The Contrarian Progressive

I know what I know. Somehow, what I see is different from what other people see.

28 October 2015

Turkey's Elections and Opinion Polls

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On 1 November, that is this coming Sunday, Turkey will be holding a re-run of the June elections. Opinion polls generally indicate that th...
21 October 2015

Canadian Elections: How to Deal With Wedge Issues

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A couple of days ago Canada's Liberal Party led by Justin Trudeau won a convincing majority in Canadian elections. I rejoiced. You s...
20 October 2015

Is Turkey About to Become an Ungovernable Country?

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Recently, I professed to be baffled by what is known as Erdogan's gamble. You see,  Erdogan's gamble  was said to polarize the co...
10 October 2015

Who Was Behind the Bombing Incident in Ankara?

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I don't know. All I know is that, so far, 86   100  96 people died and close to 200  300 hundred injured and probably, by tomorrow, s...
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09 October 2015

Putin's Complex Strategy

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A good friend of mine told me that my post on Putin doubling down on energy was way off the mark. I was touched. Slamming this blog is my...
29 September 2015

Putin: How To Come in From the Cold

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I am in midtown New York watching Secret Service Suburbans accompanying world leaders to the United Nations. Traffic is a giant mess and the...
19 September 2015

Russia and Syria in the Context of the New Cold War

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A good friend of this humble soapbox recently sent me a  Robert Parry article  regarding the dangers of starting a new Cold War with Russia ...
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