Could US-Iran conflict trigger World War III and nuclear war? 

American economist, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University (New York), Professor Jeffrey Sachs, said that an armed conflict between the United States and Iran could very likely turn into World War III.

"The United States is not interested in a war with ( Read more... )

Lack of Horizontal Ties among Regions Means Weakening of Vertical Ones between Them and Moscow Threatens Country, Shmulyevich Says

Paul Goble

Staunton, May 30 - “Russia is very poorly administered,” Avraam Shmulyevich says. “Horizontal ties are practically non-existent, and vertical ones are very poor.”  As a result, such systems can last ( Read more... )

Putin Preparing for Third World War to Force Ukraine and West to Make Some Hard Choices, Shmulyevich Says

Paul Goble

Staunton, December 1 - Vladimir Putin is actively preparing for a third world war, Avraam Shmulyevich says, one in advance of which Ukraine and the West must decide whether Kyiv is “an ally of the West or part of the Putin ( Read more... )

Is Moscow Planning to Try to Cut Georgia in Half?

Paul Goble

Staunton, June 28 - Irakly Kobakhidze, the speaker of the Georgian parliament, said in Washington this week that Russia continues to threaten the national independence of his country, maintains its occupation forces on Georgian territory and has refused to respond to Tbilisi’s ( Read more... )

Israeli Analyst Says Putin Like Hitler of the 1930s But Not Yet Prepared for a General War
Paul Goble
            Staunton, April 16 - Vladimir Putin’s actions “resemble those of the early Adolf Hitler,” Rabbi Avraam Shmulyevich says. And like the Nazi leader, the Kremlin boss is testing his forces in smaller conflicts and seeking to raise a ( Read more... )

 The Terror in Daghestan has Begun to Spread - And Will Last as Long as Putin Does.

Israeli analyst Avraam Shmulyevich says that what is happening in Daghestan is part and parcel of what is happening in Russia as a whole rather than something separate and distinct (rusmonitor.com/avraam-shmulevich-ob-arestakh-v-dagestane-repressii-budut ( Read more... )

Who attacked the Russian base in Syria?
Avraham Shmulevich

The mysterious military operation of an unknown group which destroyed several Russian airplanes is now one of the hot topics of international politics. Analysts came forward with a dozen various options from seeing it as an Iranian provocation to crediting it to Turkey supported ( Read more... )

Iran is an Islamic Variant of the Soviet Union at Its End, Shmulyevich SaysPaul Goble ( Read more... )

Iranian Protests Resonating in Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia, Shmulyevich Says

Paul Goble

Staunton, December 31 - The outcome of the events in Iran remains far from clear, with the possibilities ranging from the restoration of the power of the existing government to its weakening to its complete overthrow, Avraam Shmulyevich says, ( Read more... )

Moscow Views Return of Circassians from Abroad as 'a Mortal Danger,’ Shmulyevich Says


Paul Goble

Staunton, September 8 - Often observers look at the divisions among Circassians and even within the Circassian national movement and conclude that they are no threat to anyone, Avraam Shmulyevich says. But they forget that almost all national ( Read more... )