... electoral law specialist Torquato Jardim on his appointment as Temer's new Transparency Minister. It went on the official government website last Tuesday (June 14th) and was amped up by major online and print media throughout Brazil, but not in the United States.
Meanwhile, three key ministers in Temer's government have resigned from their posts having been linked to bribery and corruption allegations stemming from the Petrobras and Lava Jato scandals that involve influence peddling, corruption ...
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Now, amidtst the worst political and economic crisis in its history Brazil has become the proving ground for international intelligence, security and counerterrorism cooperation that will be watched with keen interest by intelligence gurus like Russia’s Alexander Bortnikov, James Clapper of the United States and by extremists themselves.
Brazil has been conducting a series of counterterrorism simulations and strategy sessions that have been attended by attachés, civilian specialists and members of the media (this bloger was credentialed ...
....” Iran was exempted, of course, as well as an increasing number of nations standing up to the jaundiced justice of the United States.
The growing irrelevancy of the UN
As US-facilitated lawlessness abound, can the United Nations play any meaningful ... ... a semblance of international law?
Sooner or later, the people of Greater Eurasia, particularly within the core nations of Russia, China and India may demand a governmental reappraisal of their UN memberships. What does the UN do? Prevent the proliferation ...
... Europe was incapable of dealing with major conflicts in its own backyard without help and, more importantly, leadership from the United States. Since then, it has failed to effectively deal with conflict in Libya, Ukraine, and Syria, all within or near its ... ... governments balk at attempts to coordinate regional refugee and economic policies. In France, a rising far-right party funded by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government may possibly come to control France in the coming years. Poland seems to be ...
... or Daesh.
Daesh, ironically, amplifies the core values both axes were founded on, namely that of genocide and slavery. The United States and the Arab world were undeniably forged by ethnoreligious cleansing and slave labour. To mask their dark provenances ... ... grow up or introspect. It is always the latest bogeyman’s fault. Europe’s refugee crisis is conveniently pinned on Russia while China takes the blame for the ongoing global economic slowdown.
Europeans, unable to defend their women and children ...
... Welcome to crowdfunding with the enemy. Here'show it works.
Reuters and CNN buzzed up a tenuous agreement between Russia and Saudi Arabia to freeze oil output at current “maximum” production levels( no reduction in production). ... ... operational because it is just talk, social conversation. Iran will never agree to align with its enemy Saudi Arabia and its ally, the United States. After the hype Brent Crude on February 16th fell 4% in value.
You can click this link to find a graphic example ...
In the wake of Turkey’s downing of a Russian military jet that violated its airspace and Russia’s resulting casualties, tensions are certainly on the rise. Despite the fact that these tensions should not be overblown, important questions about Putin’s aims need to be addressed....
... more hate, destabilization, terrorist recruits, and by playing right into the terrorists’ playbook.
As France and the world decide how to react to this horrific terrorist attack—one following on the verily likely terrorist downing of a Russian airliner in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula—it is important to take a breath. This could very well lead to massive escalation in Syria by France (and maybe Russia, in relation to the airliner attack) and maybe even by others if it turns out ...
... is not even among the top 100 nations on the annual World Economic Forum survey of human capital that is published each May. Brazil is #78 on the World Economic Forum top 100, having dropped from #57 in 2014. China, which produces the I-Pad is #64. Russia holds down the #26 position. The United States comes in at #17 and the #1 nation on the 2015 World Economic Forum survey of human capital is Finland. Human capital means different things to different nations and cultures Multilateral lending organizations, politicians, global business ...
As combat aircraft from Russia and the United States shadow each other over Syrian airspace, director Steven Spielberg has created an Oscar-quality film about what happened when the Soviet Union shot down an American spy plane near Sverdlovsk on May 1st 1960.
The event was a major embarrassment ...
