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Political Economy Journal: Russia’s Foreign Policy in the Middle East

Political Economy Journal: Russia’s Foreign Policy in the Middle East

BY: Daniel Ranjbar PEJOURNAL - In 1787, with several European ambassadors, the Russian Empress Catherine II visited Crimea. The purpose of the trip was to reassure and deceive the ambassadors before a new war against the Sublime Porte with regard to Russia’s true power ability. To this end, Crimean Governor Grigory Potemkin set up mobile villages full of soldiers dressed as farmers to show a fake picture of a fully developed countryside with flourishing agricultural activity. Since then, ‘Potemkin settlements’  have become synonymous with diplomatic deceit and have had a profound influence on the history of Russian foreign policy.  As…
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The Nord Stream 2 Russia-to-Germany pipeline; Increasing Tension Between the U.S. and EU

The Nord Stream 2 Russia-to-Germany pipeline; Increasing Tension Between the U.S. and EU

PEJOURNAL - Although the Nord Stream 2 Russia-to-Germany pipeline is 94 percent complete but Washington wants to keep it that way. A hulking Russian pipe-laying vessel called the Akademik Cherskiy can be seen off Germany’s Baltic coast these days,marine tracking sites say, apparentlywaiting for the chance to complete the final stretches of a massive undersea pipeline that will carry natural gas directly to Germany from Russia. The Trump administration, though, is trying to keep the pipeline, known as Nord Stream 2, on ice. Last week, the State Department moved to potentially impose economic penalties on investors and other business participants…
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SCFR: Reasons for US Military Buildup in South China Sea

SCFR: Reasons for US Military Buildup in South China Sea

PEJOURNAL - Developments in recent years in the South China Sea, namely China’s efforts to increase its maritime territory by building artificial islands and claiming ownership of some islands in the sea that have caused some controversy with neighboring countries such as the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and the like has led the United States, along with its allies Australia and Britain, to increase its military presence in the South China Sea.Reza Mirtaher – American Affairs Expert US action to increase its military presence in East Asia or the region known as the Indo-Pacific can be analyzed on two levels; At…
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Political Economy Journal: Russian Federation and Iran Arms Embargo

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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SCFR: West’s Strategic Reflections on “Eastern Threat”

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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Geopolitica: US Begins Active Militarisation Of Space

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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Political Economy Journal: Escalating tensions with Iran and China; Trump’s final solution

Political Economy Journal: Escalating tensions with Iran and China; Trump’s final solution

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - Growing concerns about re-election of Donald Trump have made republicans and their supporters to find a different pass to re-election. Due to different incidents the long show of economic well-being has been changed recently; the killing of George Floyd also impacted the polls greatly specially in eyes of minorities and people of color. There have been a lengthy discussion about how to impact general public opinion and marginalize effects of these grave incidents. In this article we will point out two main alternatives, our focus will be on foreign policy and important issues that could…
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full implementation of JCPOA

full implementation of JCPOA

Iran's envoy to the United Nations announced the possibility of requesting members of the Security Council for the full implementation of JCPOA "The United States yesterday submitted its report to the Security Council on the extension of arms embargoes on Iran and called for the unity of the Security Council. The State Department's statement did not comment on the Security Council's response. Perhaps the reason for this was the unanimous request of them (members of the Security Council) for the full implementation of the JCPOA and Security Council Resolution 2231. "
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NOURNEWS: Trump’s Sudden Turn towards Venezuela

NOURNEWS: Trump’s Sudden Turn towards Venezuela

PEJOURNAL - Trump is so concerned about Iran's influence in Latin America that he has abandoned his puppet (Juan Guido) in Venezuela and, despite previous stances and hostilities, he has announced his tacit readiness to negotiate with President Nicolas Maduro, which Trump tried to oust him with a coup. NOURNEWS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said he is ready to meet with Trump. Last winter, however, the United States formally opposed the legitimate government in Venezuela following a US-backed coup d'etat by Juan Guido. In an interview with the Axios website on Monday morning, Trump also noted Maduro's readiness…
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