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Geopolitical Journey, Part 3: Romania
Written by George Friedman
Editor's note: This is the third installment in a series of special reports that Dr. Friedman will write over the next few weeks as he travels to Turkey, Moldova, Romania, Ukraine and Poland. In this series, he will share his observations of the geopolitical imperatives in each country and conclude ...
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Sudan on the Verge of Division? The Referendum, Oil, and Foreign Involvement
Written by Yoel Guzansky and Jonathan Schachter
A referendum in Sudan scheduled for January 9, 2011 stands to determine no less than the creation of a new state. Southern Sudan, rich in oil and populated mainly by Christians and animists, will decide whether to split off from the primarily Muslim north, poor in oil and striving to impose shariyalaw ... Read more: Sudan on the Verge of Division? The Referendum, Oil, and Foreign Involvement
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Just What Is a Ghetto, Really?
Written by Henrik R. Clausen - EuropeNews.dk
In Denmark and elsewhere, there has been a lot of discussion about so-called 'ghetto areas', where out-of-control crime, unemployment and disrespect for the authorities makes for some interesting challenges. Unfortunately, we do not seem to quite understand the nature of the problems yet. This ...
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Geopolitical Journey, Part 2: Borderlands
Written by George Friedman
A borderland is a region where history is constant: Everything is in flux. The countries we are visiting on this trip (Turkey, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine and Poland) occupy the borderland between Islam, Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity. Roman Catholic Hapsburg Austria struggled with the Islamic ...
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Changes in the Turkish Threat Perception: Strategic Significance for Israel
Written by Gallia Lindenstrauss
INSS Insight No. 220
Turkey's National Security Council document, the 2010 “Red Book,” which maps the expected threats to Turkey in the coming years, includes a number of sections that are highly problematic for Israel. The document itself is classified, and therefore there are different versions ... Read more: Changes in the Turkish Threat Perception: Strategic Significance for Israel
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A Geopolitical Journey, Part 1: The Travel
Written by George Friedman
I try to keep my writing impersonal. My ideas are my own, of course, but I prefer to keep myself out of it for three reasons. First, I’m far less interesting than my writings are. Second, the world is also far more interesting than my writings and me, and pretending otherwise is narcissism.
Finally, ...
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Turkey has only Itself to Blame if Shunned by the EU
Written by Robert Ellis
“Turkey has declared on more than one occasion that if it has to make a choice between its accession to the EU and Cyprus, it will choose Cyprus”.
Martin Kettle's claimthat Turkey is "held hostage by the atavistic parochialism of a Greek Cypriot statelet of fewer than one million ... Read more: Turkey has only Itself to Blame if Shunned by the EU
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The World Looks at Obama After the U.S. Midterm Election
Written by George Friedman
The 2010 Read more: The World Looks at Obama After the U.S. Midterm Election
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Lebanese Daily: Hizbullah Drills Takeover of Lebanon
Written by Memri.org
Impending Coup | Lebanon
On November 1, 2010, the Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar, which is close to Hizbullah and Syria, reported that on October 28, 2010, Hizbullah conducted an "electronic and on-the-ground simulation" of a takeover of Lebanon – an operation that is to be carried out in the event that ... Read more: Lebanese Daily: Hizbullah Drills Takeover of Lebanon
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