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  • Re: Regional geopolitics

    With the renewed turkish/israeli brotherly love affair, the gas fields project in the Mediterranean will be revived. There are too many countries claiming them and Russia is opposed to the project.
    On the other hand, azerbaijan wants its project to have priority. How is azerbaijan going to find a balance in keeping its marriage with israel and see that its project takes precedent.
    Russia’s best interest will be served if Western Armenia will stay in conflict, with the kurds turning the pipeline to pipe dreams.



    The World Bank has announced its intention to fund the Azerbaijan and Turkey part of the Southern Gas Corridor to Europe, despite concerns over the geopolitical context and fossil fuel dependency.



    The two potential projects in question ^^^

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    • Re: Regional geopolitics


      Putin lifts Turkey restrictions after Erdogan call
      By News Desk -
      29/06/2016

      President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday lifted restrictions on travel to Turkey after mending ties with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seven months after Ankara downed a Russian jet, triggering a raft of sanctions. Following his first call with Erdogan since the incident, Putin announced that Moscow’s ban on charter flights and package tours to Turkey would be lifted and that government would also look at ending an embargo on some Turkish food products. “I want to start with the question of tourism… we are lifting the administrative restrictions in this area,” Putin told government ministers in televised comments. “I ask that the Russian government begin the process of normalizing general trade and economic ties with Turkey,” he said. Moscow-Ankara ties strained last November after Turkey shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft with two pilots aboard, claiming the fighter jet had repeatedly violated the Turkish airspace. Following the incident, Moscow imposed a number of sanctions on Ankara, including import restriction on Turkish foods, a ban on tourist travel to Turkey, an embargo on hiring Turkish citizens in Russia, and a ban on Turkish organizations’ activities in Russia. On Monday, Kremlin said that the Turkish President apologized to Putin over Ankara’s shooting down of the Russian jet. According to Kremlin, Erdogan expressed his desire “to resolve the situation connected to the downing of a Russian military aircraft.” Turkey, however, later said that it had only expressed regrets to Russia, denying reports of an apology, and retracted a compensation pledge.

      AFP

      https://www.almasdarnews.com/article...-erdogan-call/ | Al-Masdar News

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      • Re: Regional geopolitics

        EU opens new phase in Turkey membership bid talks





        The EU has opened a new chapter in Turkey's EU membership talks, covering budget contributions to the bloc.

        By moving on with the negotiations the EU is delivering on a pledge it made to Turkey in March, said Slovakia - the country now set to manage EU affairs.

        Turkey's bid to join the EU is highly controversial and featured prominently in the UK's EU referendum campaign.

        Turkey demanded progress on its bid in return for taking back migrants who want to get asylum in the EU.

        Under the March deal, Turkey was also promised visa-free travel to the EU's Schengen area, if it complied with a series of demands.

        Chapter 33 on financial and budgetary provisions is the 16th chapter to be opened with Turkey, out of a total of 35.

        But five chapters in Turkey's talks are still blocked because of a dispute between the governments in Ankara and Cyprus.

        Turkey does not recognise the Republic of Cyprus, whose Greek Cypriot leaders demand an end to Turkish control in the island's north.

        There is widespread concern in the EU about the possibility of a future influx of Turkish workers. As a large, mainly Muslim country Turkey would significantly change the character of the EU.

        The Leave campaign in the UK referendum warned that the EU was preparing for Turkey to join. The Remain camp however argued that Turkish membership was only a distant prospect and might never happen.

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        Politics is not about the pursuit of morality nor what's right or wrong
        Its about self interest at personal and national level often at odds with the above.
        Great politicians pursue the National interest and small politicians personal interests

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        • Re: Regional geopolitics

          interesting under the spectr of russio-turkish blitz reconciliation.....


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          Rebels capture Kinsibba in Lattakia province
          By Izat Charkatli -
          01/07/2016

          After recapturing Tal Abu As’ad, Ayn Al Qantara, Ard al-Watta, Nusra and Ahrar Al Sham militants went on to seize Shillif and Sheikh Yusuf. This successful assault enabled the Al Qaeda affiliated rebels to obtain fire control over Kinsabba forcing Syrian Army personnel to abandon their positions in Kinsibba to avoid suffering a large casualty figure in the face of a barrage of artillery shells, mortar shells, and missiles. Pro-rebel sources also claim to have destroyed four T55 tanks belonging to the Syrian Army.

          https://www.almasdarnews.com/article...akia-province/ | Al-Masdar News

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          • Re: Regional geopolitics

            Breedlove’s war: Emails show ex-NATO general plotting US conflict with Russia

            Hacked private emails of the US general formerly in charge of NATO reveal a campaign to pressure the White House into escalating the conflict with Russia over Ukraine, involving several influential players in Washington.


            Hacked private emails of the US general formerly in charge of NATO .....



            .
            Politics is not about the pursuit of morality nor what's right or wrong
            Its about self interest at personal and national level often at odds with the above.
            Great politicians pursue the National interest and small politicians personal interests

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            • Re: Regional geopolitics

              With the weakening of Britain's exit from EU, looks like other players are on the scavenging mode.

              "Exxon And BP Battle For ‘Oil Contract Of The Century’

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              ExxonMobil and British Petroleum have been facing off over the terms of the renewal of the “contract of the century” in Azerbaijan, according to sources that spoke to Reuters.

              BP currently operates the Azeri-Chigar-Guneshi fields in the middle of the Caspian Sea—a region that contributes a tenth of the firm’s global output.

              The British company has reportedly agreed with the Azeri government on the terms of a 30-year contract, but in an effort to expand its presence in the ACG region, Exxon has been pushing for a piece of the $100 billion pie.

              There have been numerous attempts to find a breakthrough, with BP and Azerbaijan agreeing new terms but Exxon rejecting them time and time again,” a Western source familiar with the negotiations commented. “It has been going on for almost two years, with Exxon insisting on better terms.
              The existing contract between BP and Azeri will remain in place for eight more years, but industry practice pushes leaders to firm up renewals years before contracts are set to expire.

              The contract includes three-quarters of Azeri crude oil output, or about 0.7 percent of global production, and involves several firms that are part of the ACG consortium and the Azeri government."

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              • Re: Regional geopolitics



                It get more interesting as you listen as to how the EU operates, from an insider.
                Politics is not about the pursuit of morality nor what's right or wrong
                Its about self interest at personal and national level often at odds with the above.
                Great politicians pursue the National interest and small politicians personal interests

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                • Re: Regional geopolitics

                  Originally posted by londontsi View Post


                  It get more interesting as you listen as to how the EU operates, from an insider.
                  A European version of Jessie Ventura. This is a great watch. I have been teaching the American version of this story for years in my classes. The world is a sad place today because of imperialistic greed but that has always been the case. The Greeks had way more power and resources compared to us but as you can see they were just as helpless when push came to shove. The question is, how do we shove back effectively?
                  Hayastan or Bust.

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                  • Re: Regional geopolitics

                    Originally posted by Haykakan View Post
                    A European version of Jessie Ventura. This is a great watch. I have been teaching the American version of this story for years in my classes. The world is a sad place today because of imperialistic greed but that has always been the case. The Greeks had way more power and resources compared to us but as you can see they were just as helpless when push came to shove. The question is, how do we shove back effectively?
                    I have seen the change in two countries (Greece & Lebanon) go from balanced self reliance cash economy with basic quality lifestyle to credit slavery. Armenia is getting there as well. Education on the evil of credit might help.

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                    • Re: Regional geopolitics

                      Originally posted by Azad View Post
                      I have seen the change in two countries (Greece & Lebanon) go from balanced self reliance cash economy with basic quality lifestyle to credit slavery. Armenia is getting there as well. Education on the evil of credit might help.
                      Greece: - Debt to GDP ratio = 175%
                      - Total debt = 422 billion Euros

                      Lebanon: - Debt to GDP ratio = 132%
                      - Total debt around $70 billion

                      Armenia: - Dent to GDP ratio = 45%
                      - Total debt around $5 billion

                      The type of debt is also important. You can't compare Armenia's relatively low interest/long maturity debt with that of Lebanon's.
                      Greece & Lebanon have been ruined by debt, that's true. But Armenia's case is different.

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