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You Can’t Spell Future without an E and a U

31/03/2015 by Martin KALYNIUK / 2 comments

Well, you can in Russian. But I still like my title. In this paper I want to turn to the question of Russia-EU relations for the foreseeable future, touching in outline on their deterioration, the causes for that deterioration and finally the primary obstacle to amending them on the European […]

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Russia, China mock divide and rule

26/12/2014 by ORIENTAL REVIEW / 2 comments

ROME and BEIJING – The Roman Empire did it. The British Empire copied it in style. The Empire of Chaos has always done it. They all do it. Divide et impera. Divide and rule – or divide and conquer. It’s nasty, brutish and effective. Not forever though, like diamonds, because empires do […]

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How sanctions are hastening the world without the West

21/09/2014 by ORIENTAL REVIEW / 5 comments

Sanctions are forcing large volumes of trade and finance out of the ambit of traditional networks, weakening western control over such flows. Western sanctions are having an unintended effect. They are accelerating the birth of a parallel ecosystem where countries not allied to the West are able to operate without […]

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