TRENDS

22

Sep

Caucasus, China, Iran, Kavkaz, Kavkaz-2020, military drills, Russia

Russia launches Kavkaz-2020 military drills, featuring forces from Iran, China

PEJOURNAL - Russia has launched the Kavkaz (or Caucasus) 2020 joint military drills with neighboring countries in its Southern Military District and in the Black and Caspian Seas. The joint military exercises, which started on September 21 and will run through September 26 involve about 80,000 personnel, including officers of the Russian Emergencies Ministry and the Russian Guard, as well as up troops from Iran, Armenia, Belarus, China, Myanmar and Pakistan. In addition, more representatives from the armed forces of Iran, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Sri Lanka will participate as observers of the military drills. About 12,900 military personnel from the participating…

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21

Sep

American government, Capitalism, Income, Inequality, the USA

Income Inequality and its Associated Negative Outcomes in the USA

BY: Andrew Rupp PEJOURNAL - Since the 1970’s, most member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have shown rising levels of income inequality (d’Agostino et al., 2020). In the USA the existence of income inequality is widely known, yet many remain unaware of the current, colossal levels of inequality (Norton and Ariely, 2011). Indeed, as recent as 2016, the combined global wealth of 99% of the world’s population was still less than that owned by the richest 1% (Oxfam International, 2017). In America in 2016, the wealthiest 10% owned nearly 80% of the nation’s wealth while…

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15

Sep

Boris Johnson, Brexit, EU, Geoffrey Cox, UK

The World Doesn’t Take Boris Johnson Seriously

BY: David Lindsay PEJOURNAL - Britain’s former Attorney General Geoffrey Cox has revealed that he intends to vote against the Boris Johnson's attempts to override the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement when it comes before the Commons. Cox, who is influential both in the Conservative Party and a longstanding Brexiteer, went on to conclude that the hardline approach from Boris Johnson would cause "unconscionable" damage to Britain's international reputation. Political commentator David Lindsay has shared his views in this interview. Sputnik: Is Geoffrey Cox right to criticise the prime minister's hardline approach regarding the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement?  David Lindsay: I think broadly speaking,…

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15

Sep

Assad, Erdogan, Iran, Lavrov, Russia, Syria, Turkey

Lavrov Between Assad and Erdogan

BY: Stanislav Tarasov* Translated BY: Daniel Ranjbar PEJOURNAL -The so-called new approach to the Syrian settlement outside the brackets envisages the implementation of the aspirations of Moscow and Tehran to establish contacts between Ankara and Damascus which would confuse the cards for many regional and external players. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov paid a visit to Damascus, where he was met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and held talks with his Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem. The day before, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov also arrived in the Syrian capital. Lavrov’s trip from the point of view of the Arab…

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14

Sep

Abraham Accord, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Bahrain, France, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Africa, Persian Gulf, Pooya Mirzaei, Qasem Soleimani, The UAE, the United States, West of Asia

Abraham Accord, beginning of a new order in Middle East

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - The order of events in Middle East, North Africa and West of Asia from the beginning of the 2020, was so rapid that when we think about the geopolitical arrangement of the region in last year, it seems that we are looking deep in history. After the assassination of Major General Qasem Soleimani and his friend, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, military and security arrangement of all fronts in Middle East has changed into a new order. Riots in Iraq and Lebanon as the main regional allies of Iran, new government in Iraq, Beirut suspicious blast, death…

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14

Sep

2020-election, electoral college, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, POTUS, the United States, TRUMP

Who will win the United States election?

BY: Valeria Rodriguez PEJOURNAL - On November 3, the presidential elections will be held in the United States and despite the fact that the polls indicate that the Democratic candidate is ahead, nothing has yet been given. So far, most polls put Democratic candidate Joe Biden at the head of the preferences over Republican candidate Donald Trump, who in his first virtual fundraiser for his re-election raised $ 20 million and admitted that he will invest from his own fortune in his re-election. Let's remember that in 2016, Trump invested 60 million of his assets to win the elections. Although…

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14

Sep

Afghanistan, Leonid Ivashov, peace talks, Russian Academy of Geopolitical Studies, snapback, the United States, US government

Electoral exploitation of Afghanistan peace talks

PEJOURNAL - The head of the Russian Academy of Geopolitical Studies said that the US government debt, which has reached more than $ 22 trillion, and the US government's $ 3 trillion budget deficit are among the issues that will affect the results of the presidential election. "The Trump administration is trying to use the negotiations between the Afghans and the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan for electoral purposes," Leonid Ivashov said, adding that the trigger mechanism (snapback) had led to international isolation and frustration with the United States. "It is unlikely that the United States will not live up…

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14

Sep

the United States, world order, world peace

The United States is the greatest threat to world order and peace

PEJOURNAL - A spokesman for China's Ministry of Defense said in a statement: "The United States is fomenting regional unrest, violating international order and undermining world peace." He continued: "US operations in Iraq, Syria, Libya and other countries have resulted in the deaths of more than 800,000 people and the homelessness of millions more." The Chinese official added: "The United States has published a so-called report that misinterprets China's normal military and defense structure." We call on the United States to consider China's military and defense structure as real and logical.

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14

Sep

asset market volatility, COVID19, Crisis, demise of small businesses, Food, food insecurity

The next subprime crisis could be in food

BY: Rana Foroohar PEJOURNAL - Of all the many problems caused by Covid-19, three of the most visible have been food insecurity, the demise of small businesses and asset market volatility. All of those things might be poised to get worse, thanks to an unexpected but important financial shift. Big banks, including ABN Amro, ING and BNP Paribas, are either pulling out of commodity trade financing or scaling it back. This will leave a funding hole for some farmers, agricultural producers and distributors, as well as grocery chains and other small and medium-sized companies that represent crucial parts of the…

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12

Sep

Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Mike Pompeo, POTUS, Republicans, the United States

Neither the R’s nor the D’s seem fit to heal the United States disunity

PEJOURNAL - Americans well know that the United States is basically divided into two camps comprising the two political parties, the Republicans (R’s) and the Democrats (D’s), neither of which are offering much to the average citizen and both of which is almost surely going to sink the US into a deeper morass than already exists with respect to useless foreign and domestic policies. One the R side one witnesses a bunch of loonies who don’t give serious thought to much of anything and enjoy the camaraderie of their kind, public rallies of all sorts some of which may include…

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