IRANIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Looming uncertainties…concerns…dangers
Iran’s presidential election is set for June 18, 2021, but the debate over possible candidates began as early … Continued
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CONFUCIUS TAKES THE TRAIN Join him, and the guard may demand more than your ticket
© china-railway.com “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones” wrote Confucius in his … Continued
THE RUGGED RUSSIAN BEAR, BUT SCARIER Putin defies the world
“Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear,” shouts Shakespeare’s defiant Macbeth as the blood-soaked ghost of Banquo arrives … Continued
SWEDISH DEFENSE MINISTER PETER HULTQVIST: “Russian aggression has destabilized the region”
Russian tactical exercises, landing on the coast, training on the reconnaissance trail and the psychological trail of the … Continued
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PAYING THE PIPER: Nord Stream 2 – the pipeline Europe may need but many fear
It’s planned to be big; very big. In fact, Nord Stream 2 is set to be 1,230 kilometres … Continued
POSEIDON’S TRIDENT – Turkey and Greece rattle sabres over undersea gas
Τρίαινα του Ποσειδώνα Helen was said to be the most beautiful woman of her age, even though she … Continued
HAWKS AND HANDSAWS – Mike Pompeo says Europe is “siding with the ayatollahs”
“I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw”, says … Continued