Posted: 14 Aug 2013 09:13 PM PDT

By Maysam Behravesh Perhaps more than any other state in the Middle East, Israel has historically shown a special sensitivity to its nemeses’ efforts to acquire strategic capabilities that might change the regional balance of power. It has also demonstrated a unique willingness to take military action to curb such endeavors from coming to fruition. […] The post Why Israel Is Obsessed With An Iranian Bomb – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 09:08 PM PDT

By Kiran Ansari The decision by the United States to keep its consulate in Lahore closed has extended through this week based on what has been called a credible threat by the US Department of State. Given the fraught relationship between the United States and Pakistan, Pakistan might not seem to be a desirable destination […] The post Back To Pakistan, Against The Flow – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 09:07 PM PDT

By Aijaz Zaka Syed THE study of Islamic history and the rise and fall of Muslims had been a lifelong passion of Iqbal. The poet philosopher fervently believed in the Islamic renaissance and argued that the rejuvenation of the civilization that ruled the world for nearly a thousand years would begin in its birthplace once […] The post Revisiting Arab Glory: In Footsteps Of A Trailblazer – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 09:04 PM PDT

The US Embassy urged Sri Lankan authorities on Sunday to arrest and prosecute those responsible for vandalizing a mosque in the national capital. An Agence France Presse (AFP) report said the Buddhist-led mob attack on the mosque at Grandpass district on Saturday has raised religious tensions and left the Muslim minority fearing further violence. “This […] The post Sri Lanka Told To Prosecute Mobs Who Attacked Mosque appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 09:02 PM PDT

President Rafael Correa of Ecuador has apologized to Archbishop Lorenzo Voltolini of Portoviejo for the profanation of a chapel at the Verdi Cevallos Hospital last Friday. All of the sacred objects in the chapel, including the tabernacle with the Blessed Sacrament reserved, were removed on Aug. 9 to put in hospital beds. On Aug. 13, […] The post Ecuador President Correa Apologizes For Profanation Of Hospital Chapel appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:59 PM PDT

Scientists in Switzerland, Germany, and France explored how the insect eye works and designed and built the first fully-functional miniature curved artificial compound eyes. The “CURVACE” project received €2 million in EU funding to develop the miniature “insect” eyes, which have high industrial potential in mobile robotics, smart clothing and medical applications. In the future, […] The post EU Scientists Develop Miniature Artificial Insect Eyes That Could Help...

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:57 PM PDT

(EurActiv) — Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to clinch a concrete energy deal on a rare trip to Azerbaijan yesterday (13 August), dashing Moscow’s hopes to challenge the dominance of Western energy majors in the former Soviet republic. Putin’s trips abroad usually yield a flurry of deals and one of his closest allies, state oil […] The post Putin Fails To Undermine Azerbaijan As Gas Competitor appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:55 PM PDT

(RFE/RL) — U.S. soldier Bradley Manning has apologized for handing over secret U.S. military and diplomatic documents to the WikiLeaks website, in what was the biggest leak of classified data in American history The Army private first class said at the sentencing phase of his court-martial August 14 that his leaks “hurt the United States.” […] The post Bradley Manning Apologizes In Court appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:46 PM PDT

We know many things about habeas corpus. We know that it goes back to the Magna Carta and that the U.S. Constitution affirmed this bulwark of Anglo-American liberty. We know that habeas prohibits jailing people without cause, and that it remained healthy throughout U.S. history, except during wartime, until George W. Bush’s 2006 Military Commissions […] The post The Habeas Corpus Myth – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:44 PM PDT

By Hubertus Hoffmann The Afghanistan Research Team of the independent World Security Foundation had the privilege to interview two experienced generals from the German Forces (Bundeswehr), who serve at the ISAF Headquarters and ISAF Regional Command North in Mazar-e-Sharif, about the progress in Afghanistan and the balance of power between the Afghan National Security Forces […] The post Two ISAF-Generals: Good Progress In Afghanistan – Interview appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:41 PM PDT

By Ahmed Al Omran The Arab uprisings have had an interesting, if not contradictory, effect on civil society in Saudi Arabia. Popular protests in neighbouring countries inspired Saudi activists to launch several online campaigns petitioning for reform in the conservative kingdom. Most of their demands centred on greater representation of their population and moves towards […] The post Civil Society In Saudi Arabia – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:30 PM PDT

By Ramesh Jaura When representatives of 194 States and the European Union, which are parties to one of the landmark global conventions, meet in the Namibian capital Windhoek from September 16 to 27, they will focus on intensifying efforts for ushering in a world free of poverty generating DLLD – desertification, land degradation and drought. […] The post Another Step Towards Halting Desertification – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:28 PM PDT

By Sushant Sareen More than anything else, the latest flare-up along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir has exposed the absence of any sort of strategic clarity at the political level and sheer lack of options at the diplomatic level on how India should deal with Pakistan. At one level, India’s Pakistan policy […] The post Pakistan Policy Reduced To A Single Binary – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:25 PM PDT

We cannot have the ‘cowboy capitalism’ that almost brought down the world financial system in 2008, or the abdication of accountability by government institutions and regulators. Instead, both the private sector and the government must equally do their parts to create an India that enriches local communities, and build an equitable society that can sustain […] The post Liberalism As Enlightened Capitalism – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:19 PM PDT

Security forces struggled to clamp a lid on Egypt on Thursday after hundreds of people were killed when authorities forcibly broke up camps of supporters protesting the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, in the worst nationwide bloodshed in decades. Islamists clashed with police and troops who used bulldozers, teargas and live fire on Wednesday […] The post Egypt: Around 300 Dead After Govt Forces Attack Protest Camps appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:17 PM PDT

What if we could pinpoint a hereditary cause for Alzheimer’s, and intervene to reduce the risk of the disease? We may be closer to that goal, thanks to a team at the University of Kentucky. Researchers affiliated with the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging have completed new work in Alzheimer’s genetics; the research is detailed […] The post A Genetic Answer To The Alzheimer’s Riddle? appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:15 PM PDT

In a rare opportunity to directly compare plant communities in the same area now with a survey taken 50 years ago, a University of Arizona-led research team has provided the first on-the-ground evidence that Southwestern plants are being pushed to higher elevations by an increasingly warmer and drier climate. The findings confirm that previous hypotheses […] The post Warming Climate Pushes Plants Up The Mountain appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:12 PM PDT

Two researchers have provided the first video-based observation of swimming and diving apes. Instead of the usual dog-paddle stroke used by most terrestrial mammals, these animals use a kind of breaststroke. The swimming strokes peculiar to humans and apes might be the result of an earlier adaptation to an arboreal life. For many years, zoos […] The post First Documented Report Of Swimming And Diving In Apes appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 08:10 PM PDT

The Mercedes-Benz GLA impressively reinterprets the compact SUV segment with a progressive design, serene in day-to-day motoring and with an off-road capability. It lightfootedly masters all day-to-day challenges and is also robust enough for off-road excursions. The first Mercedes-Benz in the fast-growing compact SUV segment is highly manoeuvrable around town, lively on country and pass […] The post New Mercedes-Benz GLA Fit For Off-Road Excursions appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 02:44 PM PDT

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Religious conflict in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir is not a new phenomenon. The entire social and political discourse of the state – that once included parts under control of Pakistan – has since the third decade of 20th century revolved around communal polarisation. But it is not often that […] The post Kashmir’s Communal Violence: A Portent Of Things To Come? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 02:41 PM PDT

By Ko Htwe The Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) handed out a range of punishments on Tuesday to players and coaches from the Naypyidaw Football Club and Yangon United after fighting and hooliganism brought a violent, premature end to this year’s Myanmar National League final earlier this month. According to a statement released by the MFF, […] The post Burma: Football Officials Issue Stiff Punishments To Players, Coaches Following Naypyidaw Melee appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 02:38 PM PDT

By Zachary Fillingham There are two misconceptions about President Obama’s summit snub currently making their rounds in the global media. The first is that the snub was a direct result of Moscow’s decision to grant NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden temporary asylum. This glosses over the steady decline in US-Russian relations that has occurred over the […] The post From Reset To Ruin: Snowden And US-Russian Relations – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 02:23 PM PDT

By Ihsan Bal Events following the military coup in Egypt have reached the scale of a massacre. Recent developments have been utterly appalling. The numbers of the dead run into the hundreds and those of the wounded into the thousands. The leading actors of the Western world, however, seem unable to describe what has happened […] The post Egypt: The Arab Spring Under Siege – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 02:21 PM PDT

By Ozdem Sanberk Political Islam has not yet collapsed in the Middle East. If the Ihvan is honest with itself and if it ceases to treat Islam as its monopoly and adapts its ideology to conform with political liberties, then it could still achieve power. Democracy is a form of government which one learns by […] The post The Coup In Egypt Doesn’t Mark End Of Arab Spring – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 02:18 PM PDT

The eurozone has emerged from recession after a record 18 months of economic contraction, BBC News reports. Across the bloc, GDP grew by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2013, slightly ahead of forecasts. The growth was widely expected after the German economy rose 0.7% between April and June. However, the overall figure masks the […] The post Eurozone Emerges From Recession appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 02:15 PM PDT

In many parts of the US, drivers frequently encounter road construction and a sign that says “New Traffic Patterns” as highway infrastructure shifts. New traffic patterns are emerging also in crude oil movements. There has been much discussion about the resurgence in U.S. crude oil production and the resulting abundance of crude in the Midcontinent […] The post New Traffic Patterns Emerge To Supply Crude Oil To US West Coast Refiners – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia...

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 02:10 PM PDT

Two theories used to explain criminal behavior are adapted here to provide an alternative means of understanding the radicalization of home-grown and “leaderless” terrorists. By Vikram Rajakumar Radicalization is a complex issue influenced by regional and country characteristics and dynamics as well as individual circumstances. However, another way of understanding the radicalization process of home-grown […] The post Alternative Perspectives On Radicalization Of Home-Grown And...

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 02:00 PM PDT

Education is the most in-demand commodity amongst both the rich and the poor in India. Yet, the state is unable to ride this wave to create a more liberal society. The education system in India remains highly state-controlled. If education is the gateway to taking India’s liberal agenda forward, then educational institutions must be free […] The post For A Liberal India, Liberate Education – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 01:52 PM PDT

Recent geopolitical developments across the Middle East and Africa have added momentum to Iran and Sudan’s strategic partnership, an alliance driven primarily by an interest in weakening the power of Israel, and by extension the U.S., throughout East Africa. Other objectives include Sudan’s fight against other forces that constitute existential threats to the Khartoum regime […] The post Implications Of Iran And Sudan’s Growing Alliance – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 14 Aug 2013 01:48 PM PDT

Syrian rebels have found a supplier in an unlikely source: Sudan, a country that has been under international arms embargoes and maintains close ties with a stalwart backer of the Syrian government, Iran. Ukrainian airlines were involved in the delivery of Sudanese weapons intended for Syrian rebels, which Sudan sold to the armed Syrian opposition […] The post Syria Rebels Receives Sudanese Weapons On Ukrainian Aircraft Via Qatar And Turkey appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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