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MERKEL ERA IS OVER

10/31/2018

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The Merkel Era Is Ending—What It Means for the German Government
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s abrupt announcement that she would not seek reelection as leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) constitutes the beginning of the end of the Merkel era. What does this mean for the German government? Contrary to what one might expect, it is more likely to...

The Long, Painful End Of Angela Merkel
by Josef Joffe via Politico
How the mighty have fallen. Angela Merkel, the eternal chancellor of Germany, the uncrowned queen of Europe, took refuge Monday from her party’s catastrophic showing in state elections in Hesse in a tactical retreat.
Political Divisions in Germany Have Implications for the Middle East
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INDIA MAKES INROADS IN CENTRAL ASIA & A WOMEN CHALLENGES INDIA'S CONGRESS PARTY

10/31/2018

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 India making inroads in Central Asia
Irani likely to once more challenge Rahul Gandhi in Amethi
BY KANCHAN SRIVASTAVA
Smriti Irani, Union Textile Minister, is working overtime to unseat her arch rival and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in the upcoming general elections
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BERNARD LEWIS & MARTIN KRAMER CITE WHEN ISLAM BEGAN TO FAIL TO CHRISTENDOM

10/31/2018

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THE SANDBOX
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VICTOR DAVIS HANSON ON HOW US GRAPPLES WITH CHINA & RUSSIA

10/31/2018

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The Classicist: Russia, China, And The US
interview with Victor Davis Hanson via The Classicist
What can history teach us about how to deal with two of America’s main rivals?
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5 MYTHS ABOUT THE ROMANOVS

10/29/2018

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Five Myths About The Romanovs
by Robert Service via The Washington Post
The Romanovs celebrated their dynasty’s tricentennial in 1913 – just five years before communists gunned down Nicholas II and his family in the basement of a house in Yekaterinburg. Under Romanov rule, which began in 1613 with Mikhail Romanov, Russia grew to become the biggest land empire in the world. These czars’ talents and foibles have long fascinated historians, the public and artists; a new Amazon series tells eight fictionalized stories of people who believe they are Romanov descendants. (Amazon chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos owns The Washington Post.) 
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THE LEGACY OF NIETZSCHE

10/28/2018

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THE CIVILIAN SIDE OF THE IRAQI SURGE

10/24/2018

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https://www.amazon.com/We-Meant-Well-American-Project/dp/0805096817/ref=laB004RJF4O21_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1525052439&sr=1-1
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THE DREYFUS AFFAIR EXPOSED

10/24/2018

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From Booklist Starred Review Harris’ instantly absorbing thriller reanimates the Dreyfus Affair of 1895 through Colonel Georges Picquart, who exposed the conspiracy to frame Dreyfus for supplying the Germans with French Army secrets.

After serving as the minister of war’s observer at Dreyfus’ military trial, Picquart is promoted to lead the army’s espionage unit. Picquart immerses himself in the dark work and quickly discovers evidence of another soldier leaking information to the German attaché. When he’s denied permission to launch a sting operation, Picquart joins forces with a Sûreté (police) detective to gather evidence through an unofficial surveillance scheme. Convinced that the secret evidence that convicted Dreyfus implicates his current target instead, Picquart investigates further and finds a conspiracy originating in the army’s top ranks. In the anti-Semitic climate of this pivotal period in French society, Picquart’s insistence that Dreyfus “the Jew” may be innocent creates dangerous, powerful enemies.

Harris combats the predictability that can haunt fictional accounts of well-known events by teasing out the tale through Picquart’s training in espionage and investigation, his unsanctioned detecting, and the complex intrigues he navigates to secure a reexamination of Dreyfus’ case. Great for fans of Ken Follett, John le Carré, Louis Bayard, Caleb Carr, and Martin Cruz Smith, all of whom also portray historical intrigues and investigations with intricate detail and literary skill. Also try Jason Matthews’ recently published Red Sparrow (2013). --Christine Tran Review "Many readers prize him as our supreme exponent of the “literary” thriller. His novels are not difficult -- they are whizzing page-turners…

They also combine masterly suspense and mystery with historical insight and political shrewdness. His latest novel is no exception: it is a cracking read from start to finish… It offers a bravura display of Harris’s fictional skills. The first is sureness of historical touch. In both general and specific terms the period comes alive… There is no need to wait for the film: it can scarcely be more exciting than the book." --Sunday Times

"Harris is committed to the belief that you can get at a truth as a novelist that you can’t as an historian… and he does give us the look, sensations, sounds and smells as no historian could… it is informative, accomplished and highly enjoyable." --Evening Standard
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"The Dreyfus Affair… has now been brilliantly retold by Robert Harris… This is a book about spies and their deceits and the unreasonable demands that are made of them by their hard-to-please political governors. It is 1895 with a strong undercurrent of 2003… The real subject then is espionage and the broader, mutually manipulative relationship between the intelligence “community” and the political class… Along the way, Harris gives us plenty of espionage tradecraft. The eavesdropping, the handwriting analysis, the forgery." --The Times
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DISCOVERING MIDDLE EARTH:  MAPPING OUT THE LOST WORLD OF CELTS

10/24/2018

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https://www.amazon.com/Discovery-Middle-Earth-Mapping-World/dp/039308163X/ref=mthardcover?encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=
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INDIA'S GLARING CONFIDENCE DEFICIT & HOW BJP SHAPES CULTURAL POLITICAL IDENTITIES IN ASSAM

10/23/2018

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India’s glaring confidence deficit
Sadanand Dhume | Times of India 
Instead of viewing Pakistanis as interlopers, India should aspire to be the stage on which the brightest talent from across the subcontinent shines. Those who believe India ought to shun Pakistanis are only hurting themselves.
Intellectuals shaping a narrow, homogenous identity in Assam
 SURAJ GOGOI
Most strains of nationalism prefer homogeneity over heterogeneity. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its political arm the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is in power in India, are no different. They seek to create a Hindu nation out of India by erasing differences from a society that is steeped in diversity. Similarly, production of cultural homogeneity was one of the mainstays of the Assam Movement of the early 1980s in the northeastern Indian state...
 
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RICHARD PIPES MEMORIAL SERVICE: HARVARD

10/22/2018

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HITLER'S RELATIVES LIVING IN LONG ISLAND

10/20/2018

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STALIN'S GENOCIDE ON CHECHENS

10/20/2018

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UK DAILY MAIL WITH EXTENSIVE PHOTOGRAPHS
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AN INSTRUMENT OF PEDAGOGY FOR ANCIENT PEOPLES

10/20/2018

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INDIAN MINES:  DEADLY

10/19/2018

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Silicosis killing thousands in quarries across India
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THE RISE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS ON EARTH:  SEPTEMBER 18 MARKED THE END OF POVERTY FOR MAJORITY OF HUMANS ON THE PLANET

10/15/2018

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https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2018/09/27/a-global-tipping-point-half-the-world-is-now-middle-class-or-wealthier/ 
INTERBRAND RANKINGS
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MIRACLES OF BIO-SCIENCES:  IMMUNOTHERAPIES

10/15/2018

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THE KILLER OF LITTLE SHEPHERDS & THE BIRTH OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

10/15/2018

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https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Little-Shepherds-Forensic-Science-dp-0307266192/dp/0307266192/ref=mthardcover?encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=
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US LED URANIUM SUPPLY CHINA:  INVOLVES RUSSIA AND OTHERS & GERMANY'S FAILED ISRAELI FOREIGN POLICY

10/13/2018

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https://seekingalpha.com/article/4195432-energy-fuels-perfectly-positioned-turnaround-also-downside-recent-runaway
Merkel's Approach to Israel Has Not Progressed
By Dr. George N. Tzogopoulos, October 15, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: German-Israeli relations are difficult in view of Germany’s Nazi past. Angela Merkel does not ignore her country’s history, and has played a significant role in strengthening the bilateral relationship. However, new security challenges and problems require solutions. Merkel’s recent visit to Jerusalem showed that her approach to Israel needs readjustment to address urgent issues on a practical, not only a theoretical, level.

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CHINA:  WHY ONE NATION, TWO SYSTEMS CANNOT WORK

10/13/2018

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VERA LYNN:  AMERICA'S SWEET HEART ON RADIO

10/13/2018

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INDIA'S MIXED RECORD DEALING WITH FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES

10/10/2018

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South Asian allies essential for Indian intelligence
India’s mixed success with foreign intelligence agencies
BY RANA BANERJI
In its long battle against terrorism, India's efforts at intelligence cooperation has been marred by mishaps, notably in relation to the 2008 attacks in Mumbai
India’s dangerous Pakistan policy
Access to political leadership key to India’s success in intelligence cooperation
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A PROBLEM FOR INDIA, RUSSIA:  OLIGARCHY, INNOVATION & HOW DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM IS A WAR ON THE POOR

10/9/2018

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Democratic Socialism Is a War on the Poor
Betsy McCaughey, New York Post
In The Spotlight: Russia's Future Examined, Innovation Urged
via Hoover Daily Report
A top-down model of governance in Russia hinders innovation, prosperity, and freedom in a country already facing brain drain and an aging population, experts said at a recent Hoover event. On Wednesday, the Hoover Institution kicked off the Governance in an Emerging New World project led by Senior Fellow George P. Shultz. Through discussions and research papers, the effort will explore some of humanity’s most challenging issues over the course of the 2018–19 academic year.
Instead of shutting out global expertise, India needs more of it. Finish the op-ed here.
Gita Gopinath and India’s brain drain
Sadanand Dhume | The Wall Street Journal 
Gita Gopinath’s appointment as chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) makes clear that Western economic expertise is more welcome today in the IMF than in the Indian government.

 
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    Introduction to Eric Hoffer's Classic "The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements".

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