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The New Russian Threat: May be Good News for some

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Charles Duelfer

Putin may discover to his surprise that it is in many American parties interests to have Russia as an enemy.  It is not overly cynical to point out that, for many interests in Washington, there is a great need to … Continue reading →

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Ukraine – Dollar vs. Ruble

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Charles Duelfer

Looking ahead at the conflict between the US and Russia over Ukraine,  it may turn out that this could become a financial war rather than a kinetic war.  The US has an enormous strength irrespective of our military–the US dollar.  … Continue reading →

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Russia in Ukraine and Market Predictors

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Charles Duelfer

No one should have been surprised by Putin’s actions regarding Ukraine after the Olympics.  While Americans may have a short memory, that is generally not said about Russians.  Putin would have learned from Brezhnev’s experience that it is better to … Continue reading →

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Syrian CW – Major Progress Continues – Who’s Left with CW?

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Charles Duelfer

While US media fixated on the budget scrum in Washington, things have been moving ahead toward the goal of eliminating Syrian CW.   Status. On the ground, inspectors are continuing to inventory and verify Syrian facilities, equipment and munitions.  They … Continue reading →

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At times like this, What would Saddam do?

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Charles Duelfer

Among the various rationales expressed for a military strike on Syria is that need to make Bashir al-Assad pay a price for using CW. But what does Bashir value? We learned from debriefing Saddam that his value structure was much … Continue reading →

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