24/5/7 -- So goes the punchline about who the Pole would rather kill first -- the German or the Russian. The German, of course. Eric Walberg reflects in exasperation over the latest debacle in Euro-Russian relations
Russia and ex-Soviet Union (English)
EU-Russian summit: Business before pleasure
- Written by Eric Walberg Эрик Вальберг/ Уолберг إيريك والبرغ
Russian ogre or hero of our times?
- Written by Eric Walberg Эрик Вальберг/ Уолберг إيريك والبرغ
So Putin has the gall to say to Poland and its schoolyard pals "Niet", and indirectly to the schoolyard bully "Niet! Niet"? Eric Walberg reflects on the spoilsport -- the ever-dangerous Russian bear
3/5/7 -- As Poland and the Czech Republic dither whether to let the US put a few "interceptor missiles" on their territories as part of the US missile defence shield, it is high time to take stock of the latest phase in US plans for reshaping the world in its image:
Learning from Central Asia's shift
- Written by Eric Walberg Эрик Вальберг/ Уолберг إيريك والبرغ
In the second of a two-part series on Central Asia, Eric Walberg considers the relevance to Egypt of the remarkable re-orientation in Central Asia's political and economic life in the recent past
19/4/7 -- So what are the lessons for Egypt and the Middle East from Central Asia's experience since independence and its recent re-orientation away from the United States towards Russia and China? And can Egypt provide answers to some of Central Asia's many problems?
Central Asia: Souring relations
- Written by Eric Walberg Эрик Вальберг/ Уолберг إيريك والبرغ
Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov has not visited Egypt in 15 years, and his hopes for another such visited have petered out. Eric Walberg reflects on the changing orientation of Central Asia
12/4/7 -- In the past year, there has been a dramatic shift in Central Asia's relations with the world, both political and economic, especially those of Uzbekistan, towards much closer ties with Russia and China in trade, production, politics and culture. This shift reflects a changing orientation throughout the world, including Egypt, as the United States continues its struggle for world hegemony. According to Egyptian historian Anwar Abdel-Malek, "Egypt, having been burned by America's appetite for foreign intervention, is seeking solace in Asian waters."
Georgia: A rocky beachhead
- Written by Eric Walberg Эрик Вальберг/ Уолберг إيريك والبرغ
Instability in Georgia puts US geostrategic plans at risk, observes Eric Walberg
16/4/7 -- The bloom has officially faded on Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's 2003 rose revolution. The 13 opposition parties in this nation of 4.7 million are united and determined, and began their latest series of demonstrations 9 April, when as many as 100,000 demonstrated in Tbilisi, capturing the nation's mood of frustration and, increasingly, contempt for their oversize, fanatically pro-American president. They have vowed to persist with a campaign of civil disobedience until he resigns.
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