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Too good to be true: on the deal on Syria’s chemical disarmament

... complete list of its chemical weapons stockpiles within one week and give the international inspection team unrestricted and immediate authority over them, with a view to demolishing all production facilities by November this year and eliminating all chemical weapons in the first half of next year. Ambitious plan, by all accounts; some say it could take several years to destroy what might be the world’s largest chemical weapons arsenal. There is but one detail to cast a shadow on this diplomatic achievement and that is enforceability. The United ...

14.09.2013

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The Oxymoronic Déjà Vu of Humanitarian Bombing in Syria

... break from its relatively academic style and its thematic focus in order to brainstorm and share some thoughts on the broader picture of what is happening in the geopolitical arena of the region. Dangerous Double Standards Bashar al-Assad has reportedly used chemical weapons to attack, essentially, his own people. The first, logically obvious question is why would Assad essentially commit suicide? Why would he do the one thing that was sure to infuriate his enemies, undermine the diplomatic positions of his ...

07.09.2013

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Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)