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President Erdoğan says EU cannot give ‘democracy lesson’ to Turkey – POLITICS – Hurryat

December 18, 2014 By in Austerity, Business Administration, Defense Policy, Democracy, Education, Foreign Policy, People, Politics, Russia, Turkey, US Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment
Russian president Vladimir Putin and Turkish P...

Russian president Vladimir Putin and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This article in leading Turkish news source is a recommended read. Check it out!

via President Erdoğan says EU cannot give ‘democracy lesson’ to Turkey – POLITICS – Hurryat.

To me, Turkey’s President seems seriously rattled. I’m not surprised with the number of balls that he has in the air at any one time. Whilst the mainstream Western media has focused on Russia’s economic problems recently, a number of commentators have picked up that Turkey is also caught in the geo-political fall-out.

This year Turkey’s growth has stumbled. It is desperately dependent upon Western multi-national investment in Turkey – this provides jobs and keeps the educated young people in Turkey from focusing upon other political challenges.

I predict that multi-national will increasingly factor in political risk ahead of investment decisions in Turkey. This will increase the pressure on President Erdoğan.

This leads me to an interesting open question:

Will Turkey’s President Erdoğan avoid the mistakes of Russia’s President Putin?

Thoughts?

The “Great Game” and the Conquest of Eurasia: Towards a World War III Scenario? | Global Research

December 16, 2014 By in Austerity, China, Defense Policy, Foreign Policy, Iran, People, Politics, Russia, US Tags: , , , , , , 6 Comments
English: Crop selection of: World map depictin...

English: Crop selection of: World map depicting Eurasia; map adapted from PDF world map at CIA World Fact Book (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is an insightful research article that takes a hard-look at emerging geo-political trends. It’s a recommended read. Check it out!

via The “Great Game” and the Conquest of Eurasia: Towards a World War III Scenario? | Global Research.

Personally, I hope that there will never be another world war. But the stakes are huge. Even with diplomacy alone, there will be major winners and losers. World leaders will be challenged as never before. With the end of US hegemony but still enormous military power with the US, there will be greater opportunities for soft power. For example, earlier today, I argued that it would be shrewd for the West to reduce sanctions on Russia.

Thoughts?