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THE TRIALS OF CHUCK HAGEL

Last week’s Senate confirmation hearing on former Senator Chuck Hagel’s nomination as Secretary of Defense was contentious and nasty. Hagel almost certainly will be confirmed. But he was badly battered in the process. His former colleague and fellow Vietnam veteran John McCain bullied Hagel on the viability of the surge in Iraq. Lindsay Graham was furious over Hagel’s assertion of intimidation of Congress by the “Jewish lobby” and demanded the name of a singe senator who succumbed to that pressure. And rookie Senator Ted Cruz, after a full four weeks in office, charged Hagel with consorting with a former and controversial U.S. ambassador Hagel had not seen in years. Wow! [...]

By Harlan Ullman|2017-11-14T21:28:52+02:00February 6th, 2013|Blogs, Harlan Ullman.|Comments Off

Year of Iran?

Year 2013 is considered to be loaded geopolitical tensions and economic. Tensions, so predictable, it is emphasized as the year will leak, they will take violent forms. That are actually real reasons for concern: Iran, Syria, Islam which gains ground in Middle East, fragile economy of the southern European countries, the rivalry between Japan and China. What is the biggest threat to international stability? Iran. Year 2013 risks becoming Iran if nuclear program is not stopped Ayatollah policy of economic sanctions and military intervention becomes a necessity. Basically Israel expects the Obama administration to find a solution to the problem in the next six months, which somehow and U.S. President [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:28:54+02:00February 4th, 2013|Alexandru Grumaz, Orientul Mijlociu|0 Comments

How is Europe?
How is Europe?

Alexandru Grumaz, Studies and Analysis

How is Europe?

Is in crisis! And political and financial. Europe has instead a strong leader. Germany is again at the forefront of the scene old Europe , as Rumsfeld likes her designate. Helmut Kohl was chancellor "German reunification". Gerhard Schröder at peace. Chancellor Angela Merkel was Europe's first term and the second is that of austerity. There are moments and personalities of history that makes all the difference in the future: a penitent Willy Brandt on his knees in the Warsaw ghetto, Helmut Kohl and François Mitterrand hand in hand on the battlefield of Verdun, and recently, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Donald Tusk at Katyn massacre. Are actually gestures of reconciliation of [...]

By |2017-11-14T21:28:54+02:00February 4th, 2013|Alexandru Grumaz, Studies and Analysis|0 Comments

Egiptul după Mubarak
Egiptul după Mubarak

Alexandru Grumaz, Orientul Mijlociu

Egiptul după Mubarak

Predecesorii lui Mubarak, Gamal Abdel Nasser și Anwar Sadat, au fost figuri marcante ale istoriei în mandatul lor având loc naționalizarea Canalului Suez sau negocierea acordului de pace cu Israelul. Pe vremea cand era la putere, Mubarak se compara adesea cu aceștia, dar ironia soartei face ca el să rămână în istorie pentru demonstrațiile care i-au adus sfarșitul politic. La 14 octombrie 1981 când Mubarak a luat puterea era privit ca o speranță, o imagine a reformismului. A promis atunci reforma sistemului judiciar și a eliberat din închisoare pe toți opozanții lui Sadat. La final, Mubarak devenise mai impozant decât Egiptul însuși, susținând că deține puterea absolută. Noul preşedintele egiptean [...]

By Alexandru Grumaz|2017-11-14T21:28:55+02:00February 1st, 2013|Alexandru Grumaz, Orientul Mijlociu|0 Comments

President’s People
President’s People

Alexandru Grumaz, America

President’s People

Since the end of the Second World War U.S. strategy pursued assiduously total commitment in solving international problems. In an effort to protect American security and prosperity promoted along and across the globe liberal economic order, depturile and human freedoms and established military agreements with partners in Europe, East Asia and Middle East. U.S. military bases are spread across the globe, American naval vessels keep important navigation routes and tens of thousands of U.S. military protects from Germany to South Korea and Japan. Although details of U.S. foreign policy have qualified for a president to another 60 years each fundamental decision that the U.S. has agreed to remain involved in [...]

By Alexandru Grumaz|2017-11-14T21:28:55+02:00February 1st, 2013|Alexandru Grumaz, America|0 Comments