Global Politics Online Journal / IPS
Hilmi Toros
ISTANBUL, Jan 12 (IPS) – In widespread sweeps, dozens of prominent personalities have been detained in Turkey — among them retired generals, active officers, academics and journalists — on suspicion of attempting to overthrow the Islamic-rooted government.
The opposition is crying foul, and sees it as a move [...]
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TURKEY: ‘Plots’ Not Very European
EUROPE: Political Chill May Outlast the Big Freeze
Global Politics Online Journal / IPS
Zoltán Dujisin
BUDAPEST, Jan 9 (IPS) – As Russia suffers from the financial crisis and Ukraine heads towards bankruptcy, nobody can tell who is to blame for a spat that threatens to freeze Central Europe and the Balkans.
What has become a yearly dispute began in 2006 when Gazprom, Russia’s [...]
EUROPE: Caught in Freezing Crossfire
Global Politics Online Journal / IPS
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Zoltán Dujisin
BUDAPEST, Jan 10 (IPS) – Central Europe and the Balkans face a halting of industrial production, closed schools, frozen water supply pipes and eventual economic paralysis as suspension of gas deliveries stops life in the region.
After struggling to cope [...]
