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THE RUSSIA UKRAINE CONFLICT: A Geo-Political Background II

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QUESTION What connects all this desert history with a 2022 European War between Russia & Ukraine? Fast forward almost 50 years to May 2022, A now 90 year old Kissinger is invited to give a speech at the prestigious Davos Summit - a get together of business & political leaders of the world's wealthiest and most influential people, organisations and countries. The 2022 Davos Summit was understandably dominated by the War in Ukraine. Inevitably, it would also dominated Kissinger's speech. His words however, were in sharp contrast to the expressed views of all other speakers & Western world leaders. His words were as direct as they were controversial. Ever the pragmatist, he gave a realistic and diplomatic way out of the War. In exchange for peace, Kissinger advised that Ukraine must be willing to give up parts of their territory to Russia or the breakaway Donbass regions and Crimea. Kissinger is certainly no coward and he has never been shy to use force to get politic...
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THE RUSSIA UKRAINE CONFLICT: A Geo-Political Background I

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GEOPOLITICAL BACKGROUND For a while now I've been pondering HOW to post about the Russia-Ukraine War and its global economic & Geopolitical implications.  Attempting to cover such a huge topic is not easy. Crucial is "WHERE" and "WHEN" to start. Where? = the Middle East When? = 1973 It's October 1973 (Ramadhan 1393) and the young state of Israel was fighting the combined Armies of Egypt & Syria (the 4th Arab-Israeli War). After initial Arab success military aid from the US however gave Israelis the upper hand. Meanwhile, in Riyadh, 1500 km south of Jerusalem, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was worried. Faisal didn't join other Arab states to attack Israel. But he couldn't stand idle while Israel wiped two fellow Arab countries off the geopolitical map. He was aware that the US was the main supporter of Israel. But he could not forget that the US was also his biggest trading partner and his real protector against military aggression from the othe...
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Mainstream Media Blindspots (18June2022)

Posted on Twitter, it highlights the glaring bias seen in the most reputable Media outlets in the world. The MEDIA AND GEOPOLITICS
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