Epstein Secrets

and mortars have been fired into Israel from the Strip in 2012. If this incoming fire were landing in Texas from Mexico—or in southern Spain from North Africa—it would be a major story. Instead, the world has largely ignored the attacks while obsessing over a possible Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear faci

wants to prevent the United States from building missile defense while enhancing its sphere of influence in the former Soviet Union. Finally, the Kremlin wants stability at home, preventing the opposition from seriously challenging the current ruling elite's grip on power and maintaining the tremendo

ind of determination has yet to be mustered in response to Stalin's imitators in Belarus and Central Asia, not to mention his star pupil in his old Kremlin stomping grounds. Article 7. EFTA00700306 The National Interest Why Russia Roots for Obama Ariel Cohen November 5, 2012 -- As election eve in

ican Port. The AP (2/22, Brito, Parra) reports 41 people "found hiding amid cargo" in "the port of Melilla, one of Spain's two small territories in North Africa," were "attempting to sneak aboard a ship that would take them across the Mediterranean Sea to mainland Spain. Four of them were discovered buried

rs "agreed...to impose sanctions on four senior Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin in a mainly symbolic response to the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny." The agreement, which "came after France, Germany, Poland and the Baltic states urged the 27-member bloc to send a message t

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it was, and maybe better. Enemies who are betting on the end of the resistance bloc should know that this bloc is getting bigger and stronger, from North Africa to Tehran." Osama Hamdan, Hamas' international relations officer, explained that the "unfortunate" disagreement on Syria is on the road to being re

Putin's actions in Eastern Europe, events in the eastern Mediterranean continue to unfold with their own momentum—and it's highly unlikely that the Kremlin, however preoccupied it is with managing the situation in Crimea, will let its other geo-strategic priorities drop. Russian interests in the Middle

in Egypt. Any KGB officer worth his epaulettes won't have forgotten the loss to Washington of what was EFTA00706388 once a highly valued prize in North Africa. The unraveling of the Arab Spring made that prize attainable again. As Georgy Mirsky, a pro-Kremlin Arabist, told the Financial Times: "Our gover

Middle East Michael Weiss December 13, 2013 -- Russia is back. At least that's what they say— especially the Russians. 2013 marks the year that the Kremlin reasserted its power abroad in ways not seen since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and nowhere has this reassertion been more obvious than in the

ons. For realists and idealists alike, such independence holds tremendous value as the country contends with a fragmenting Middle East, an unstable North Africa, and a contentious Russia, among other challenges. EFTA00707205 Since 1973, OPEC's "oil weapon" has dangled ominously over the U.S. While Americ

obtaining nuclear weapons. Cold War notions of `containment' may offer no assurance of stability in the volatile Middle East, where in contrast to Kremlin leaders during the Cold War, surviving a nuclear exchange may not be a priority EFTA00707184 for many extremist aggressors. As recently as Septem

— and dangerous. If, as Mr. Obama said recently at the United Nations, he believes that it is in America's best interest "to see a Middle East and North Africa that is peaceful and prosperous," he needs to make sure the Arabs are part of, and don't lose from, any future bargain with Iran. Marwan Bishara i

October 28, 2013 -- That Russia and the West are cooperating to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons has caused surprise. It should not. Despite the Kremlin's rejection of Western liberal values, some practical cooperation takes place. To make more headway, America, Europe and Russia must interact in ne

ust 25, 2013 -- Think the United States is fairing badly in the Middle East? Convinced that our policy is chaotic, confused and contradictory, from North Africa to the Persian Gulf? EFTA_R1_00441192 EFTA01964444 Think again. It may not be politically correct to admit it, but when it comes to furthering A

e all their territorial differences. Although the decisive round of border talks started before the formal disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Kremlin's unfamiliar weakness vis-a-vis Beijing helped to shape their outcome. Some western spats were removed from the table by the independence of the Ce

hat might have a serious impact on Egypt's quota of the Nile waters. Furthermore, China wants to increase its presence in the MENA [Middle East and North Africa] region, primarily because its control over African and Middle Eastern countries like Libya and Syria has been diminished considerably as NATO's in

banning Wahhabism in Dagestan, which, combined with aggressive law enforcement, greatly contributed to the growth of the militant underground. The Kremlin is clearly loth to see another Muslim-majority region descend into anarchic violence. On August 28th a suicide bomber in Dagestan killed a respecte

and Al Accords and how these bi-partisan initiatives can enhance security and technological cooperation between US partners in the Middle East and North Africa. Senator Ernst will also discuss her recent trip to the region, where she met with a range of leaders to discuss the current situation and the way f

eaving a 13-year-old girl paralyzed after a hit-and-run in San Francisco in 2011 is linked to a Russian disinformation campaign, specifically from a Kremlin-aligned group known as Storm-1516. According to the article, this operation fabricated a video and created a fake news outlet, KBSF-TV, to spread th