances (II) 16.02.2013 | 00:00 | Valentin KATASONOV …The US Federal Reserve System bankers are dry behind the ears in plundering other nations. The method is the same – exchanging real resources, goods, assets for pieces of paper, call it Federal Reserve bonds, US Treasury loan Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 3-9 February 2013: Suyria / Turkey / CIA-Paraguay / USA-Russia / IMF / Israel / Cuba / UK-EU / Water
9 February 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation OIC Summit at Cairo and the Syrian Crisis 09.02.2013 | 11:03 | Aurobinda MAHAPATRA The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit at Cairo indicates that the 57-member Islamic body has endeavored to evolve a dialogue format to resolve the crisis in Syria. Continue reading
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Israel Strikes Syria: First Act of «Endgame»? By Dmitry MININ
According to initial reports, the Israeli Air Force delivered air strikes on January 30 at night, the target was a defense chemical facility situated in the vicinity of Damascus. The interpretation was rapidly picked up by Syrian opposition. It made easier to explain why the historic enemy was on its side. Continue reading
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New at SCF 27 January – 2 February 2013: Israel / EU / Venezuela / Syria-UK / Iraq / Big Brother / Serbia / China
2 February 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation Yair Lapid: The New Star on the Israeli Political Scene 02.02.2013 | 00:00 | Dmitry MININ The main surprise of Israel’s latest elections for the19th Knesset was the Yesh Atid party («There is a future»), established less than a year ago it came in second with 19 seats, and Continue reading
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