Eurasia
Geoeconomics
Military
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Friday, March 27, 2015
Black Sea & Dardanelles
Black Sea Geopolitics ...
20-4-30 Poland's strategy of the Intermarium - Caspian > .20-3-24 Europe’s plan to checkmate Russia - Caspian > .
Geopolitical analysis for 2019: Middle East - CaRe > .
23-7-29 Will Turkey and Greece go to War? - Warographics > .
Baltic-Carpathian Alliance (Intermarium 2.0)
23-7-29 Will Turkey and Greece go to War? - Warographics > .
23-5-11 Turkey Votes. Erdoğan’s Last Dance? - gtbt > . skip > .
22-7-31 Turkey's Squabble with Greece - Planet > .
2021 The End of Oil, Explained | Vox + Netflix > .
Russia's Paranoid Endgame ..
RvU 2021 Russia vs Ukraine ..
2021 Ukraine-Russia tensions ..
þBoP - Economics - tb >> .
þBoP - Middle East, Russia - tb >> .
Turkey has detained 10 retired admirals after they openly criticised a huge Istanbul canal project championed by [autocratic] President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Those held were among 104 retired admirals who signed an open letter warning against withdrawal from an international treaty governing use of the strategic Bosphorus Strait. The strait, crowded with shipping, is the only waterway linking the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. The planned canal is an alternative.
21-4-30 Is Russia Becoming Irrelevant? - CoCa > .
21-12-14 Belarus Against Europe - RealLifeLore > .
Black Sea & Dardanelles ..
Ruscism ..
Russia's Paranoid Endgame ..
RvU 2021 Russia vs Ukraine ..
2021 Ukraine-Russia tensions ..
þBoP - Middle East, Russia - tb >> .
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Caucasus
24-11-17 Caucasus Mountains - FactSpark > .
24-8-13 Georgia Has Been Invaded Many Times - Geoff > .23-9-29 Nagorno-Karabakh | Ethnic Cleansing? - J K-L > .22-10-15 Why Azerbaijan Will Keep Attacking Armenia - Real > .
"Eastern Europe"
Caucasus - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia - Graydations >> .
The Caucasus, or Caucasia, is a region [lying between Russia and the Middle East] between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and mainly occupied by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. It is home to the Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus mountain range, which has historically been considered a natural barrier between Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
(Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan - Russia's autonomous mountainous southern rampart.)
Europe's highest mountain, Mount Elbrus, at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) is in the west part of the Greater Caucasus mountain range. On the southern side, the Lesser Caucasus includes the Javakheti Plateau and grows into the Armenian highlands, part of which is located in Turkey.
The Caucasus region is separated into two parts, which fall into two continents, the North Caucasus of Russia (Ciscaucasia) in Europe, and the South Caucasus (Transcaucasia) in Asia, respectively. The Greater Caucasus mountain range in the north is mostly shared by Russia and Georgia, as well as the northernmost parts of Azerbaijan. The Lesser Caucasus mountain range in the south is occupied by several independent states, namely, mostly by Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, but also extending to parts of northeastern Turkey, northern Iran and the partially recognised Artsakh Republic.
The region is known for its linguistic diversity: aside from Indo-European and Turkic languages, the Kartvelian, Northwest Caucasian, and Northeast Caucasian language families are indigenous to the area.Up to and including the early 19th century, the Southern Caucasus and southern Dagestan all formed part of the Persian Empire. In 1813 and 1828 by the Treaty of Gulistan and the Treaty of Turkmenchay respectively, the Persians were forced to irrevocably cede the Southern Caucasus and Dagestan to Imperial Russia. In the ensuing years after these gains, the Russians took the remaining part of the Southern Caucasus, comprising western Georgia, through several wars from the Ottoman Empire.
In the second half of the 19th century, the Russian Empire also conquered the Northern Caucasus. In the aftermath of the Caucasian Wars, an ethnic cleansing of Circassians was performed by Russia in which the indigenous peoples of this region, mostly Circassians, were expelled from their homeland and forced to move primarily to the Ottoman Empire.
Having killed and deported most of Armenians of Western Armenia during the Armenian Genocide, the Turks intended to eliminate the Armenian population of Eastern Armenia. During the 1920 Turkish–Armenian War, 60,000 to 98,000 Armenian civilians were estimated to have been killed by the Turkish army. In the 1940s, around 480,000 Chechens and Ingush, 120,000 Karachay–Balkars and Meskhetian Turks, thousands of Kalmyks, and 200,000 Kurds in Nakchivan and Caucasus Germans were deported en masse to Central Asia and Siberia. About a quarter of them died.
The Southern Caucasus region was unified as a single political entity twice – during the Russian Civil War (Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic) from 9 April 1918 to 26 May 1918, and under the Soviet rule (Transcaucasian SFSR) from 12 March 1922 to 5 December 1936. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia became independent nations.The region has been subject to various territorial disputes since the collapse of the Soviet Union, leading to the First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988–1994), the East Prigorodny Conflict (1989–1991), the War in Abkhazia (1992–93), the First Chechen War (1994–1996), the Second Chechen War (1999–2009), and the 2008 South Ossetia War.
On 27 September 2020, new clashes in the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resumed along the Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact. Both the armed forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan reported military and civilian casualties. The Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement to end the six-week war between Armenia and Azerbaijan was seen by many as Armenia's defeat and capitulation.In the second half of the 19th century, the Russian Empire also conquered the Northern Caucasus. In the aftermath of the Caucasian Wars, an ethnic cleansing of Circassians was performed by Russia in which the indigenous peoples of this region, mostly Circassians, were expelled from their homeland and forced to move primarily to the Ottoman Empire.
Having killed and deported most of Armenians of Western Armenia during the Armenian Genocide, the Turks intended to eliminate the Armenian population of Eastern Armenia. During the 1920 Turkish–Armenian War, 60,000 to 98,000 Armenian civilians were estimated to have been killed by the Turkish army. In the 1940s, around 480,000 Chechens and Ingush, 120,000 Karachay–Balkars and Meskhetian Turks, thousands of Kalmyks, and 200,000 Kurds in Nakchivan and Caucasus Germans were deported en masse to Central Asia and Siberia. About a quarter of them died.
Ruscism ..
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Going Nuclear?
[Courtesy of DUH's megalomania] Will Middle East go nuclear? > . skip promo > .
22-12-11 Rosatom & global nuclear industry work (subs) - Katz > .22-10-7 What If Pootin Nukes Ukraine? - OBF > .
Friday, March 20, 2015
Iran's Lebanese Front
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24-10-7 Konstantin Kisin Off the Fence About Israel’s War - Triggernometry > .
24-9-24 Hezbollah's Nightmare - Israeli Strikes Overwhelm Iranian Proxy - PS > .
24-9-4 Iran and Israel's Long and Complicated History | Quillette > .
24-8-31 Ex-Muslim Speaks Out Against Radical Islam | Rawan Osman | TBN > .
24-8-27 History Of Hezbollah - Party Of Allah | Lebanon Doc | Hikma > .
24-8-26 [Hezbollah: Inside Iran: Proxy war of Theocranks] | ABC Aus > .
24-8-25 [Iran: Geography & Military] Hard to Defeat - Caspian > .
24-8-5 Israel ⇔ Iran Brink of War? - Caspian > . skip > .
24-8-5 Israel-Hezbollah War Appears Imminent | Warographics > .
24-7-30 Is Israel-Hezbollah War Inevitable? - gtbt > .
24-7-13 Hezbollah-Israel Military Strategy Explained - AiTelly > .
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24-7-27 Iran Threatens Mediterranean Naval Campaign; Hezbollah v Cyprus | TBN > .⇒ 2024 ..
MENA 2024 ..
➾ 2023 ..
Israel & Palestine
2021 Why Israel and Palestine are fighting [again] - CaRe > .
24-2-8 Israel: High-Tech Military; Intelligence Failure - Caspian > .
24-2-1 Why [despite weakist antisemitism] US Supports and Funds Israel | WSJ > .
23-9-5 Israel's Everlasting [Internal & External] War - gtbt > .
Israel's Iron Dome Defense System - Mah > .
How Israel’s Iron Dome Works - WSJ > .
Israel - Geopolitics ..
2016 Israeli settlements, explained | Settlements 1 - Vox > .Complex History Of The Israeli–Palestinian Conflict - AH Nerd > .
Problem with the Palestinian State - VisPol > .In 1999 the natural gas reserves were discovered 36 kilometres (22 miles) off the Gaza Strip. They could potentially turn Palestine into a gas-exporting country and bring in billions of dollars per year. But how would that affect Israel’s and Egypt’s interests in the region.
Israel - Geopolitics
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How Israel became a high-tech military superpower - CaRe > .First Arab - Israeli War 1948 - Cold War Doc - K&G > .Yom Kippur War 1973 - Sinai Front Doc - K&G > .
1848 Middle East 2020 ..
47-11-29 UN partition plan - Palestine ..Iron Dome - Israel's Missile Defence System ..
47-11-29 UN partition plan - Palestine ..Iron Dome - Israel's Missile Defence System ..
Israel - Geopolitics ..
Israel & Palestine ..
Israel & Palestine ..
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Jordan-Israel-Palestine
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Why Jordan Chooses Israel Over Palestine - KJ R > .24-4-23 Israel's Relationship c Jordan Threatened by Radical Activism | TBN > .
24-2-8 Israel: High-Tech Military; Intelligence Failure - Caspian > .
24-2-1 Why [despite weakist antisemitism] US Supports and Funds Israel | WSJ > .
23-9-5 Israel's Everlasting [Internal & External] War - gtbt > .
Despite dramatic regional changes, Jordan remains of strategic importance to Israel’s security. Hashemite Kingdom is often seen as an artificial energy-poor state, surrounded by hostile and more powerful neighbours. Still, it has been a key element in the American and Israeli security concepts for the region for over half a century.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Lebanon - Continuing Crisis
Lebanon 2020 - Beirut Explosion ..
Lebanon - Continuing Crisis ..
Lebanon - Continuing Crisis ..
The country is now in a state of collapse - fuel shortages, power cuts, bare shelves and a plummeting currency. It is a financial crisis with deep roots in a fundamentally flawed political system. Last year saw the mass resignation of the entire cabinet after the explosion at a port that killed more than two hundred. It was later discovered a storage facility had been holding dangerous chemicals that no one had bothered to move.
Lebanon - sociopolitical chaos
Sequelae:
Beirut explosion: Angry residents rage at leaders after blast - BBC > .
Will the Beirut explosion lead to political change in Lebanon? - AlJaz > .
Opinion: Beirut blast - Is Lebanon a failed state? - FT > .
Opinion: Beirut blast - Is Lebanon a failed state? - FT > .
Lebanon 2020 - Beirut Explosion ..
Lebanon - Continuing Crisis ..
Lebanon - sociopolitical chaos ..
Lebanon's Sectarian Disaster ..
Lebanon's Sectarian Disaster ..
Lebanon 2020 - Beirut Explosion
2021 Economy of Lebanon: How to Fix its Currency Crisis - Macro > .
Will the Beirut explosion lead to political change in Lebanon? - AlJaz > .
Opinion: Beirut blast - Is Lebanon a failed state? - FT > .
Opinion: Beirut blast - Is Lebanon a failed state? - FT > .
Background:
People in Beirut have expressed anger at the government over what they say was negligence that led to Tuesday's huge explosion.
President Michel Aoun said the blast was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely in a warehouse.
Many have accused the authorities of corruption, neglect and mismanagement.
The blast killed at least 137 people and injured about 5,000 others, while dozens are still missing. A two-week state of emergency has begun.
Lebanon 2020 - Beirut Explosion ..
Lebanon - Continuing Crisis ..
President Michel Aoun said the blast was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely in a warehouse.
Many have accused the authorities of corruption, neglect and mismanagement.
The blast killed at least 137 people and injured about 5,000 others, while dozens are still missing. A two-week state of emergency has begun.
Lebanon 2020 - Beirut Explosion ..
Lebanon - Continuing Crisis ..
Lebanon's Sectarian Disaster
2021 How Lebanon's Collapse could lead to [another] Civil War - My Take > .
00:00 Intro
00:57 A Nation in Free Fall
09:02 A Sectarian System
16:29 The Drums of War
20:30 A United Voice
00:57 A Nation in Free Fall
09:02 A Sectarian System
16:29 The Drums of War
20:30 A United Voice
Weak Lebanon grows weaker. Beset by fuel shortages, power outages and a collapsing economy, a wave of violence has hit the country in response to the work of judge Tarek Bitar who is investigating those responsible for the Beirut blast that rocked the capital a year ago. With the violence quickly organising itself along sectarian lines, many fear the return of another civil war. What is it about Lebanon’s sectarian political system that turned it from the Switzerland of the Middle East to a nation on the brink of collapse? How can the Lebanese people rid their nation of a corrupt political class? And is the country on the brink of another sectarian civil war?
Lebanon 2020 - Beirut Explosion ..
Lebanon - Continuing Crisis ..
Lebanon - Continuing Crisis ..
Lebanon - sociopolitical chaos ..
Lebanon's Sectarian Disaster ..
Lebanon's Sectarian Disaster ..
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igitur quī dēsīderat pācem praeparet bellum therefore, he who desires peace, let him prepare for war sī vīs pācem, parā bellum if you wan...
