TRENDS

17

Oct

AIPAC, Alexander Hague, General Soleimani, George Schultz, gray zone, Iran, Martin Sean Indyk, Michael Eisenstadt, Robert McFarlane, Warren Christopher, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, West Asia, Zionist Lobby

Confrontation with Iran in the gray zone

PEJOURNAL - Operating in the Gray Zone, a report, written by military analyst Michael Eisenstadt shortly after the assassination of General Soleimani, seeks to provide a solution to Iran in West Asia, published by The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Strategic think tank of explanation - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy was founded in 1985 by Martin Sean Indyk, research assistant at the AIPAC, Zionist Lobby, to advise US decision-making institutions on West Asia and North Africa policy. Warren Christopher, Alexander Hague and George Schultz former secretaries of state, as well as Robert McFarlane, a former national…

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14

Oct

China, defence, Defense, Geoeconomics, geopolitics, Geostrategy, Hedgemony, Hegemony, Iran, National Defense Strategy, NATO, network-centric warfare, RAND corporation, Russia, Security, the United States, wargame

From Hegemony To Hedgemony

BY: Leonid Savin PEJOURNAL - The RAND corporation has unveiled a unique defence planning and response project called “Hedgemony”. As is clear from the name, it is a play on the words “hegemony” and “hedging”, i.e. managing and insuring against risk. “Hedgemony. A Game of Strategic Choices” is a practical tool that RAND researchers have created to teach US specialists in defence and related areas. Its mission is to provide a better understanding of how different strategies could influence key planning factors in the sphere of trade at the intersection of force development, force management, force posture, and force employment.…

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14

Oct

Asia-centric policy, code name, Hillary Clinton, Hong Kong, International Republican Institute, Middle East, National Endowment for Democracy, Parit Penguin Chiwarak, South East Asia, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, US strategy, Young Southeast Asia Leaders Initiative

The United States strategy to replicate Middle East events’ in Southeast Asia

PEJOURNAL - The United States reiterates its "soft power" strategy, similar to when it sought to ride the wave of North African youth revolution in the midst of the 2011 Arab revolutions, targeting China's allies in East Asia. This strategy has been pursued by the United States directly for years in the internal affairs of other nations around the world. The "youth" groups, which now take part in protests across East Asia from Hong Kong to Thailand and are funded by the United States government funding, are the result of years of the United States efforts to influence, recruit, deceive…

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10

Oct

EU, Europe, JCPOA, Middle East, NUCLEAR, Persian Gulf, regional security, UAE, UN Resolution 2231, UNSC, USA, West Asia

Generalization of JCPOA to regional security

PEJOURNAL - Strategic Think Tank of explanation- A recent report from the Carnegie think tank has assessed the possibility of extending the JCPOA to a collective security plan in West Asia by Europe. The think tank is one of America's most famous think tanks in the field of public policy that founded in 1910 by Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish capitalist in the steel market, with the aim of expanding US international cooperation, it now has branches in the European Union, Russia, China and Lebanon in addition to the United States. This report was written by Cornelius Adebahr, a researcher at…

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10

Oct

2020-election, American dominance, Dollar, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Martin Love, the United States, U.S. military empire

The end of American dominance and its bloody empire seems ahead this decade

BY: Martin Love PEJOURNAL - The United States is insolvent and the dollar is at extreme risk, some financial experts insist, of losing its worldwide reserve currency status. That may eventually ensure the end of the so-called U.S. military “empire” across the globe. Donald Trump is back to bloviating on Twitter after what amounted to a weekend at Walter Reed Hospital in what must be one of the shortest alleged bouts with Covid 19 ever. Yes he did receive the best drugs and the most advanced steroids available to “cure” corona virus (via a team of some 30 doctors) that…

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10

Oct

Crisis, Electricity, Iraq

Iraq’s Electricity Crisis

BY: Danieal Ranjbar PEJOURNAL - Seventeen years after the US occupation of Iraq, and despite spending tens of billions of dollars in Baghdad to get out of the electricity crisis, Washington's interests demand that this problem remain unresolved. Every year in the summer, with rising temperatures and rising electricity consumption and the government's quota for municipal electricity, large demonstrations are held throughout the country, especially in the southern provinces. This year, large numbers of Iraqis in different provinces have taken to the streets again to protest the poor state of services, unfair distribution of electricity and poor living conditions, calling…

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05

Oct

Armenia, axis of instability, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan-Israel, Caucasus, Iran, Karabakh, Mona Issa, Nagorno-Karabakh, Persian Gulf, Shia majority states, Turkey, Yeghia Tashjian

The axis of instability: The Azerbaijan-Israel alliance

BY: Yeghia Tashjian and Mona Issa PEJOURNAL - Israel functions as a US proxy in the Middle East, pushing for US foreign policy and interest against its enemies – today, Iran is the only country in the region challenging the US and opposing its policies. Iran, an oil-rich country stranded by sanctions, borders with the Persian Gulf which contains the world’s most important oil checkpoint – the Strait of Hormuz. Over 20% of the world’s crude oil supply passes through this checkpoint, making it a to-die-for geostrategic target for the US. Acknowledging resource-rich targets and aspiring to annex them to…

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05

Oct

Central Asia, Geopolitic, Russia, Soviet Union

Central Asia; Geopolitical cohesion and regional powers

BY: S.Alireza Behbahani PEJOURNAL - With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise of the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1991, the Caucasus and Central Asia regained the ability to re-establish relations in various political, security, economic, and cultural fields with its neighbors and other trans-regional powers. This region is strategically located due to the existence of underground oil and gas reserves and the important geographical location between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, in the area of New Eurasia, from a dormant region far from the center to a region considered by regional and trans-regional powers.…

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05

Oct

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Karabakh, Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan-Armenia; Caucasus War

BY: Sibel İleana Okumuş PEJOURNAL - Conflicts started in Southern Caucasus in September 27, rapidly turned into a war between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The 26 years of ceasefire that could not solve the problem within the 32 years of enmity of these countries, is still insufficient to maintain the peace. As it was explained in previous article, Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict and Politics In The Region, Nagorno-Karabakh region has been historically controversial. Since the beginning of the conflict between the two countries, it has been an international problem due to the interests of the neighboring countries. And today, the war in the…

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05

Oct

Capitalism, Corona virus, COVID19, Global Economy, PANDEMIC, post-corona

Capitalism After the Pandemic

BY: Mariana Mazzucato PEJOURNAL - After the 2008 financial crisis which was a challenge to Capitalism, governments across the world injected over $3 trillion into the financial system. The goal was to unfreeze credit markets and get the global economy working again. But instead of supporting the real economy—the part that involves the production of actual goods and services—the bulk of the aid ended up in the financial sector. Governments bailed out the big investment banks that had directly contributed to the crisis, and when the economy got going again, it was those companies that reaped the rewards of the…

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