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In addition to blogging here, Anatoly Karlin also runs Arctic Progress.
You can also read his articles at Inosmi (на русском) and Al Jazeera.
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Tag Archives: turkey
Introducing the Journalism Security Index (JSI)
The Press Freedom Index issues by Reporters Without Borders is a good starting point for assessing journalistic freedoms in global comparative perspective. However, much like all attempts to measure democracy or Transparency International’s assessment of corruption perception, their methodology relies on tallying … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee House
Tagged authoritarianism, crime, human rights, israel, journalism, russia, russian media, turkey, usa, western media
5 Comments
Top 10 Most Powerful Countries In 2011
The Chinese have an interesting concept that quantifies Great Power status, called Comprehensive National Power (CNP). This index is produced by processing the economic, military and cultural factors that make countries powerful: GDP, technological development, number of tanks and ICBM’s, as … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee House, Sublime Oblivion
Tagged brazil, china, economy, education, energy, france, geopolitics, germany, global warming, globalization, hi-tech, india, international relations, japan, military, russia, turkey, uk, usa
624 Comments
Could Israel vs. Flotilla be part of Turkey’s bid for Regional Hegemony?
As was inevitable, the commentary on Israel’s raid / high seas piracy / legal blockade enforcement / call-it-what-you-will has degenerated into a polarized flame-war between the blind and the deaf, which although very entertaining is also pretty useless*. By far … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee House, Sublime Oblivion
Tagged arabs, egypt, futurism, geopolitics, international relations, islam, israel, middle east, nuclear, palestine, turkey, vision
16 Comments
The Geopolitics of Israel vs. Flotilla
So given that it’s the only game in town, let’s start provocative? The only group who behaved rationally are the Israeli commandos and the Americans. And perhaps the Turkish government. The Israeli position on the Gaza blockade is understandable (which … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee House
Tagged arabs, geopolitics, international relations, islam, israel, jews, palestine, turkey
20 Comments
Sublime News #8 – #9
1. The revolution in Kyrgyzstan to be covered in Sublime News #10 – this issue is packed enough as it is. For now, read Kyrgyzstan and the Russian Resurgence (free Stratfor) for a summary. 2. Putin made a conciliatory speech on the 70th … Continue reading
Posted in Sublime News
Tagged afghanistan, asia, authoritarianism, caucasus, central asia, chechnya, china, climate change, coal, collapse, demography, economy, energy, humor, hungary, imperialism, india, iraq, islam, israel, kyrgyzstan, liberasty, mexico, middle east, military, news 2010, north korea, palestine, peak oil, poland, resource depletion, rise of the rest, russia, russophobes, shale gas, thermoeconomics, turkey, uk, ukraine, usa, venezuela, volcanos
9 Comments
Sublime News #5
1. Sorry for being three days late with what is supposed to be the weekly news. I tend to get lazier during holidays, even though I get far more free time! Alternatively I could just be getting bored. We’ll see. … Continue reading
Posted in Sublime News
Tagged blogging, china, climate change, economy, education, georgia, hi-tech, history, humor, imperialism, india, iran, israel, liberasty, life, military, news 2010, north korea, peak oil, quotes, rise of the rest, russia, russians, russophobes, turkey, usa, war, western media
5 Comments
Sublime News #4
1. As you may have noticed, I’ve radically simplified the website. I regret having to remove the Twitter integration and coolest navigation features. Nonetheless, it was unavoidable. The website loaded far too slowly most of the time, and when I … Continue reading
Posted in Sublime News
Tagged anti-science, blogging, brazil, china, climate change, collapse, economy, energy, feminism, fiscal crisis, france, geopolitics, greece, hi-tech, humor, iraq, liberasty, life, military, news 2010, peak oil, peak water, pollution, psycho, psychology, resource war, russia, turkey, usa
18 Comments
Sublime News #3
1. Over the long-term, it is the less-noticed things that generally come to be regarded as the most important. The rise of China, not the war on terror. Peak oil and the declining EROEI of our energy sources, not stock … Continue reading
Posted in Sublime News
Tagged arctic, balkans, blogging, brazil, china, climate, demography, economy, energy, france, geopolitics, global warming, hi-tech, humor, imperialism, israel, liberasty, military, nato, neoliberalism, news 2010, poland, russophobes, turkey, usa, ussr, war, western hypocrisy
18 Comments
Sublime News #2
1. In response to Gregor’s surprise over my lack of mention of the Dubai assassination – don’t think it’s important or that anything substantial will come out of it. Britain may make a media ruckus over the faking of their … Continue reading
Posted in Sublime News
Tagged belarus, china, climate change, demography, economy, energy, georgia, global warming, humor, israel, me, middle east, military, politics, rant, russia, russophobes, terrorism, turkey, ukraine, usa
6 Comments
Sublime News #1
I am beginning a new post category, Sublime News, in which I collate and comment on news bits and pieces that I find interesting over the past week. Whatever I write over the week will be automatically published every Saturday, … Continue reading
Posted in Sublime News
Tagged china, climate change, corruption, demography, geopolitics, hi-tech, humor, latin america, liberasty, military, morale, news 2010, peak oil, politics, resource depletion, russia, russophobes, turkey, uk, ukraine, usa, war
11 Comments