Friday, December 12, 2014

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- Dcember 12, 2014

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The Outlook On A Ukraine Stalemate -- Anatole Kaletsky, New York Times/Reuters

LONDON — The “day of silence” observed this week by the Ukrainian Army and its pro-Russia rebel opponents was an event of enormous importance for global economics as well as geopolitics. The cease-fire’s success confirmed that the truce agreed to on Sept. 5 is mostly holding, despite some localized fighting and the almost unanimous predictions of Western pundits that the war would quickly resume. The durability of the truce suggests that relations between Kiev and Moscow are gradually reverting toward an uneasy form of peaceful co-existence.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- December 12, 2014

Ukraine is heading into the New Year desperately short of peace, cash and reforms.-- Kyiv Post editorial

Putin’s Rules of Attraction -- Joseph S. Nye, Project Syndicate

Putin the Great, and the collapse of the Russian economy -- Michael Hiltzik, L.A. Times

The Scared Widdle Kitty of ISIS -- Jacob Siegel, Daily Beast

US Congressman Forbes Calls For Review Of US-China Military Engagement -- Daniel Wiser, Washington Free Beacon

7 Threats to U.S. Rebuilding Efforts in Afghanistan -- Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal Times

As Japan goes to the polls, it's not just 'the economy, stupid' -- Justin McCurry, CSM

Epidemics Expert Jeremy Farrar: 'The Most Dangerous Emerging Disease Is Drug Resistance' -- Interview by Katrin Elger and Veronika Hackenbroch, Spiegel Online

Falling oil prices shake economies of Iraq, Russia -- Kenneth Kaplan, CSM

The Oil Crash Is Not The Biggest Story In The Global Markets Right Now -- Myles Udland, Business Insider

Paying Down The Debt Is Now Almost Mathematically Impossible -- Zero Hedge

CIA chief John Brennan, more credible than Senate torture report? -- David Gergen, CNN Senior Political Analyst

The US Needs a New Church Committee -- Michael German, Defense One

Opinion: Is America's reign as a superpower ending? -- Andreas Krieg, Special for CNN

Shocking New Reveals From Sony Hack: J. Law, Pitt, Clooney, and Star Wars -- William Boot, Daily Beast

5 comments:

James said...

WNU,
I've got a question you may or may not know. Do the vehicular license plates in the Ukraine, Russia, or Eastern Europe have info on them besides regular registration? In the US some state plates will tell you what county they originated etc.

War News Updates Editor said...

I am not sure about eastern Europe but for Russia all plates indicate the oblast/region/Republic that you are from. Some places .... like Moscow .... have a number of codes that designate where in Moscow you are from.

On a side note .... my great grandfather was the first person to introduce the car to Russia and was the first person to start a factory manufacturing cars. But .... the Boshevik Revolution ended that.

James said...

You've mentioned your great grandfather before, another story I wish to hear at a another time.
As for the plates, thank you it'll give more info about the picture you see them in. How do they have the Oblast/Region/Republic designated on the plates?

War News Updates Editor said...

Did a little research and voila .... I got lucky on my first try. This is a good explanation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Russia

James said...

Thanks, that helps alot and gives me a lead on other ways to look into this. Many times you've had video of military movements filmed from cars and I've wondered about the cars I'd see and their story.