Generational Dynamics - Page 22

Contents: US and Russia agree to a farcical ‘cessation of hostilities’ in Syria; Russia launches massive military exercises, apparently targeting Turkey and Syria; The vitriolic hatred of Bashar al-Assad

Contents: Mass exodus from Aleppo continues amid reports Russians are using cluster bombs; United Nations demands that Turkey admit tens of thousands of Syrian refugees; Turkey border ‘buffer zone’ could result in clash with Syrian army

Contents: Bangladesh covers up Tibetan art after China threat; Desperate China official rapidly selling of foreign currency reserves; Monday’s stock market plunge blamed on China and on weak earnings; Hong Kong experiences worst violence in years

Contents: Plans continue for Western military deployment into Libya; UAE says it’s ready to supply ground troops to fight ISIS in Syria

Contents: Turkey blocks tens of thousands of Aleppo Syria residents from entering Turkey; As Iran’s election approaches, generational conflict becomes vicious; Iran’s historic struggle between Principlists and Reformists

Contents: Syrian regime encircles Aleppo, causing new flood of refugees; Saudi Arabia ready to send ground troops into Syria; Saudi Arabia sees itself in an existential crisis; Turkey denies Russian reports of Syria invasion

Contents: Syria peace talks collapse as Russia carpet bombs opposition in Aleppo; John Kerry warns of ISIS expansion in Syria

Contents: West Bank tensions rise after Palestinian policeman shot dead; Israel rejects France’s ultimatum to recognize state of Palestine

Contents: Dozens killed in ISIS attack on a Shia shrine in Damascus Syria; Damascus shrine attack deals another blow to the Syria ‘peace talks’ in Geneva

Contents: Turkey threatens ‘consequences’ after Russia violates its airspace again; The English language becomes an issue between Turkey and Russia

Generational Dynamics, Japan, Bank of Japan, BOJ, Haruhiko Kuroda, European Central Bank, ECB, Swiss National Bank, SNB,, Sweden, Denmark, negative interest rates, quantitative easing, QE, Ben Bernanke

Contents: Russia builds military presence in Dagestan after ISIS attack; US, Britain, France, Italy continue plans for Libya invasion against ISIS

Contents: China’s game of Go beaten by Google’s AI software program AlphaGo; Google DeepMind’s Go algorithm uses massive pattern matching neural networks; Google’s AI technology will soon start taking people’s jobs

Contents: India deploying ‘submarine killer’ planes to counter China’s submarines; India to build satellite tracking station in southern Vietnam; China demolishes Southern Mongolian herders’ homes in mid-winter

Contents: Mass protests force Moldova to choose between Europe and Russia; Moldova crisis presents opportunities and dangers for Russia

Contents: Previous attempts at Syria ‘peace talks’ ended in farce; Syria peace process ‘proximity talks’ to begin this week in Geneva

Contents: Reader comments on xenophobic ‘Soldiers of Odin’ in Finland; European Union said to be collapsing over migrant crisis; Mideast borders set by Sykes-Picot and Balfour declaration under fire; The 2016 market meltdown raises fears of financial crisis

Contents: China signs nuclear deals with Saudi Arabia and Iran; China signals support for Saudis in Yemen, and for Palestinian state

Content: Clown protesters mock Finland’s xenophobic ‘Soldiers of Odin’; The European Central Bank saves the stock markets for another day

Contents: Azerbaijan forced to choose between Russia and Turkey; Azerbaijan becomes the hub of the Caspian Trade Corridor, part of the new Silk Road

Contents: Germany’s Angela Merkel under pressure to restrict migrants; Puerto Rico’s debt problem even worse than expected

Contents: Tajikistan splits with Iran over invitation to alleged terrorist; Tajikistan considers turning from Iran to Saudi Arabia

Contents: Pakistan tries to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Iran; Reader questions about Mideast country alignments

Contents: Taiwan’s pro-independence party wins historic presidential election; Pop star’s Taiwan flag incident illustrates how tense relations are

Contents: Mideast trends: Sunni-Shia countries align along predicted lines; Saudi Arabia faces increased social unrest with sudden austerity budget

Contents: UN’s Ban Ki-moon calls Syria’s Bashar al-Assad a war criminal; Second aid convoy arrives in the starving Syrian city of Mayada

Contents: Iran releases American sailors as end of sanctions approaches; Report: Sri Lankan government repeatedly torturing and raping Tamils; Sri Lanka joining the torture club, with Syria, Burundi, Zimbabwe

Contents: Iran captures ten American sailors in Persian Gulf hours before Obama speech; Royal Bank of Scotland predicts sharp 2016 recession, says ‘Sell everything!’; Suicide bombing in Istanbul Turkey kills 10 tourists

Contents: Terror attack on India’s Pathankot air base exposes weak defenses; India threatens retaliation for the Pathankot attack; Pathankot air base incident revives memories of the ’26/11′ Mumbai attack in 2008

Contents: Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) existential crisis continues; David Cameron hopes to ‘reform’ the EU to avoid British exit (Brexit); Hungary’s PM tells Cameron: ‘Hungarians in UK aren’t parasites’

Contents: Saudi Arabia and Iran accuse each other of terrorism; Arab countries deeply divided over Iran vs Saudi Arabia confrontation

Contents: North Korea’s explosion was probably not a ‘hydrogen bomb’; South Korea resumes broadcasting propaganda via loudspeakers; North Korea’s nuclear test revives memories of the 2010 Cheonan attack; China faces limited influence and high frustration dealing with North Korea

Contents: Numerous countries end diplomatic relations with Iran after Saudi embassy firebombing Iran seeks to pass the blame for the Saudi embassy firebombing Desperate Chinese officials remove stock market circuit breakers

Contents: String of New Year’s Eve sexual assaults in Cologne Germany; Cologne mayor attracts backlash for advising women to adopt Code of Conduct; The pendulum swings back on gender issues; China halts stock market trading to prevent crash; Merry Christmas!

Contents: ISIS assault in Libya giving militants control of oil fields; US, Britain, France preparing new Libya military offensive early in 2016

Contents: Sectarian Sunni-Shia split deepens over Iran – Saudi split; President Obama may have to choose between Saudi Arabia and Iran; Hezbollah-Israel violence growing on Lebanon border; Residents of Tel Aviv Israel in panic after Friday’s gunfire attack; European and Wall St stocks fall sharply, following China