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- Iran launches air attacks on Israel
- ISW on the developing Ukrainian defense industrial base and Russias strikes on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure
- Britain? Kaput! By Walrus.
- Declaration “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity
- The situation and some possible courses of action … A Pat Lang post reposted from 26 February 2022
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- A Note On Our Folly By Walrus
Author Archives: Patrick Bahzad
The great game revived – power politics in the ex-East Bloc II. by Balint Somkuti
Sine ira et studio. – Tacitus: Annales Description is neither advocacy, nor dismissal. It is what it is. The best possible description of events. The below essay focuses on foreign powers’ intentions and actions toward the former central European communist … Continue reading
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Tagged foreign policy, Hungary, USA
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The great game revived – power politics in the ex-East Bloc I.
Doctor Somkuti is joining us as a guest author. We welcome this Hungarian point of view. pl ———— "The russians are coming in, the americans are slowly getting out, and the germans are already up." by Balint Somkuti, PhD … Continue reading
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Tagged central europe, Germany, influence, Russia, USA
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TERROR ATTACKS IN PARIS AND BRUSSELS: Who is “Abu Suleyman”, the French IS executive behind it all ? (2)
By Patrick BAHZAD In last week's piece ("Going after the masterminds"), we focused on the environment in which the Paris attacks of November 2015 had taken place: a gradual increase in the threat level, combined with a number of failed … Continue reading
Posted in France, Intelligence, Syria
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TERROR ATTACKS IN PARIS AND BRUSSELS: Going after the masterminds (1)
By Patrick BAHZAD Five months ago, Paris was hit by a series of simultaneous terror attacks the likes of which it had not seen before. Initial reactions by the French government were characterized by a long forgotten belligerent tone, which … Continue reading
Posted in France, Intelligence, Middle East, Syria
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SYRIA SITREP: A FEW THOUGHTS ON THE LATEST CONUNDRUM
By Patrick BAHZAD "Just when I Thought I was out,They pull me back in!»The Godfather – Part III (1990) You have got to wonder if that is what Bashar al-Assad is thinking somehow at the moment. … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Syria
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THE BELGIAN SYNDROME: From Rear Base to Front-Line State for European Jihadis
By Patrick BAHZAD Early this morning, Brussels was rocked by a string of explosions which hit both the main airport terminal and the city's subway network, close to the headquarters of the EU. Based on what is known so far … Continue reading
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HARPER: MORE TEAM OBAMA PROVOCATIONS AGAINST RUSSIA
Once again, the Obama Administration has chosen a critical moment to launch new provocations against Russia. On the very day that the Geneva talks were to begin, seeking a ceasefire and end to the five-year Syrian war, a prominent Obama … Continue reading
Posted in Harper, Policy, Russia
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