the future of war

Except - in spite of the shock doctrine imposed by Harvard boys during Yeltsin years creating the very oligarchs now derided by the west - Russia did want to become part of the order, wanted to belong to NATO, had been promised that NATO would not move eastward after German reunification. ..

iran: 40 years after the revolution • the berkeley blog

Since 1979, the country has found itself in an ongoing cycle of infighting and factionalism within Iran’s domestic politics, the hostage crisis (1980–1981), a bloody war with Iraq (1980–1988), the rise of the reformist movement (1990s), and the signing of a nuclear deal with the major countries in the..

raging cold war 2.0

Lavrov stressed that Moscow “will definitely give military and technical responses to the threats that are emerging following the US pullout from the INF Treaty and its plans to create low-yield nuclear weapons, which, according to all experts in the West, Russia and other countries, will..

us decline: a military calculus

The third factor is that Vladimir Putin’s desire to, as it were, 'make Russia great again' does serve a very useful role for its own military-industrial complex, and even more so for its opposite number in the west. Russia's president will certainly divert spending to the Russian arms..

stopthedrugwar.org

Marijuana bills aimed at the new year begin popping up, Pennsylvania's highest court rules for pregnant drug users, Russia ponders its own poppy crop, and more. . . Citing sanctions from the West, Russia is moving to grow its own medicinal poppy crops. ..

decriminalization

Marijuana bills aimed at the new year begin popping up, Pennsylvania's highest court rules for pregnant drug users, Russia ponders its own poppy crop, and more. . . Citing sanctions from the West, Russia is moving to grow its own medicinal poppy crops. ..

marijuana legalization

Marijuana bills aimed at the new year begin popping up, Pennsylvania's highest court rules for pregnant drug users, Russia ponders its own poppy crop, and more. . . Citing sanctions from the West, Russia is moving to grow its own medicinal poppy crops. ..

this week at state: december 14, 2018

MCC and Government of Senegal developed the compact to strengthen the sector and meet the growing demand for in one of Africa's fastest growing economies, and important of U.S West Africa. On December 12, Secretary Pompeo appeared on Fox and Friends, efforts to terrorism, Mexico, Saudi Arabia,..

the eurasian concept

When it became clear that the West would not keep out from what Russia considers its sphere of influence, Russia started looking east and at China, the new upcoming global power. ... Recuperating after the break-up of the Soviet Union but left out in the cold by the West,..

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