Category Archives: Andrei AKULOV
Andrei AKULOV A NATO ignited spark is causing a real big fire, this time in Africa. Mali’s Tuareg rebels clashed in June with their former Islamist allies, after the two groups fell out over forming a breakaway state in the … read more »
Andrei AKULOV The 12th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit took place in Beijing on June 6-7, 2012. The annual event brought together the heads of states to review and gauge the importance of the SCO in global affairs. China hosted … read more »
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Tagged Afghanistan, Asia Pacific, Barack Obama, China, Eurasian Economic Community, IndepthAfrica, Russia, SCO, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
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Andrei AKULOV The possibility of intervention in Syria without United Nations approval is growing. The events in Houla, the following expulsion of Syrian ambassadors from a number of countries exacerbate the situation while the guilt of the Syrian government is … read more »
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Tagged Barack Obama, Bashar Al-Assad, IndepthAfrica, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Nations, United States, Vladimir Putin
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Andrei AKULOV The weapons that the humanity have used until now have all been kinetic tools of waging war starting from spears and arrows up to high – precision munitions, electronic warfare and stealth technology. But in a quite foreseeable … read more »
Posted in America, Andrei AKULOV, Columnist, Global Issues
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Air Force Research Laboratory, DARPA, Georgetown University Medical Center, IndepthAfrica, national security, Non-lethal weapon, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, United States, United States armed forces
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Andrei AKULOV On 28-29 March 2012 a BRICS summit was held in Indian capital New Delhi. The theme was “BRICS Partnership for Stability, Security and Growth”. This was the fourth BRICS summit that brought together the leaders of the emerging … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, BRIC, China, IndepthAfrica, India, new delhi, Russia, South Africa, United States, World Bank
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Andrei AKULOV US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said he hoped U.S. troops in Afghanistan would be able to move into a training and support role during the second half of next year. The U.S. proposal to stop combat operations in … read more »
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Tagged Afghan National Army, Afghanistan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Leon Panetta, NATO, Taliban, United States, United States Secretary of Defense, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
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Andrei AKULOV The US military will be reshaped between now and 2020 with an emphasis on countering terrorism, maintaining a nuclear deterrent, protecting the U.S. homeland and «deterring and defeating aggression by any potential adversary». That’s what «Sustaining U.S. Global … read more »
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Tagged Asia, Barack Obama, China, John McCain, Middle East, Military strategy, Pentagon, United States
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By Andrei AKULOV The US military will be reshaped between now and 2020 with an emphasis on countering terrorism, maintaining a nuclear deterrent, protecting the U.S. homeland and «deterring and defeating aggression by any potential adversary». That’s what «Sustaining U.S. … read more »
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Tagged Asia, Barack Obama, China, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John McCain, Middle East, Military strategy, Pentagon, United States
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By Andrei AKULOV Iran’s nuclear program is a burning issue in the world’s most volatile region. It’s widely believed in the West Tehran is planning to go nuclear, Iran’s leadership says its goal is nuclear energy for purely peaceful purposes. … read more »
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Tagged Arab, Barack Obama, Hormuz Strait, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Israel, Middle East, persian gulf, United States
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December 29, 2011 by benim
By Andrei AKULOV Part I REPERCUSSIONS FOR REGION No doubt Syria is the country where the so called the Arab spring has the most profound geostrategic implications. The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government would make the Middle East quiet a … read more »
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Tagged Bashar Al-Assad, Hezbollah, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria
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December 29, 2011 by benim
Andrei AKULOV The Arab Spring has not had a major impact on regional or international balance of power so far, but this could change if there is a regime change in Syria. A dangerous and unpredictable chain reaction may set … read more »
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Tagged Arab League, Arab people, Bashar Al-Assad, Greater Middle East, Homs, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Middle East, Syria, Turkey
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