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Mind of Menyhert: July 2015
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Saturday, July 25, 2015. Enter the Ottomans: Turkey joins the fight against ISIS. After much complaining and squabbling, Turkey has decided to join in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The Turkish Grand National Assembly voted its consent back in October, but only now have airstrikes come from Turkish F-16s. Ankara claims this is the start of a broader strategy rather than a one-time maneuver. As it turns out, ISIS is not the only organization being targeted by the Turkish Armed Forc...
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Mind of Menyhert: May 2014
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Saturday, May 24, 2014. A Guide to Ukraine's Presidential Election. Today, the people of Ukraine will head to voting stations to elect a new president. This will be Ukraine’s fifth presidential election since the country became independent in 1991. According to many Ukrainian-American protestors in Washington, Ukrainians back home are anxious, but optimistic. Propaganda has been widely distributed by both the pro-Russian and pro-European factions of Ukraine throughout the EuroMaidan Revolution, and this ...
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Mind of Menyhert: Moldova: Squinting towards Europe and Romania
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Friday, August 7, 2015. Moldova: Squinting towards Europe and Romania. The Republic of Moldova, a small Romanian-speaking country to the southwest of Ukraine, formed a coalition government recently consisting of three different pro-European Union parties. If Transnistria was recaptured by Moldovan troops there is a possibility that the region would be able to tip the election to the pro-Russian side. While the pro-European parties in Moldova have "won" the most recent election, they still must fight an u...
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Mind of Menyhert: November 2014
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Saturday, November 15, 2014. Los 43: Mexico's Missing Students. The 43: An interview with a student about the crisis in Mexico. The Mexican national anthem begins with the words. Mexicanos, al grito de guerra, el acero aprestad y el bridón, y retiemble en sus centros la tierra, al sonoro rugir del cañon! In English, this translates to. Mexicans, at the cry of war,. Make ready the steel and the bridle,. And may the Earth tremble at its centers,. At the resounding roar of the cannon! 8217; (students aspiri...
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Mind of Menyhert: September 2014
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014. Westgate still resonates with Kenyans one year later. This is an article I wrote for the Student Center for African Research and Resolutions, a student think tank in Washington, D.C. Check them out at. For more student-produced news regarding African affairs. This article can also be accessed in SCARR's blog section. This article was originally published on September 23, 2014. The perpetrators were members of Al-Shabaab. Sadly, video evidence shows that the Kenyan soldiers wh...
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Russia: a shifting monetary policy and an elusive inflation target | Vostok Cable
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A Russian and East European Studies Blog. Russia: a shifting monetary policy and an elusive inflation target. April 30, 2015. This year could be remembered as yet another when the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) failed to prove to the business community that it is ready to support the country’s growth agenda and bring inflation under control. As Russia’s economic destiny filters down to a question of confidence and geopolitical risk, could inflation targeting be an elusive policy for Russia? Looking ahead, ...
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After Putin: Russia’s Fourth Path | Vostok Cable
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A Russian and East European Studies Blog. After Putin: Russia’s Fourth Path. April 8, 2015. Month’s frantic scramble to find a mysteriously disappearing Vladimir Putin, many Russia-watchers were forced to face the reality that one day Putin himself will not be head of the Russian state. That day may not be soon, but according to Ryan Steele, we should all be thinking about what form of government could replace his. 8220;Postmodern Rasputin” according to one Amazon reviewer. Dugin, A.G. Enter your comment...
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Tsoi, Drugs and Soviet rock | Vostok Cable
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A Russian and East European Studies Blog. Tsoi, Drugs and Soviet rock. April 14, 2015. The Needle and the Kazakh New Wave in the context of late Soviet cinema. To follow up on the film and music event dedicated to the legendary Soviet musician Viktor Tsoi and his band Kino, Inese Strupule from Obskura discusses The Needle (1988), Tsoi’s rock persona, the Kazakh New Wave, and their place in the cultural scene of the late Soviet Union. As noted by Vostok Cable editors, and unusually for a Soviet-era film, ...
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Mind of Menyhert: April 2015
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Friday, April 24, 2015. Armenian Genocide centennial draws large demonstrations outside Turkish Embassy. 1915 was one hundred years ago, but the tensions that grew out of the events of those days in what is today Turkey are alive and well. The Ottoman Empire is long gone, but the country that was established not long after in its place, the Republic of Turkey, does not believe the events of 1915 qualify as genocide, a claim that has earned Ankara waves of criticism and blind fury from many Armenians.
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Mind of Menyhert: December 2014
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Sunday, December 28, 2014. Lukashenka the Tightrope Walker: Belarus and the Ukraine Conflict. In 1991, fifteen countries emerged from the ruins of the Soviet Union. Of those in Europe, most have at least tried to move towards the European Union. An important exception exists, however-the Republic of Belarus. Left: Flag of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic. Right: Flag of the Republic of Belarus. And to her heroes, glory! The Ukrainian fans responded by chanting "Жыве Беларусь! Photo credit to Wiki...
