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Islamic State Indirectly Admits Russian Airstrikes Far More Effective than ‘Coalition’ Airstrikes
November 06, 2015 Guest Analyses

Islamic State Indirectly Admits Russian Airstrikes Far More Effective than ‘Coalition’ Airstrikes

by Oleg Maslov Islamic State representatives have taken many efforts to claim responsibility for placing a bomb on board a Russian Metrojet passenger airplane bound for Saint Petersburg from Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt. Kogylmavia (Metrojet) Flight 9268 broke apart in the air over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, October 31, and the wreckage landed in an area roughly 20 square kilometers in size, leading to the death of all

Most interesting video showing Russian efforts to secure her Arctic zone
November 06, 2015 Watch List

Most interesting video showing Russian efforts to secure her Arctic zone

This is the third time in less than a year that I am writing about the Russian efforts to secure the Russian Arctic zone (see here and here).  This time, however, I can share with you a very interesting video made by the Russian military’s TV channel which shows how the Russians now openly advertise their efforts and successes.  Thanks to Alena Scarecrow for translating and subtitling this one! Enjoy

A few thoughts about the rumors around the downing of Kogalymavia Flight 9268
November 06, 2015 Saker Analyses and Interviews

A few thoughts about the rumors around the downing of Kogalymavia Flight 9268

Well, I tried to avoid writing about this topic until more hard facts became available.  But since this is apparently turning into a political fight between, on one side, Russia and Egypt and, on the other, the US and UK, I think that I can at least offer a few general thoughts. What we know so far is this: Kogalymavia Flight 9268 had left Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, Egypt, en

The Fallacy Of Erdogan-Style Democracy (updated version)
November 04, 2015 Guest Analyses

The Fallacy Of Erdogan-Style Democracy (updated version)

by Ghassan Kadi Erdogan’s AKP party has scored a monumental victory; not so much in terms of the lead in parliament though. As a matter of fact, it is a fairly narrow victory, but one that was least expected. What is monumental about it is the course that Turkey has set itself upon. A victory for Erdogan perhaps, but for Turkey itself, the outcome of this election will probably take

Ukraine SITREP, November 3rd 2015 by the Saker
November 03, 2015 SITREPs

Ukraine SITREP, November 3rd 2015 by the Saker

It has been a very long while since I have posted a Ukrainian SITREP and there are good reasons for that: nothing much has happened there, at least nothing nearly as dramatic as the developments in the past.  In fact, ever since the crisis in Syria has taken center stage in US foreign policy preoccupations, the Ukraine appears to have been almost forgotten.  Did anybody even notice that local elections

Let’s lay down our arms, my fellow oppositionist (letter from a bona fide Putin hater)
November 03, 2015 Speeches, Statements and Interviews

Let’s lay down our arms, my fellow oppositionist (letter from a bona fide Putin hater)

Foreword from the Saker:  Today I am posting a really interesting document.  This is a open letter to her fellow “oppositionists” (from the Russian “oppositsioner” or “opponent”, in this case, a political opponent of Putin from the so-called non-system pro-US opposition, the folks who cannot even get a single deputy in the Duma because their rating is somewhere in 2-3% range) by a London based russophobic exile named Oksana Paksal

The Moscow-Beijing Express on The Saker: Russian Black Hat-Chinese White Hat
November 03, 2015 Guest Analyses

The Moscow-Beijing Express on The Saker: Russian Black Hat-Chinese White Hat

Their styles are 180 degrees apart, but together, as towering giants on the world’s geopolitical stage, Putin and Xi are slowly winning all the chips from Western Empire, for a new, fairer and more peaceful world. (Image by David Parkins) Russian Black Hat-Chinese White Hat The Moscow-Beijing Express on The Saker By: Jeff J. Brown, author and analyst at 44 Days Radio Sinoland Video reading at: https://youtu.be/ucXA6cQ1nyI Audio podcast at:

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