Vladimir Mashin
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19.03.2020
Confusion and Vacillation in the West
The coronavirus epidemic and plummeting oil prices have yet again highlighted the fact that the West is in the midst of a systemic crisis, the effects of which can be seen in many different areas. A great deal of political analysists in the West are raising the alarm to warn people about the chaos that […]
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22.11.2019
Crisis in Lebanon — a Manifestation of Global Discontent with Growing Inequality
Residents of this small confessional Arabic-speaking country on the Mediterranean Sea have been protesting for over a month now, blocking the country’s main roads. Almost one and a half million people have been taking part in these demonstrations, in a state with a population of just 4 million. Since the 1940s, power in Lebanon has […]
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08.06.2019
US Direction in Middle East Subject to More and More Criticism
In recent time, U.S. actions in the Middle East have been subject to more and more criticism in European as well as Asian capitals. Clearly, Washington’s pro-Israeli course has resulted in growing disapproval in Arab nations. It is well-known that in December 2017, Donald Trump announced U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel […]
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28.12.2018
Потрясения 2018 года на Арабском Востоке
Уходящий год был очень непростым для Арабского Востока. Драматические конфликты в Сирии, Ираке, Ливии, Йемене привели к многочисленным жертвам, разрушениям, новым потокам беженцев. Во многом это связано с политикой Запада, который, лицемерно выступая против экстремизма, на деле использует радикальные исламистские организации в своих корыстных целях для упрочения своего влияния. Упомянутые конфликтные ситуации дают немало примеров […]
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28.12.2018
This Year’s Major Shock Waves that Rippled the Middle East
The departing year has not been easy for the Middle East. Devastating conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen have resulted in multiple causalities, destruction and a new flood of refugees. Mostly these events are linked to the policies of the West that, while sanctimoniously preaching against extremism, in reality, uses radical Islamic organizations to […]
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23.04.2018
The State of Israel has its 70th Anniversary
In May 2018 The State of Israel is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its establishment. Over these past decades, which is not a long time in historic terms, the Israeli citizens have achieved considerable success, first and foremost, in cutting-edge technologies, in the social and economic sphere. Anyone who comes to the country may make […]
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23.04.2018
70 лет государству Израиль
В мае 2018 г. Государство Израиль будет отмечать 70 лет со дня его провозглашения; за прошедшие десятилетия – сравнительно небольшой по историческим меркам срок – граждане Израиля добились весьма внушительных успехов, прежде всего в освоении передовых технологий, в экономической, социальной областях. В этом может воочию убедиться любой приезжающий в эту страну. Путешествуя по разбросанным здесь […]
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02.02.2018
The Arab Spring has Come to an End Right Where it Started
The so-called Arab Spring, which began with the string of revolutionary events in Tunisia has now officially ended. It ended last month with Tunisia getting swept by a wave of new demonstrations, with thousands of people taking to the streets both in the capital, and other cities of the country. Local media sources, while covering […]
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07.07.2017
Revisiting the Crisis of Western European Civilization
Of late, political scientists from the US and Western European countries have begun more frequently writing on the crisis of the West. Indeed, the confusion that now reigns in Washington, the discord in the European Union, and the growing tug-of-war between Washington and the European capitals all but lead to the one conclusion that western […]
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12.02.2017
When Will the West Wake Up to the Fact That the World has Changed
The changes that are taking place in today’s world often are so rapid and unpredictable that they leave certain US and European politicians utterly confused. The state those people often find themselves in can be most accurately described as panic, as they feel the floor falling out from beneath their feet. They are unable to explain why […]
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10.11.2016
How Well the Arab World is Taking Trump’s Victory
As one cold expect the Arab countries, just like any other state in the world, were following closely the US presidential campaign. This is understandable, since the people of this war-torn region are kin to know what the White House is going to do in the next four years and in which way this will […]
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10.06.2015
ISIL is the Direct Result of Western Inconsistency
It has been observed that many of those who have identified themselves with aplomb as an elevated European civilization and condescendingly speak about other cultures, who are beneath them in their opinion, however, significant differ in a fair share of self-confidence concerning superiority of their values and rules of life. It can sometimes boomerang. Here, […]