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From City-State to National-State
09
Jul
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From City-State to National-State

Many explanations have been offered for why the dominant city-states of Italy declined, giving way to the larger, national states of Western Europe. Some, like World Systems theorists, have seen the decline of the Italian city-states as the result of the shift of trade from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, while others, like Richard Lachmann, have focused on institutional arrangements that rendered these systems less resilient when faced by external threats. 
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CENTCOM Commander is not convinced Russian bounty allegations
09
Jul
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CENTCOM Commander is not convinced Russian bounty allegations

PEJOURNAL - US Central Command Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie is not convinced that American intelligence agencies assessments support allegations that Russia offered bounties to Taliban in order to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan. McKenzie told The AP and ABC News on Tuesday that although the reports are worrisome, he did not find a "causative link" between the intelligence on the Russian bounties and the deaths of US troops in Afghanistan. He said the intelligence case "wasn't proved" to him. “The intelligence case wasn't proved to me. It wasn't proved enough that I'd take it to a court of law, and you…
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Political Economy Journal: Piracy in 21st Century
08
Jul
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Political Economy Journal: Piracy in 21st Century

BY: Valeria Rodriguez PEJOURNAL - The United Kingdom and Venezuela are in a legal conflict over the Bank of London's refusal to the government of Nicolás Maduro who requested the repatriation of $ 1 trillion in gold bars found in their vaults. The Central Bank of Venezuela had to resort to legal actions so that the gold, which the Bank of England held in its name, was released to be able to spend it in the coronavirus crisis of the Latin American country. It should be noted that in May of this year, Venezuela agreed with the United Nations to…
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Political Economy Journal: Russian Federation and Iran Arms Embargo
08
Jul
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Political Economy Journal: Russian Federation and Iran Arms Embargo

BY: Daniel Ranjbar PEJOURNAL - In October 2020, the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) ended a five-year length of an embargo on exports - the import of heavy weapons and army equipment. However, already five months earlier than this date, the United States is making active efforts to prolong this legislative act through the UN Security Council. The United States voiced a position on this issue as early as April 25, 2020. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a separate statement on Iran’s space program. In this statement, he called on the “peace-loving countries” to extend the embargo on…
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The Washington Post: What if Trump loses but insists he won?
07
Jul
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The Washington Post: What if Trump loses but insists he won?

PEJOURNAL - On his present trajectory, President Trump is heading for a whopping defeat in November. The Economist says there’s nearly a 99 percent chance that Joe Biden will win more popular votes and around a 90 percent chance that he will win more electoral college votes. But what if Trump won’t concede defeat? That is a nightmare scenario for our democracy that could make the 2000 showdown over Florida’s hanging chads seem like a grade-school dispute by comparison. Trump is already laying the foundation to dispute the election outcome with his incessant claims that “Mail-In Ballots will lead to…
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SCFR: West’s Strategic Reflections on “Eastern Threat”
07
Jul
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SCFR: West’s Strategic Reflections on “Eastern Threat”

PEJOURNAL - Dr. Jahanbakhsh Izadi in an interview with the website of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, referring to the remarks of the NATO Secretary General on the need for greater unity of NATO member states to counter Beijing due to China’s growth in various fields, including military and economic, said: “In US contemplations the future strategic rival is China. If we look at the GDP growth of the two countries in 2019, the distance between the United States and China is much smaller than the United States with other powers. He added that US gross domestic product (GDP)…
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SCFR: Libya; Scene of Turkey-Egypt Proxy War
07
Jul
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SCFR: Libya; Scene of Turkey-Egypt Proxy War

PEJOURNAL - With the escalation of the armed conflict in Libya, and in particular the advance of the National Unity Government forces led by Faiz al-Siraj in areas beyond the capital, the domestic military scene in Libya and its equations have become much clearer. It has also led to obtaining further knowledge about international rivals supporting the either side in the Libyan conflict. However, the retreat of the so-called National Army forces under the command of General Haftar has also contributed to the controversy, prompting widespread reactions about the collapse of these forces (National Army). Western supporters and General Haftar’s…
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UWI: ‘We are not a banana republic’; Turkey will take action against Twitter and other social networks
06
Jul
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UWI: ‘We are not a banana republic’; Turkey will take action against Twitter and other social networks

PEJOURNAL - Attacks against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on various social media outlets have once again raised questions about the totalitarian nature of Twitter, Youtube and Facebook around the world. After Erdogan’s family (his daughter and son-in-law) received abusive tweets about the birth of the fourth child in their family, the Turkish president spoke out against social media and declared that the authorities will be taking more control over Youtube, Twitter and Netflix. Erdogan said that new legislation will be put into place by the end of next year to strictly regulate “immoral” social media use. “Do you understand…
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Geopolitica: US Begins Active Militarisation Of Space
06
Jul
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Geopolitica: US Begins Active Militarisation Of Space

BY: Leonid Savin - On 19 June, the unclassified section of the Pentagon’s new space defence strategy was released, and it clearly states that the US views the environment as a field of operations. The publicly available document is short in length, but it clearly shows the position and intentions of the US military with regards to space – to achieve and retain US military superiority. In the spirit of previous strategies and doctrines, Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, none of which will give US citizens a peaceful night’s sleep, are once again used as justification. The moulding of public…
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