Monthly Archives: December 2011

Kyrgyzstan heading for Customs Union By M K Bhadrakumar Indian Punchline December 29, 2011 Kyrgyzstan has categorically stated its intention to join the Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. President Almazbek Atambayev revealed that he discussed the matter with … Continue reading →

Turkey gives Russia run into Europe By M K Bhadrakumar Indian Punchline December 29, 2011 The yearender in the geopolitics of energy security ain’t going to be the Afghan oil deal China struck with Kabul. The dying hours of Wednesday … Continue reading →

Karzai’s choice of new year gifts By M K Bhadrakumar Indian Punchline December 28, 2011 The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai is ringing in the New Year by concluding two major oil deals — with China and Iran — while the … Continue reading →

Putin’s Eurasian Union takes wings By M K Bhadrakumar Indian Punchline December 22, 2011 The decision by Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan to form the Eurasian Economic Commission [EEC] on Wednesday at the CIS leaders’ summit brings into focus the integration … Continue reading →

Playing chess in Eurasia By Pepe Escobar THE ROVING EYE Asia Times Dec 30, 2011 Bets are off on which is the great story of 2011. Is it the Arab Spring(s)? Is it the Arab counter-revolution, unleashed by the House … Continue reading →

The war is pronounced dead By Pepe Escobar THE ROVING EYE Asia Times Dec 17, 2011 (Spoiler alert: this is the alternate remix of a New York Times original.) BAGHDAD – The Pentagon officially pronounced its US$3 trillion-and-counting, “war on … Continue reading →

NATO dreams of civil war in Syria By Pepe Escobar THE ROVING EYE Asia Times Dec 15, 2011 Every grain of sand in the Syrian desert now knows there won’t be a “responsibility to protect”-enabled North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) … Continue reading →

The shadow war in Syria By Pepe Escobar THE ROVING EYE Asia Times Dec 2, 2011 Target Syria – the strategic prize that outstrips Libya. The stage is set. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Libya 2.0 equals Syria? It’s more … Continue reading →

‘US not ready for all-out conflict with Iran’ Russia Today 30 December, 2011 In the wake of Iran and the US threatening each other with navy might in the Persian Gulf, investigative writer Edwin Black says full military conflict would … Continue reading →

Gear up for completion of gas pipeline from Iran to Pakistan Islamic Republic News Agency Dec 29, 2011 Pakistan has not backed from its trade agreement including gas pipeline project with Iran, according to Pakistan’s Online news agency. President Asif … Continue reading →